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When I speak English, I can be pretty dramatic.
I’ll be in a conversation saying things like
“That’s sooooooo amazing.”
“That’s incredible. How amazing!”
“How is that even possible? You’re freaking awesome.”
So naturally all of that enthusiasm would transfer over to how I want to speak Italian, but sometimes I can’t find a word strong enough to match what I really mean.
The solutions?
— Be enthusiastic in a more Italian way.
— Find new words.
I choose both.
Below you’ll find 15 ways to say “That’s awesome!” in varying degrees in Italian.
— Che grande! – That’s great! (This is generally used to refer to something great that a person did, and is not used for things.)
— Che bello! – That’s great!
— Che fico! – That’s cool!
— Fantastico! – Fantastic!
— Incredibile – Incredible!
— Sei davvero bravo! – You’re really great! (masculine)
— Sei davvero brava! – You’re really great! (feminine)
— Splendido! – Splendid!
— Sei un mito. – You’re awesome. (Literally: You’re a legend.)
— Sei una meraviglia. – You are a marvel.
— Sei il massimo! – You’re the best! (awesome)
— Sei magnifico! – You’re magnificent! (amazing)
— Sei fantastico! – You’re fantastic! (amazing)
— Sei una bomba! – You are a blast!
— Sei spettacolare! / Spettacolare! – You are spectacular! / Spectacular!
Your task? Go tell an Italian how awesome they are.
Questions/comments? Leave them below!
So helpful and very interesting referencing all the different grammar genders! Wish i had time to study my ancestral language to the fullest extent!!
Thank you
You’re welcome, Diane!
It is also possible to say:
Questo spacca! (This rocks).
Che forza! (translation not available)
Cheers
Love those additions, thanks!
hey the Italian “that’s cool” is misspelled.
It should be:
che figo*
Ciaoo Chandrakant. 🙂 The spelling/pronunciation changes according to region, so “che figo” and “che fico” are both acceptable.
And both not appropriate in all situations. Fido or Fico, not to Nona or your priest or Boss or anyone that;s not so cool undertones. Try it. Nona will slap you. It’s like saying, to friends…that’s fucking cool, fucking cool Nono, run! Good luck on that.
Supor
Dr.Who? Molto bene!
Hi Cher, just wanted to let you know that the audio for this episode and ’13 expressions to keep conversation flowing’ seem to be mixed up.
Ciao,
Thanks for pointing that out! We are working on fixing it! :]
Grazie mille per l’ottimo contenuto.
Ne è stato di gran valore.
Un abbraccio.
Grazie 🙂
Figo! (Cool!)Just that, per my group of exchange students from Northern Italy
🙂