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Key Phrases

Che figata!

How cool!

Fare un pacco

To flake out

Sei un grande!

You're amazing!

Skills You'll Learn

Expressing enthusiasm

Esprimere entusiasmo

Describing unreliable behavior

Descrivere comportamenti inaffidabili

Complimenting others

Fare complimenti agli altri

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

๐Ÿ˜Ž

Che figata!

keh fee-GAH-tah

How cool!

๐Ÿ’ฌ Used to express excitement or admiration.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italians love to show enthusiasm, and this is a popular way to do it!

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๐Ÿ‘‹

Bella!

BEHL-lah

Hi there!

๐Ÿ’ฌ Literally means 'beautiful', but used like a friendly hello.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น It can be used with friends in informal settings.

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โ„๏ธ

Fare un pacco

FAH-reh oon PAH-ko

To flake out

๐Ÿ’ฌ Means canceling plans last minute.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Be careful, Italians value commitment once plans are made.

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๐Ÿ“ž

Fatti vivo!

FAH-tee VEE-vo

Stay in touch!

๐Ÿ’ฌ Literally means 'Make yourself alive'.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A common phrase among friends and family to encourage keeping in touch.

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๐Ÿ‘Œ

Tutto a posto?

TOOT-to ah POS-to

All good?

๐Ÿ’ฌ Used to check if everything is okay.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Often used in casual conversations as a friendly check-in.

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๐ŸŒŸ

Mitico!

MEE-tee-ko

Awesome!

๐Ÿ’ฌ Used to describe something legendary or cool.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Derived from 'mythical', it's a go-to word for something impressive.

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๐Ÿ‘

Ci sta

chee stah

That works

๐Ÿ’ฌ Indicates agreement or approval.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italians are expressive, and this phrase helps smoothly signal acceptance.

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๐ŸŽ‰

Sballo totale

SBAH-lo toh-TAH-leh

Total blast

๐Ÿ’ฌ Used for describing a great time.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Often associated with parties or fun social events.

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๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘ฆ

Sgagio

ZGAH-jo

Cool guy

๐Ÿ’ฌ Describes someone who's laid-back and fun.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น This is regional slang mostly found in Northern Italy.

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