Phrases

Question 1

a presto

Answer 1

see you soon

Question 2

Magari!

Answer 2

I wish!

Question 3

Credo di no

Answer 3

I don’t think so

Question 4

Altrettanto

Answer 4

Same to you

Question 5

dire una bugia

Answer 5

to tell a lie

Question 6

tocca a te/me

Answer 6

it’s your turn/it’s my turn

Question 7

al’inizio/al principio

Answer 7

at the beginning

Question 8

guardarsi allo specchio ingranditore

Answer 8

look at oneself in a magnifying mirror

Question 9

chi va piano va sano e va lontano

Answer 9

slowly but surely (one who goes slowly goes safely and goes far)

Question 10

perdita di tempo

Answer 10

waste of time

Question 11

fatti i fatti tuoi

Answer 11

mind your own business

Question 12

a buon mercato

Answer 12

a good buy/a deal

Question 13

tira vento

Answer 13

it’s windy

Question 14

c’e’ nevica

Answer 14

it’s snowing

Question 15

patti chiari amici cari

Answer 15

clear agreements make good friends

Question 16

quando a Roma vai, fa’ come vedrai

Answer 16

when in Rome, do as the Roman’s do (when you go to Rome, do as you see)

Question 17

c’e’ la nebbia

Answer 17

it’s foggy

Question 18

e’ afoso/c’e’ afa

Answer 18

it’s muggy/sultry

Question 19

c’e’ posta per te

Answer 19

you have mail

Question 20

faccio come voi

Answer 20

I’ll do what you want

Question 21

tutta bagnata

Answer 21

soaking wet

Question 22

andare in giro

Answer 22

to go around

Question 23

sono in anticipo

Answer 23

I’m early

Question 24

un bel po’ di

Answer 24

quite a lot of

Question 25

avere in mente

Answer 25

to have in mind

Question 26

e’ nuvoloso

Answer 26

it’s cloudy

Question 27

Tutto chiaro?

Answer 27

Is everything clear?

Question 28

In bocca chiusa non entrano mosche

Answer 28

Silence is golden (no flies will enter a closed mouth)

Question 29

da quanto tempo?

Answer 29

for how long?

Question 30

fuori casa

Answer 30

away from home

Question 31

every other day

Answer 31

un giorno si, un giorno no

Question 32

every other

Answer 32

un X si, un X no

Question 33

il (lunedi, martedi, etc)

Answer 33

every (Monday, Tuesday, etc)

Question 34

until now

Answer 34

finora

Question 35

Ho proprio le mani bucate

Answer 35

I spend all my money (I have hands with holes in them)

Question 36

finora

Answer 36

until now

Question 37

I spend all my money

Answer 37

Ho proprie le mani bucate

Question 38

as hot as

Answer 38

cosi caldo come
or
tanto caldo quando

Question 39

There are not “as many” boys as girls

Answer 39

Non ci sono tanti ragazzi quanto ragazze

Question 40

tanto…quanto

Answer 40

as many X as X (always use when comparing nouns)
for example: there are as many boys as girls
Ci sono tanti ragazzi quanto ragazze

Question 41

wait just a moment or we need just a moment

Answer 41

attimino

Question 42

a causa di

Answer 42

because

Question 43

allora

Answer 43

so

Question 44

c’era una volta

Answer 44

once upon a time

Question 45

Che barba!

Answer 45

what a drag!

Question 46

circa

Answer 46

about

Question 47

cos’e’ successo?

Answer 47

what happened?

Question 48

cosi cosi

Answer 48

so so

Question 49

Da quando?

Answer 49

Since when?

Question 50

Da quanto tempo?

Answer 50

How long?

Question 51

non vedere l’ora di…

Answer 51

cannot wait to…

Question 52

per caso

Answer 52

by chance

Question 53

piu tardi

Answer 53

later

Question 54

poiche’

Answer 54

since