11 Slang Phrases Flashcards
Learn local colloquialisms
1
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boh
A
I don’t know
2
Q
figo
A
Cool
3
Q
dai
A
Come on
4
Q
magari
A
I wish / perhaps
5
Q
tranqui
A
Short for “tranquillo/a”, calm, tranquil. Meaning “don’t worry”.
6
Q
sciallo
A
Calm, relaxed
7
Q
sciallarsi
A
To relax
8
Q
mitico
A
Great
9
Q
una cifra
A
A lot
10
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un botto
A
A lot
11
Q
figurati
A
Don’t mention it
12
Q
una paglia / una paia
A
A cigarette
13
Q
fes
A
Only in Lombardy: a lot
14
Q
coatto
A
In Rome: rough
15
Q
bordello
A
Mess
16
Q
ferro
A
Gun
17
Q
sfigato
A
Loser
18
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sbirro
A
Cop
19
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Che figata!
A
How cool!
20
Q
essere in canna
A
To be full of energy
21
Q
essere gasato
A
To be excited
22
Q
meno male!
A
How lucky!
23
Q
Bella lì!
A
Sweet!
24
Q
Bella storia!
A
Way to go! / Cool!
25
Che top!
Super
26
avoglia
Sure / of course / yes
27
a fagiolo
Just right
28
bon / va bon
Ok
29
amouninn’
In Sicily: “Let’s go”
30
‘ndom
In Northern Italy: “Let’s go”
31
fare un after
To stay up until the morning
32
sbronzarsi
To get drunk
33
cazzeggiare
To do nothing / waste time
34
spaccare
To be cool
35
avere culo
To be lucky
36
Che palle!
How annoying!
37
avere le palle girate
To be annoyed / angry
38
sclerare
To go crazy
39
sbroccare
To go crazy
40
svalvolare
To go crazy
41
gufare
To bring bad luck
42
farsi le pare
To get paranoid
43
Che schifo!
Disgusting!
44
Fa cagare!
It’s disgusting (literally: It makes you poo)
45
Che menata!
What a drag!
46
stare addosso
To badger someone
47
Ci fai o ci sei?
Are you stupid or what?
48
essere fuori
To be crazy (lit. to be out)
49
fuori come un balcone
Crazy (lit. out as a balcony)
50
Non esiste!
No way!
51
non me ne frega niente
I don’t care at all
52
tirare un bidone / bidonare
To stand someone up
53
intortare
Northern Italy: to fool someone
54
palloso
Boring
55
toppare
To make a mistake
56
essere scazzato
To not be in the mood for anything
57
incazzarsi
To get angry
58
essere pesante
To be heavy / oppressive
59
avere il muso
To be in a bad mood / sulking
60
rompipalle
An annoying person
61
bannare
To ban
62
taggare
To tag
63
killare
To kill
64
chattare
To chat
65
stalkerare
To stalk
66
whatsappare
To WhatsApp
67
trollare
To troll
68
nerd
Nerd
69
googleare
To Google
70
La grana
Money
71
Il grano
Money
72
La pila
Money
73
Le palanche
Money
74
Un deca
10 Euros
75
Un ventino
20 Euros
76
Un cinquantino
50 Euros
77
Una centa
100 Euros
78
Costare un botto
To be expensive
79
vecchio / vecchia
Friend
80
vecio / vecia
Friend
81
socio
Friend
82
bro
Brother
83
raga’
Rome: Guys
84
compa
Company
85
guaglió
Southern Italy: Guy
86
gnaro
Northern Italy: Guy
87
pivello
Inexperienced kid
88
bocia
Kid
89
friendzonare
To friendzone
90
beccarsi
To meet up
91
fare bordello
To make a mess / party
92
drinkare
To drink
93
Come va?
How’s it going?
94
Come va la vita?
How’s life?
95
Come te la passi?
How do you do?
96
Com’è?
How are things?
97
Cosa mi racconti?
What’s up?
98
Che si dice?
What’s up?
99
Come butta?
What’s up?
100
Tutto a posto?
Everything alright?
101
un figo / una figa
A hot guy / girl
102
una gnocca
A beautiful girl
103
limonare
To give a French kiss
104
trombare
To have sex
105
scopare
To have sex
106
snobbare
To snob someone
107
ghostare
To ghost someone
108
lovvare
To love
109
amo’
Short for “amore”: like calling someone ‘love’
110
inciucio
Affair / secret involvement
111
tramino
Relationship / secret involvement
112
fare le corna
To cheat on someone
113
un figo / una figa
A hot guy / girl
114
una gnocca
A beautiful girl
115
limonare
To give a French kiss
116
trombare
To have sex
117
scopare
To have sex
118
snobbare
To snob someone
119
ghostare
To ghost someone
120
lovvare
To love
121
amo’
Short for “amore”: like calling someone ‘love’
122
inciucio
Affair / secret involvement
123
tramino
Relationship / secret involvement
124
fare le corna
To cheat on someone
125
Chissenefrega!
Who cares!
126
Stammi giù di dosso!
Leave me alone!
127
Mollami!
Leave me alone!
128
Fatti i cavoli tuoi!
Mind your own business!
129
Rimbambito!
Stupid!
