The most common way to ask someone if he or she is tired in Italian is by using the phrase Sei stanco? for a man or Sei stanca? for a woman. Sei stanco? / Sei stanca? Are you tired? The respective plurals are Siete stanchi? (for men or mixed groups) and Siete stanche? (for women). …
Is there a person you love with great enthusiasm, whether he/she is the love of your life, your child or your best friend? Then this phrase is for you. Ti adoro! I adore you! Adoro is the first person present form of the verb adorare meaning “to adore“. It means “to worship” when a higher …
If you are travelling around Italy, but speak very little to no Italian, a phrase you will probably have to use at some point is «Non parlo italiano» which means “I don’t speak Italian“. Non parlo italiano. I don’t speak Italian. Non is an adverb whose purpose is to express negation. It is one of …
The phrase « Ho finito » in Italian is how you would translate all three of the following English phrases: I am done. / I’m done. I am finished. / I’m finished. I have finished. / I’ve finished. Ho finito! I’m done! / I’m finished! / I’ve finished! Ho is the first person singular present …
If you were born and raised in another country but have Italian roots, you may still consider yourself Italian, even if your parents and grandparents were also raised outside of Italy. To say “I am Italian” in the Italian language, you can use the phrase Sono italiano (for a man) or Sono italiana (for a …
The English expression “as you wish” has a number of possible translations in Italian, but we’ve decided to share the easiest for learners to remember which is Come vuole. Come vuole. As you wish. The literal translation of come vuole is “as you want“. Come means like/as whereas vuole is the second-person formal conjugation of …