Italian Exclamtions Flashcards
Forza!
You can do it!
Macché
Of course not, not a chance, no way!
Guai
Don’t even try, you’ll get in trouble!
Uffa!
Boredom or annoyance
Boh!
I dunno
Ma va!
No way, come on!
Sei fuori
You’re nuts
Non mi va!
Not for me, I’m not in the mood for it, I don’t agree
Mi va
It’s goes for me…. Posso dire quel che mi va
Che ne so
How should I know!
Mi tocca (fare qualcosa)
Mi tocca lavare i piatti oggi…. I have to wash the dish’s today (but I don’t want to)
Non ne ho’abituato
I’m not used to it
Figurati
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”)
Mi raccomando
Don’t forget, or remember
Che pizza!
What a bore!
