Italian Exclamtions Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

Forza!

A

You can do it!

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2
Q

Macché

A

Of course not, not a chance, no way!

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3
Q

Guai

A

Don’t even try, you’ll get in trouble!

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4
Q

Uffa!

A

Boredom or annoyance

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5
Q

Boh!

A

I dunno

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6
Q

Ma va!

A

No way, come on!

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7
Q

Sei fuori

A

You’re nuts

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8
Q

Non mi va!

A

Not for me, I’m not in the mood for it, I don’t agree

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9
Q

Mi va

A

It’s goes for me…. Posso dire quel che mi va

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10
Q

Che ne so

A

How should I know!

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11
Q

Mi tocca (fare qualcosa)

A

Mi tocca lavare i piatti oggi…. I have to wash the dish’s today (but I don’t want to)

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12
Q

Non ne ho’abituato

A

I’m not used to it

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13
Q

Figurati

A

Come on, can be polite can be sarcastic Eh, figurati…. – Well, what a surprise…. (in both examples it is used sarcastically as a way to express you knew that would happen)
Figurati che il caffè costa 12 euro nella caffetteria di Andrea! – Imagine that the coffee is 12 euros in Andrea’s coffee shop! (similar to our “can you believe it?”)
Hanno detto che pioverà più tardi. – They said it’s going to rain later.
Figurati! Ma non è affatto nuvoloso! – No way! But it’s not cloudy at all! (“no way! I don’t believe that!” or “this isn’t possible”)

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14
Q

Mi raccomando

A

Don’t forget, or remember

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15
Q

Che pizza!

A

What a bore!

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16
Q

Acqua in bocca

A

Keep a secret

17
Q

acquolina in bocca

A

Mouth watering

18
Q

Hai voluto la bicicletta? E adesso pedala!

A

You made your bed now lie in it… you made your choice now stick to it

19
Q

Falla finita, finiscila

A

Give me a break… something you say when someone is bothering you

20
Q

Sfida

21
Q

sfrenato

A

Unbridled, uncontrolled, excessive, exaggerated

Tutti sanno che gli italiani nutrano sfrenato passioni per
Calcio

22
Q

Che palle!

23
Q

porca miseria

A

Holy shit (but polite lol)

24
Q

Porca vacca

25
Che profuma
What a nice smell
26
Che puzza
What a disgusting smell
27
Sputi il rospo
Split it out
28
Di zecca
Brand new or mint Nuova macchina di zecca
29
Chi me lo fa fare
Why bother
30
Temperatura ambiente
Room temperature
31
Pienamente d’accordo
Wholeheartedly
32
Che speddata
How crazy
33
Che sbadato
How careless (of me)