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How to Say ‘Quiet enough’ in Italian

Abbastanza tranquilla

ah-bas-TAHN-tsah trahn-KWEEL-lah

[ah-bas-TAHN-tsah trahn-KWEEL-lah]

💬 Usage Tip: abbastanza comes before the describing word, the opposite of English "quiet enough". It can also simply mean "fairly": abbastanza buono "fairly good".

Phrase Breakdown

Abbastanza

[ah-bas-TAHN-tsah]

enough; quite

An adverb meaning sufficiently or fairly; often used to give a moderate positive answer.

Example

Abbastanza è utile quando vuoi dare una risposta positiva ma non troppo forte.

'Abbastanza' is useful when you want to give a positive answer but not too strongly.

tranquilla

[trahn-KWEEL-lah]

quiet / calm

Peaceful, not noisy; feminine form.

Example

È una zona tranquilla.

It's a quiet area.

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