10 Italian Slang You Can’t Live Without

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In this video, I gathered 10 slang every Italian beginner must-know!
Make sure to watch the video many times in order to let your brain absorb them better.
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[@xabierazpiazu2679]

There is an italian girl I like and I'm watching this just to surprise her with some of these expressions and make her laugh. Wish me " in bocca al lupo" guys!

[@ladeacarr4245]

cant go wrong using formal tone, lol he just said be careful bc some of these are not polite, so might not want to start out with these phrases bro lol

[@iamyourlord1]

Crepi!

[@angelus1738]

Cringe

[@xabierazpiazu2679]

@@angelus1738 yeah your pixture is cringe too

[@angelus1738]

@@xabierazpiazu2679 Nice comeback, original, where'd you hear that one?

[@caterinaferraro4934]

I'm italian I don't even know why I'm here and Why I'm writing in english. 😅

[@Skiii_prrrr0000]

0:41 I like the “Dai” it reminds me of the word “yalla”. We use it like every time we speak. Thanks you for this video I’m a Syrian girl and love the Italian language😊❤️.

[@derekkee5588]

I’m 1:30 in and I’ve already learned the two most important sayings to me 😂 “come on” and “stop”

[@cory5478]

Love this so much!!!!

[@melsblesd]

Thank you! Hope you’re are well!

[@micheledonato9728]

Sono contenta di trovare questo informazione. Grazie mille.

[@limehouseblues]

I love your personality in your videos. You seem very kind!!! Hope you're doing well.

[@snarecat3441]

This is great! Thank you

[@marshallwacker4689]

I hope you stay well during this pandemic Alberto!

[@italianforamericans2416]

Hey Marshall, thank you for the concern. We're alla fine! :)

[@wilfriedvandaele432]

'BASTA' and 'MAMA MIA' are used in Flemisch as well. But less and less. (Flemish: Dutch that is spoken in Flanders - Belgium). Thanks for the video !!

[@italianforamericans2416]

Interesting!

[@Kazzeinkure]

It's full of Italians in that land. And many died mining a long time ago.

[@koreanimo]

Ik heb nog nooit gehoord van Basta maar wel Mama mia! Inderdaad, zijn er veel italianen in België. Intereasant dat "basta" gebruikt wordt in België

[@daneden9640]

Great job!

[@myadventureandvlogschannel1502]

Thanks for sharing bello. It's helpful mamma Mia ☺️🙏

[@TheRausing1]

Thank you for this, very useful video

[@italianforamericans2416]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juniorbentes1501]

Loved it

[@anacarneiro8929]

AWESOME as usual !!!!!!

[@italianforamericans2416]

Thanks again!

[@lexasnart74]

not me a spanish language native listening english and italian slang at same time 😅

[@giocondaescobar110]

Thankyou for teaching really good

[@italianforamericans2416]

You are so welcome!

[@maraikadanisch6571]

Alberto! So great to see your face! Even though the video was from a year ago! You are a shining light… thank you, and I hope you and your family are well. Hugs from Maraika

[@italianforamericans2416]

Ciao Maraika, un abbraccio. =)

[@Kashmiri325]

Amazing

[@junrylmeking7761]

Grazie

[@jaybiddy955]

4:28 you said party like an Irishman lol

[@BellaKamodo]

This one was fun! Gratzie 😊

[@italianforamericans2416]

Prego, Bella!

[@mariacastelli7271]

grazie

[@italianforamericans2416]

Prego Maria :D

[@theitalianboy2783]

Complimenti per il Video! Really nice video :)

[@italianforamericans2416]

Grazie!

[@JohnCRV]

In bocca al lupo Alberto👌

[@ferdinandportland8563]

Somos tocayos. My second name is Alberto. 😂 En espera de más vídeos. 👍🏻

[@cyan481]

Grazie grazie 🙏😂

[@DCFunBud]

What a charming young man.

[@VicMartino]

Just think up until now I was able to live without these Italian slang words. You changed all that Alberto lol.

[@video198712]

I am half Sicilian, we use Basta for the word Pasta

[@glenbellefonte9620]

Grazie tante, Alberto! It's ok if the language is maybe a little coarse or impolite! We're all friends here, no? Dai! And thanks for the great video again. Three times is the rule! Una bella cane! 🇮🇹🇺🇸

[@italianforamericans2416]

You're the best Glenn! Of course we are!

[@mohammadkazemdehnavi6292]

Buongiorno, volevo fare una domanda? C’è un video in cui tu usi questa frase: Sabato è un giorno dove mi rilasso! In questa frase è corretto usare “dove” ? Grazie

[@italianforamericans2416]

Sì, nella frase "dove" sta per "in cui/nel quale".

[@sweetsimpleslowlife2709]

Cute puppy!🥰 I am not Italian, but somehow I got into a habit of saying mamma mia quite often in my daily life 😂 I just love everything Italian and I’m super curious about learning more. Thank you for sharing 🤗

[@texashustler9845]

It's a beautiful language I was convinced to learn it when I heard someone reciting the divine comedy in Italian and even though I didn't know what he was saying I was moved to tears. Learn Italian and live la vita bella

[@juliad.fonseca7881]

The dog is so cute🙀😭❤

[@italianforamericans2416]

Thank you! 😃

[@TheContentGuy11]

POV: Duolingo being the most formal and rude way of speaking languages. La mela per favore

[@7ed182]

1:20

[@catdaddy5192]

Sweet doggie!

[@same1eka]

0:49 my dad encourages me with this and never spoke Italian a day in his life

[@arezoocharbdast4153]

👏👏👏

[@Aquila81]

1:05 If you go to Naples or Regione Campania, you will heard "IAMM" (Andiamo), or "IAMM JA" (which is stronger 💪😁 )

[@EliteTKDAust]

mamma mia, figo video😄

[@EliteTKDAust]

Bondi da australia 🇦🇺

[@silenzien409]

È video figo

[@silenzien409]

Piccola correzione

[@christopherpaul7588]

Thanks for the lesson! Very helpful! I'm an English teacher so I can't help but comment. Slang is not countable. Better to use the word expressions. :)

[@italianforamericans2416]

Thank you for letting me know, Christopher! :)

[@rabbitphobia]

Totally disagree slang is adopted by the locals so really is not slang just informal which in many cases is great.

[@maxencebigan8886]

He didn't mean this at all.

[@christopherpaul7588]

@@rabbitphobia What? I have no idea what you're talking about. In English, the word "Slang" is NOT countable. 1 slang, 2 slangs. You can't make it plural.

[@rabbitphobia]

@@christopherpaul7588 slang /slaŋ/ noun a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. dialect /ˈdʌɪəlɛkt/ Learn to pronounce noun a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. "the Lancashire dialect seemed like a foreign language" There you go Mr English teacher if you want anymore lessons feel free to contact me.

[@nisis9179]

*sits down* *likes it* *wags tail patiently*

[@cambogiamo]

Ciao, quale' IL suo primo canale caro?

[@michellemaria8862]

Schifoso!!! My first, and favorite, Italian word I learned when I was little. 😆 My kids and grandkids use it too! ☺️ 🥰🇮🇹❤️

[@spacecat942]

Hii! Thanks for the video!!!:) Sooo I heard that "che figo" is not a very polite expression and I'm wondering... Is "che bello" a good substitute? For "cool"? It's also used by young people, right? Or maybe only older?

[@bettina6271]

Yes, “che bello” it’s a good substitute but many young people don’t say it because they are not very polite (I’m Italian)

[@bettina6271]

but there are much worse words

[@lorenzoperotti4813]

it is polite, but it is quite unformal, but it's really used

[@photographedemode]

👏

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Nice video. I'd like to see a video of an American telling the waiter "che schifo questa pizza!" years ago when I learning Italian I was staying with a host family and when the mother asked me if I wanted more food, I said "Non me ne frega niente"! Eh. I had understood that it was an ok way to say "No, that's ok".

[@italianforamericans2416]

I can imagine her face!

[@graider8867]

E cazzo? Non possiamo mai dimenticare di cazzo! La mia parola preferita 😂 Grazie mille per il video fratello! Sono latino e mi piace questa lingua meravigliosa!

[@They.fwarii]

I am trying very hard t ok learn Italian

[@CynthiaWaldrop]

I wouldn't translate "cavolo" as damn. Because the fact that you use "cavolo" is because you're avoiding curse words in order to use it in more polite company. I would say it's more like "heck" What the heck! Che cavolo! (you see, instead of using 'hell' or 'caz##") Enjoyed your video. I would use mannaggia for damn, no? :-)

[@italianforamericans2416]

Thank you for your feedback Cynthia!

[@normaguastavino5559]

En Argentina decimos Dale! (Dai). Basta! (Basta).

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

Yeah I know in Italian that says Mama Mia his name is Mario his brother Luigi says it too sometime

[@kundaliniairport]

Ahhhh.. Daaai Betina....

[@jacobsclaymation6684]

I have a terrible memory. I've watched this video many times and can't remember 10 simple words/phrases..... except 'basta", my Nonna always yelled that at us kids.

[@italianforamericans2416]

Try to write them down! =)

[@jacobsclaymation6684]

@@italianforamericans2416 I will try this. I am also following your Slow Italian series. I am going to give it a good effort and see how effective this type of language learning is. Thank you, ciao

[@prodomango712]

how can it be * that * hard lmao

[@Mia-de8xf]

I just think of Mamma mia by ABBA

[@italianforamericans2416]

haha true!

[@doublek321]

Can you help me figure out what word Paulie Walnuts is saying at around 42 seconds: "They pay this ___ by the word?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJSuoWatrrOCqpI

[@bohemoth1]

I like YOU SHOULD LIVE SO LONG

[@sunyshin8807]

Omg i like u

[@lathiefschannnel7893]

1. Dai sbrigati! Dai forza! (Hurry up!) 2. Basta! Sono stufo delle tue scuse! (Enough) 3. Boh! (I don't know) 4. In bocca al lupo! (Break a leg) 5. Figurati! (Don't mention it) 6. Che schifo! (How gross!) 7. Cavolo (damn) 8. Magari (maybe/I wish)

[@constancelupo4752]

In Palermo they yell "MAAAAAAA" often, what does that mean?

[@bettina6271]

I think that mean mom (sometimes I use “MAA” to call my mum but just some people say it)

[@callleeretico]

DAI CAZZO!...oppss scusa...DAI CAVOLO!

[@juanvilla6636]

Now i know why i heard a dog drinking water in the background 😅

[@bambangyudha1397]

what is it ? equesto ... de ganco please fill the blanks

[@GeoffNelson]

I’m very curious how “cabbage” became a curse word.

[@pepsicolla123]

Boh is a strange word for me :D

[@italianforamericans2416]

hahah we use it a lot!

[@lyra9988]

Mama Luke means idiot. I use this a lot. 😂😂😂

[@markfosseth8047]

Mammalucco, this is the right Italian word

[@thesamuraihobbit]

They should restore the Colosseum. Football can turn just as brutal as gladiator sports.

[@tullamore949]

I grew up thinking cula was an English word. When I used it at school people didn’t understand what I was saying I fell on my cula.

[@italianforamericans2416]

Ops :|

[@Misshoneygucci]

How to say Big Dawg in Itilian

[@italianforamericans2416]

It could be translated as 'amicone', 'fratello'.

[@gioq4702]

figurati: you figure

[@CoachFelicia11]

Where in Italy do you live? Are you feeling ok? And your family?

[@italianforamericans2416]

Ciao Felicia, we live in Brescia. We're all fine, thank you :D

[@md65000]

The problem with Figo is it would be really easy to mess up and say Figa instead!

[@Cacchioduro]

Ti prego, di che non gesticoliamo sempre come dei cretini. Forse.

[@italianforamericans2416]

hahaha!

[@OmarAhmed-sr2bt]

It is "vorresti al cinema con me stasera" not verresti?

[@italianforamericans2416]

Do you mean "Vorresti venire al cinema..."? "Vorresti al cinema con me stasera" is not correct in Italian.

[@whatthefrick1442]

Che ne so io when someone annoyed in it Italian che fastido smetila

[@rockybalboa2484]

non si puo' imparare l'italiano senza le bestemmie

[@marylamanna-ulrich4590]

What is English of scooch amend?!!!!! 😂

[@marylamanna-ulrich4590]

Sorry spell check: scootch amenz!!

[@samh7982]

this guy def knows a guy

[@Whatwillbe33]

Cifra is slang for expensive? Cifralo = it’s expensive.

[@danielamartelli2592]

As a native Italian I suggest to avoid to Say "boh" meaning I don't know: It would make you sound dumb and dismissive at the sale time

[@Nephy342]

Non ho capito perché considera BASTA uno slang. Secondo me è sbagliato

[@folder2uploader620]

The Ultimate Hint: MAAMMMAA MIAAAAAA

[@italianforamericans2416]

hahahah

[@saskiatrippe1922]

Non sono d'accordo. Se qualcuno mi dice: in bocca al lupo "io rispondo" viva il lupo" non "crepi".

[@erbombarolo_236]

È vero, anche se c'è tanta gente che dice: "Crepi!".

[@gioq4702]

try to translate in English. "ma ci sei, o ci fai?"

[@italianforamericans2416]

ahah difficult!

[@SamHowell7582]

Are you really it? Or you're just roleplaying it? ... No, non suona bene...

[@gioq4702]

@@SamHowell7582 someone suggested "are you working hard or hardly working"... maybe "are you trying hard or hardly trying"... an approximate translation is "are you for real?"

[@luiscastellanos3070]

the phrases are not very polite because not a single serious italian use 2 words without swearing in the middle...

[@cesberryu.9193]

Grazie

[@italianforamericans2416]

Prego :)