How to Say ‘Bloody hell!’ in Italian
Porca vacca!
POR-kah VAHK-kah
[POR-kah VAHK-kah]
🇮🇹 In Italy: A soft, slightly comic choice. Literally "pig cow", it shows exasperation without offending anyone.
Phrase Breakdown
Porca
[POR-kah]
Damn
A mild curse expressing annoyance or surprise.
Porca miseria, che giornata!
Damn, what a day!
vacca
[VAHK-kah]
cow
Literally 'cow'; in exclamations a mild intensifier, also an insult for a woman.
La vacca mangia l'erba.
The cow eats the grass.
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