How to Say ‘He speaks, he doesn't know what he's talking about’ in Italian
Parla, non sa di che cosa parla
PAHR-la non sa di ke KOH-za PAHR-la
[PAHR-la non sa di ke KOH-za PAHR-la]
💬 Usage Tip: In [non sa di che cosa parla], Italian says literally 'he doesn't know of what he speaks' where English prefers 'what he's talking about.' This [sapere di che cosa + verb] pattern is useful in other sentences too: [Non so di che cosa ridi].
Phrase Breakdown
Parla
[PAHR-la]
Talks
To verbally communicate.
Spesso "parla" nelle riunioni importanti.
He often "talks" in important meetings.
Non sa
non sa
Words in this phrase
non
[non]
Not
Negates a statement or condition.
"Non" capisco perché è successo.
"I do not" understand why it happened.
sa
[sa]
Knows
To be aware of something.
"Sa" la risposta giusta alla domanda.
"She knows" the correct answer to the question.
Di che cosa
di ke KOH-za
Words in this phrase
di
[di]
Of
Expresses possession or belonging.
Un libro "di" storie fantastiche.
A book "of" fantastic stories.
che
[ke]
What
Asking for information specifying something.
"Che" film vuoi vedere?
"What" movie do you want to watch?
cosa
[KOH-za]
Thing
An object or an item.
Questa "cosa" è interessante.
This "thing" is interesting.
parla
[PAHR-la]
Talks
To communicate or converse.
"Parla" fluentemente cinque lingue.
"He talks" fluently in five languages.
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