How to Say ‘Shut the fuck up!’ in Italian
Chiudi quella cazzo di bocca!
KYOO-dee KWELL-ah KAHT-tsoh dee BOHK-kah
[KYOO-dee KWELL-ah KAHT-tsoh dee BOHK-kah]
💬 Usage Tip: cazzo di goes before a noun to mean "fucking": quella cazzo di macchina "that fucking car". The milder swap is cavolo di.
Phrase Breakdown
Chiudi quella
KYOO-dee KWELL-ah
Shut that
The imperative of 'chiudere' plus 'quella' (that, feminine). 'Chi' sounds like 'kee': KYOO-dee KWEL-la.
Chiudi quella porta, per favore.
Shut that door, please.
Words in this phrase
Chiudi
[KYOO-dee]
close / shut
Informal command of 'chiudere', to close.
Chiudi la porta!
Close the door!
quella
[KWELL-ah]
that
Feminine singular demonstrative used to point out an object.
Quella borsa è bellissima con quel cappotto.
That bag is beautiful with that coat.
cazzo di bocca!
KAHT-tsoh dee BOHK-kah
f***ing mouth!
'Cazzo di' before a noun works as a vulgar intensifier, like 'f***ing'. Say it as KAT-tso dee BOK-ka, with a double 'cc'.
Spegni quella cazzo di radio!
Turn off that f***ing radio!
Words in this phrase
cazzo
[KAHT-tsoh]
F***
Rude slang for male genitalia, used as an intensifier.
Che cazzo stai facendo?
What the f*** are you doing?
di
[dee]
of
Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.
Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?
What kind of role is available?
bocca
[BOHK-kah]
mouth
The mouth.
Apri la bocca.
Open your mouth.
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