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How to Say ‘I'm too much of a perfectionist’ in Italian

Sono troppo perfezionista

SOH-noh TROH-poh pehr-feh-tsyoh-NEE-stah

[SOH-noh TROH-poh pehr-feh-tsyoh-NEE-stah]

💬 Usage Tip: perfezionista ends in -a but works for both men and women. In the plural it becomes perfezionisti or perfezioniste.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono troppo

SOH-noh TROH-poh

I am too

'Troppo' means too or too much. Hold the double 'pp' a little longer: TROP-po.

Example

Sono troppo stanco.

I am too tired.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.

Example

Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.

I am very interested in job opportunities here.

troppo

[TROH-poh]

too

Used to indicate a higher degree than desirable.

Example

Troppo tardi.

Too late.

perfezionista

[pehr-feh-tsyoh-NEE-stah]

perfectionist

Noun/adjective for someone who wants everything perfect; same form for men and women.

Example

Lei è una perfezionista.

She is a perfectionist.

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