Italian Expressions

Question 1

More or less

Answer 1

Più o meno

Question 2

In a few words

Answer 2

In poche parole

Question 3

I can’t wait

Answer 3

Non vedo l’ora di

Question 4

I don’t feel like it.

Answer 4

Non mi va.

Question 5

You are out of your mind

Answer 5

Sei fuori.

Question 6

Not bad!

Answer 6

Non è male!

Question 7

How should I know?

Answer 7

Che ne so!

Or

Boh

Question 8

No worries / don’t mention it

Answer 8

Figurati

Question 9

Cool / how cool! (Slang)

Answer 9

Figo / che figata

Question 10

Unfortunately

Answer 10

Purtroppo

Question 11

How come?

Answer 11

Come mai?

Question 12

At first / at the beginning

Answer 12

All’inizio

Question 13

What do you do? (For work, etc)

Answer 13

Cosa fai?

Question 14

What’s the weather like?

Answer 14

Che tempo fa?

Question 15

What does it/that mean?

Answer 15

Che cosa vuol dire?

Question 16

Sometimes / at times

Answer 16

A volte

Question 17

Are you serious? You think so? (One word)

Answer 17

Dici?

Question 18

By making mistakes you learn

Answer 18

Sbagliando si impara

Question 19

What do you mean? But how?

Answer 19

Ma come?

Question 20

Loads of (slang for a lot)

Answer 20

un sacco di

Question 21

A mess (slang)

Answer 21

casino (pronounced with a z)

Question 22

To be right (correct)

Answer 22

Avere ragione

Question 23

To make sense

Answer 23

Avere senso

Question 24

To disgust / make cringe

Answer 24

Fare senso (la sangue mi fa senso)

Question 25

Maybe Or if only!

Answer 25

Magari

Question 26

To have a cold (be sick)

Answer 26

Essere raffreddato/a

Question 27

That is to say / in other words

Answer 27

cioè

Question 28

But more than…

Answer 28

Però più che di

Question 29

Even if / although

Answer 29

Anche se

Question 30

Pay attention to / take notice of

Answer 30

Fare caso a

Question 31

To be careful

Answer 31

Stare attento

Question 32

To shut up / stay quiet

Answer 32

Stare zitto

Question 33

To have something to do / be busy

Answer 33

Avere da fare

Question 34

you can do it!

Answer 34

Sei tutti noi!

Question 35

By the way / in regards to

Answer 35

A proposito

Question 36

Because/given that (start of sentence)

Answer 36

Siccome (Can also use “dato che” or “visto che” for same purpose)

Question 37

To have a talent/aptitude for something

Answer 37

Essere portato/a per

Question 38

So / therefore (alternative to quindi)

Answer 38

Perciò

Question 39

As for…

Answer 39

Per quanto riguarda (To Introduce the topic to follow)

Question 40

To be honest,

Answer 40

A dire il vero, Also: In verità A dire la verità In realtà

Question 41

Anyway,

Answer 41

Comunque sia (To conclude a discussion)

Question 42

Who cares!

Answer 42

Chi se ne frega

Question 43

In addition / plus

Answer 43

In più

Question 44

Little by little

Answer 44

Poco a poco

Question 45

To visit ( a person)

Answer 45

Trovare (Viene a trovarci/ti/etc)

Question 46

In the sense that (kind of like in other words, a chance to restare something differently

Answer 46

Nel senso che

Question 47

In fact/as a matter of fact

Answer 47

In effetti

Question 48

I can’t take it anymore

Answer 48

Non ce la faccio più

Question 49

To have a head/back/throat/ear ache

Answer 49

Avere mal di testa/schiena/etc (no article)

Question 50

A body part is hurting

Answer 50

(Mi) (fare) male (the body part) With article Mi fa male il braccio Ti fanno male i piedi

Question 51

How much time does something take (two concepts)

Answer 51

ci vuole or ci mette Ci vuole is generally (objective- how long does it take one) Ci mette is personal (subjective - specific to a person)

Question 52

To be about to [verb]

Answer 52

Stare per [infinitive] eg. Sto per nuotare

Question 53

Good luck (like break a leg)

Answer 53

in bocca al lupo

Question 54

It’s a deal /done deal

Answer 54

Affare fatto

Question 55

All that much

Answer 55

Più di tanto

Question 56

To realize

Answer 56

Rendersi conto (Mi rendo conto - I realize)

Question 57

Sooner or later

Answer 57

Prima o poi

Question 58

Do me the pleasure (please in a irritable way)

Answer 58

Fammi il piacere…

Question 59

Give me a hand/help

Answer 59

Dammi una mano (informal)

Question 60

Give me a minute /wait

Answer 60

Dammi un minuto/secondo

Question 61

Show me/let me see…

Answer 61

Fammi vedere… (tu) Mi faccia vedere (formal)