111: 10 Italian Sayings with Numbers That Will Impress Your Friends

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🗓️ 10 October 2023

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Learn these common Italian sayings with numbers and impress everyone with your knowledge of colloquial Italian!

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Today's Italian words:
A due passi = A short distance away (lit. at two steps)
Su due piedi = Off the top of your head (lit. on two feet)
Due risate = A good laugh (lit. two laughs)
Fare quattro chiacchiere = Have a chat (lit. do four chats)
Che due palle = This sucks (lit. what two balls
Che due scatole = What a hassle (lit. what two boxes)
Fare due passi = Take a short walk (lit. do two steps)
In due parole = In a nutshell (lit. in two words)
Non c’è due senza tre = Things come in threes (lit. there is no two without three)
Quattro gatti = A handful of people (lit. four cats)
Dare il cinque = Give a high five (lit. give the five)

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0:00.0	Have you ever thought about learning Italian sayings?
0:03.0	There are loads of fun little expressions that most learners don't know, from having a chat to feeling irritated.
0:11.0	There's an expression you can use to talk about your everyday life.
0:15.0	And interestingly, many of them contain numbers. So in this episode, you'll learn 10 Italian sayings with numbers
0:23.2	you can use to impress everyone with your natural sounding Italian.
0:45.3	Ciao to all of your benvenuti. Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with joy of languages. I was in two minds about today's topic because it's quite specific. Rather than teaching Italian sayings in general,
0:53.3	we're zeroing in on the ones that contain numbers.
0:56.0	But then on second thoughts, I realise that actually they're important to learn because we use them all the time.
1:02.0	Ha! Did you hear what Katie did her?
1:06.0	In two minds, zero in on, on second thoughts, We're constantly using sayings with numbers.
1:13.6	And in Italian, we probably use them even more.
1:16.6	So today you learn the most useful ones for everyday interactions.
1:21.6	Let's listen to a conversation.
1:23.6	How many sayings with numbers can you hear? Katie,
1:29.3	All right?
1:31.3	I'm a bit too.
1:33.3	What can I do?
1:35.3	Hmm.
1:36.3	So, so two-pied,
1:39.3	not so.
1:41.3	Can you call a friend?
1:43.3	I can take a beer with Sed. Vives. I don't know. Can you call an amico?
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