Best/weirdest Italian expressions
I learned Italian mostly by listening to my family speaking, so as I've grown up I've accidentally picked up some funny little sayings. I always say "che palle!" or "che porcheria" to myself when something gets me annoyed ;) Some expressions are pretty strange too, like "mi fa cagare", though I do avoid this one; somehow it doesn't seem very ladylike :D What are your favourite Italian expressions and idioms?
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Please warning, Carla91 : it is NOT /casserole/, I would say that it is to be spoken by a lady.
The television language (and NOT the natural evolution of a language) landed a plethora of ways of saying that not much time ago were only spoken under
rage or in a particular emotional state;
now these expressions are found every few sentences, they just lost their meaning, but kept their vulgarity, many are just not needed at all;
it is difficult for a new learner to distinguish, anyway.
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My fav one is Miinchia or cazzarola :)
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there are thousands of them, and a large part of them is typical of the region. I cannot tell you which one i prefer, because i have tens for every situation :D
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My italian friend told me that "a fare una pizza" means to do a huge slap on someone's face. I don't know why but the image of it makes me laugh.
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