How to Say ‘Careful, it's hot’ in Italian
Attento che scotta
aht-TEN-toh keh SKOT-tah
[aht-TEN-toh keh SKOT-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Attento is the form for a man. To a woman the barista would say attenta che scotta.
Phrase Breakdown
Attento
[aht-TEN-toh]
careful
Adjective used as a warning: be careful.
Attento al gradino!
Mind the step!
che
[keh]
that
Used to identify a specific thing or person.
Quello che lei fa è incredibile.
What she does is incredible.
scotta
[SKOT-tah]
it's very hot / burns
Present of 'scottare': to be scalding hot.
La zuppa scotta.
The soup is scalding.
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