15 useful Italian phrases every traveler to Italy should know

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I like to pretend that I know Italian. By pretend, I mean the fact that I'm crazy about Italy, that I studied Italian for a few years in college, that I'm far from proficient but that still doesn't stop me from speaking it and communicating with Italians, which is a pretty big deal for an introvert who generally doesn't like communicating.

Languages ​​are always interesting, but we shouldn't forget the fact that the language we learn in school is very different from the language people speak on the street. Unless you run into some super snobbish society of mummified professors at Oxford, the chances of you hearing proper, school-like language from outdated textbooks are zero.

To learn a language you have to listen, absorb and speak it. Believe bolivia whatsapp list or not, you also have to keep up with trends because language changes, people love slang and modern ways of speaking, and expressions that are in fashion change with each new generation and even more often than that.

They say it's always good to show effort and interest and learn at least a few expressions of the country you're visiting. I agree, but sometimes it takes a little more effort than Ciao and Pizza to impress the locals (if you need to impress them) and chat with them while enjoying your gelato.

Let's see what slang expressions and useful phrases this la bella lingua (beautiful language) has to offer.

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What the fuck?
Everyone first learns to swear in a foreign language (I guess it's fun and interesting), so I'll start these slang expressions and useful phrases with a juicy swear word that literally means WTF or what the f...?

Italians love cazzo , so you'll find pasta in the shape of that symbol in stores, and it's not uncommon for them to repeat che cazzo, uomo or what the f...man several times during a conversation .

What a drag!
Did I mention that Italians have a pretty juicy vocabulary? No, I didn't? Palle literally means "balls" and you'll hear the term more than you can imagine because Italians love it (I'm not exaggerating).

Che palle actually translates as “what a pain in the ass”, so you will use this expression for everything you don’t feel like doing. When your mom tells you to put on your hat because it’s blowing outside – che palle! When you hear that you have guests coming in the afternoon – che palle!!! When you find out that you have to climb the stairs because the elevator isn’t working – che palle!!!