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How to Say ‘It's just what I wanted’ in Italian

È proprio quello che volevo

eh PRO-pryo KWEL-loh keh voh-LEH-voh

[eh PRO-pryo KWEL-loh keh voh-LEH-voh]

💬 Usage Tip: Proprio adds emphasis like "exactly" or "really": è proprio bello means "it's really nice".

Phrase Breakdown

È proprio quello

eh PRO-pryo KWEL-loh

It's exactly that

'Proprio' means 'exactly' or 'really'. 'È' is an open 'e' sound, like in 'bet'. Double 'l' in 'quello': KWEL-lo.

Example

È proprio quello il problema.

That's exactly the problem.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

it is / is

Verb 'to be' used to identify or emphasize something important.

Example

È proprio questo il punto forte dell'azienda secondo molti dipendenti.

This is exactly the company's strong point according to many employees.

proprio

[PRO-pryo]

exactly / really / precisely

Adds emphasis to show that something is exactly the case.

Example

Nel colloquio, È proprio questo il messaggio più importante.

In the interview, this is exactly the most important message.

quello

[KWEL-loh]

that

Demonstrative; 'quello che' means 'what' or 'the thing that'.

Example

Prendo quello che prendi tu.

I'll have what you're having.

che volevo

keh voh-LEH-voh

that I wanted

'Volevo' is the imperfect tense of 'volere' (to want). 'Che' sounds like 'keh'. Stress the second syllable: vo-LE-vo.

Example

Il libro che volevo.

The book that I wanted.

Words in this phrase

che

[keh]

that

Used to identify a specific thing or person.

Example

Quello che lei fa è incredibile.

What she does is incredible.

volevo

[voh-LEH-voh]

I wanted

An imperfect form often used politely in emails or messages, like 'I wanted to...'.

Example

Volevo scriverti per ringraziarti del tempo dedicato.

I wanted to write to thank you for the time you dedicated.

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