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: You can put quel/quella cazzo di before any noun to make it furious. For example, quel cazzo di telefono means "that fucking phone".
Phrase Breakdown
Chiudi quella
KYOO-dee KWELL-ah
Shut that
'Chiudi' is the command 'close' or 'shut'. 'Chi' sounds like 'kee'. 'Quella' means 'that' (feminine) and has a double 'l'.
Chiudi quella porta, per favore.
Close 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' + noun is a vulgar intensifier, like 'f***ing'. 'Bocca' means 'mouth' and has a double 'c': 'BOK-kah'.
Questo cazzo di computer non funziona!
This f***ing computer doesn't work!
Words in this phrase
cazzo
[KAHT-tsoh]
fucking
Vulgar word for penis; in 'quel cazzo di...' it works as an intensifier like 'fucking'.
Dov'è quel cazzo di telefono?
Where's that fucking phone?
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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