useful phrases for conversation Flashcards

1
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…is that what you mean?

A

…è questo che voi dire?

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2
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…is that the case?

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…e questo il caso?

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3
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…is that true?

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…è vero?

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4
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…does that make sense?

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…ha senso?

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5
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…am i right?

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…ho ragione?

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6
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…do you know what I’m saying?

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…sai quello che sto dicendo?

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7
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…would you agree?

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…sarresti d’accordo?

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8
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… are you still with me?

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…sei ancora con me?

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9
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…are you with me?

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…sei con me?

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10
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…do you agree?

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…sei d’accordo?

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11
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have you ever…?

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(tu) ai mai…?

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12
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did you ever?

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(tu) ai mai…?

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13
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have you tried…?

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(tu) ai provato…?

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14
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do you prefer…?

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(tu) preferisci…?

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15
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did you have a good weekend?

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ai avuto un buon fine settimana/weekend?

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16
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did you have a good day?

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ai avuto una buona giornata?

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17
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did you do anything fun/interesting?

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ai fatto qualcosa di divertente?

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18
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do you have any plans for…?

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ai impegni per…?

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19
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have you made plans for…?

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ai preso impegni per…?

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20
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do you have anything planned for…?

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ai preso impegni per…?

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21
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did you catch something?

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ai preso qualcosa?

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22
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have you heard of…?

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ai sentito…?

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23
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have you seen…?

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ai visto…?

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24
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would it be ok to say…?

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andrebbei bene (+ inf.)…? (from va bene)

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25
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totally

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assolutamente

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26
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is there a better way to say that?

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c’è un (modo) migliore?

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27
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is there another way to say that?

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c’è un altro modo di dire questo?

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28
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is there a synonym for…?

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c’è un sinonimo?

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29
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do you understand what I’m saying?

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capisci che cosa sto dicendo?

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30
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do you understand what I’m saying?

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capisci quello che sto dicendo?

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31
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do you get what I’m saying?

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capisci quello che sto dicendo?

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32
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did you make it to…?

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cè l’hai fatta a andare…?

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33
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Were you able to…?

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cè l’hai fatta a andare…?

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34
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of course

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certamente

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35
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certainly

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certamente

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36
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sure

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certo

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37
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what good news

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che buone/belle notizie

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38
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what have you been up to (lately)?

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che cosa ai fatto recentamente?

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39
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what do you think about…?

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che cosa pensi di…?

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40
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why do you think that…?

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che cosa ti fa pensare che…?

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41
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what’s been going on?

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che cose sta succedendo?

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42
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how annoying

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che fastidio

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43
Q

what’s new with you?

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che novita ai?

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44
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what’s new?

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che novita ci sono?

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45
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That’s too bad

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che peccato

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46
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that’s what i feel too

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che quello che anche io penso

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47
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how unfortunate

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che sfortuna

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48
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what a pain

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che stress

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49
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what’s up?

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che succede?

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50
Q

clear so far?

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chiaro sino a/fino a adesso/ora?

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51
Q

how would you say that in Italian?

A

come diresti questo in italiano?

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52
Q

how would i describe…?

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come pottrei descrivere…?

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53
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how else could i say that?

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come pottrei dire questo in un altro modo?

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54
Q

how would i say…?

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come pottrei dire…?

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55
Q

how is…?

A

come sta…

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56
Q

how are you?

A

come stai?

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57
Q

how do you feel about…?

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come ti senti a…?

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58
Q

how are you feeling?

A

come ti senti?

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59
Q

how would you translate…?

A

come tradurresti…?

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60
Q

how’s life?

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come va la vita?

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61
Q

how’s it going?

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come va?

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62
Q

how are things?

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come vanno le cose?

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63
Q

how would you say that?

A

comme diresti questo?

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64
Q

how would you pronounce that?

A

comme pronunciaresti?

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65
Q

Congratulations

A

congratulazione/auguri

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66
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what do you feel/think about…?

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cosa ne pensi di…?

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67
Q

how do you feel about…?

A

cosa ne pensi di…?

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68
Q

do you know about…?

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cosa sai di questo…?

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69
Q

definitely

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definitivamente

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70
Q

can we discuss…?

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discutiamo…?

71
Q

should i pronounce that differently?

A

dovrei pronunciare questo differentamente?

72
Q

should we talk about…?

A

dovremmo parlare…?

73
Q

should i say that differently?

A

dovvrei dirlo differentamente?

74
Q

is it common to say…?

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è commune dire…?

75
Q

is that correct?

A

è corretto?

76
Q

that’s it exactly

A

è esatamente questo

77
Q

is that right?

A

è giusto?

78
Q

is that what people would say?

A

è quello che le persone direbbero?

79
Q

is that what you would say?

A

è quello che tu diresti?

80
Q

is that what one would say?

A

è quello che una persona direbbe?

81
Q

is that the right pronunciation?

A

è questa la pronuncia corretta?

82
Q

did that sound strange?

A

è suanato strano?

83
Q

is one more common than the other?

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è uno più comune del altro?

84
Q

is one more formal than the other?

A

è uno più formale del altro?

85
Q

true

86
Q

That’s excellent

87
Q

exactly

A

esattamente

88
Q

how amazing

A

fantastico! stupendo!

89
Q

are you doing anything fun/interesting…?

A

ferrai o fai qualcosa di divertente o interesante?

90
Q

so far, so good?

A

fino a/sino a adesso/ora, tutto bene?

91
Q

perhaps you’re right

A

forse hai ragione

92
Q

right

93
Q

am i making sense?

A

ha senso quello che dico?

94
Q

make sense so far?

A

ha senso, sino ad ora?

95
Q

is this making sense?

96
Q

does that make sense?

97
Q

did you understand what i said?

A

hai capito che cosa ho detto?

98
Q

did you say that…?

A

hai detto che…?

99
Q

you said…., didn’t you?

A

hai detto…., vero? corretto? giusto?

100
Q

do these have the same meaning?

A

hanno questi lo stesso significato?

101
Q

do these have different meanings?

A

hanno questi significati differenti?

102
Q

do you get what I’m trying to say?

A

intendi quello che sto provando a dirti?

103
Q

am i saying that correctly?

A

io sto dicendo correttamente?

104
Q

you put it very well

A

l’hai espressa/detta molto bene

105
Q

did i say that correctly?

A

l’ho detto correttamente?

106
Q

was that phrase/sentence correct?

A

la frase era corretta?

107
Q

how wonderful

A

meraviglioso! perfetto!

108
Q

I’m sorry

A

mi dispiace

109
Q

I’m really sorry to hear that

A

mi dispiace molto di sentire

110
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sorry, i didn’t catch that

A

mi dispiace/scusi non ho afferato

111
Q

do you follow?

112
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i don’t think I’ve understood

A

non penso di avere capito

113
Q

i don’t think i understand

A

non penso di capire

114
Q

i don’t follow you

A

non ti sequo

115
Q

Oh no!

116
Q

ok

117
Q

i think so too

A

penso di si anche io

118
Q

why?

119
Q

can we talk about…?

A

possiamo parlare di…?

120
Q

you may be right

A

potresti avere ragione

121
Q

would you say…?

A

potresti dire…?

122
Q

would you actually say…?

A

potresti veramente dire…?

123
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precisely

A

precisamente

124
Q

would you rather…?

A

preferiresti…?

125
Q

can you say that again please?

A

puoi ripetere un altra volta/ancora/di nuovo?

126
Q

can you explain that please?

A

puoi spiegare questo per favore?

127
Q

what’s your point of view?

A

qual è il tuo punto di vista…?

128
Q

what’s the word for?

A

qual è la parola per…?

129
Q

what’s the translation for…?

A

qual è la traduzione per…?

130
Q

what’s your opinion on/about…?

A

qual è la tua opinione su/a…?

131
Q

what’s your opinion?

A

qual è la tua opinione…?

132
Q

what’s your take on?

A

qual è la tua presa di posizione?

133
Q

what’s a synonym for…?

A

qual è un sinonimo per…?

134
Q

what’s another word for…?

A

qual è una altra parola per…?

135
Q

would somebody say that?

A

qualcuno direbbe questo…?

136
Q

when would i say…?

A

quando pottrei dire…?

137
Q

when would i use the expression…?

A

quando pottrei usare l’espressione…??

138
Q

are these synonymous?

A

questi sono sinonomi?

139
Q

that’s exactly right

A

questo è proprio vero

140
Q

does that sound strange?

A

questo suona strano?

141
Q

do you know how…?

A

sai + (inf.)…?

142
Q

would that be weird to say?

A

sarebbe strano dire?

143
Q

did you go to…?

A

sei andata a…?

144
Q

have you gone to…?

A

sei andata a…?

145
Q

are you familiar with…?

A

sei familiare con…?

146
Q

are you sick?

A

sei malato?

147
Q

have you been to…?

A

sei stata a…?

148
Q

yes, that’s right

A

si è giusto

149
Q

Yes, that’s great

A

si, benissima

150
Q

i fully agree with you

A

sono completamente d’accordo con te

151
Q

I’m so happy to hear that

A

sono contento per te

152
Q

I’m really happy for you

A

sono molto contento per te

153
Q

are you having a good day/week?

A

stai avenda una buona giornata

154
Q

am i pronouncing that correctly?

A

sto pronunciando questo correttamente?

155
Q

do you like…?

A

ti piace…?

156
Q

would you like to talk about…?

A

ti piacerebbe/vorresti parlare…? (both ok when topic is positive)

157
Q

did you come down with something?

A

ti sei amalato?

158
Q

did you have a good time at…?

A

ti sei divertita/sei stata bene?

159
Q

have you recovered?

A

ti sei ripressa/rimessa?

160
Q

are you feeling ok?

A

ti senti bene?

161
Q

are you feeling better?

A

ti senti meglio?

162
Q

have you visited…?

A

tu ai visitato

163
Q

you raise a very good point

A

tu hai veramente un buon punto

164
Q

do you think that…?

A

tu pensi che…?

165
Q

do you know what I’m saying?

A

tu sai che cosa sto dicendo?

166
Q

do you know what i mean?

A

tu sai quello che voglio dire?

167
Q

how’s everything going?

A

tutto bene?

168
Q

are you doing ok/alright?

A

tutto bene?

169
Q

is everything ok?

A

tutto bene?

170
Q

a good week so far?

A

una buona settimana sino a(d) adesso?

171
Q

is it ok/polite to say…?

A

va bene dire?/è educato dire…??

172
Q

ok, you’re right

A

va bene, hai ragione

173
Q

would you say that differently?

A

vorresti dirlo differentamente?