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How to Say ‘Don't mention it, it's nothing.’ in Italian

Si figuri, non è niente.

see fee-GOO-ree nohn eh NYEHN-teh

[see fee-GOO-ree nohn eh NYEHN-teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Si figuri,

see fee-GOO-ree

Don't mention it (formal),

This is the polite form of 'figurati'. Say see fee-GOO-ree, with the stress on GOO.

Example

Si figuri, è un piacere.

Don't mention it, it's a pleasure.

Words in this phrase

[see]

(formal reflexive part of 'si figuri')

Pronoun in the formal expression 'si figuri', meaning 'don't mention it'.

Example

Si figuri, nessun problema.

Don't mention it, no problem.

figuri

[fee-GOO-ree]

imagine (formal)

From 'figurarsi'; 'si figuri' means 'not at all, don't mention it'.

Example

Grazie! – Si figuri!

Thank you! – Not at all!

non è niente.

nohn eh NYEHN-teh

it's nothing.

Link 'non è' smoothly into noh-NEH, then NYEN-teh.

Example

Tranquillo, non è niente.

Don't worry, it's nothing.

Words in this phrase

non

[nohn]

not

This word negates the verb that follows it.

Example

Non c'é nessuno.

There is no one.

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

niente

[NYEHN-teh]

nothing

Used to indicate the absence of anything.

Example

Non c'è niente qui.

There is nothing here.

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