115: Sì! 4 common ways to say “yes” in Italian

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🗓️ 7 November 2023

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Yes, in Italian is “sì”. But did you know that Italians have other ways to say yes? These 5 everyday expressions will help you fit in with the locals!

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Today's Italian words:
Va bene! = OK (lit. it goes well)
Volentieri! = Gladly, with pleasure
Certo = Sure, of course (lit. certain)
Ordiniamo una pizza? Va bene! = Shall we order a pizza? OK!
D’accordo = Yes, agreed, alright (lit. in agreement)
Facciamo una passeggiata? Volentieri! = Shall we go for a walk? Gladly!

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0:00.0	How do you say yes in Italian?
0:03.0	You might be thinking, isn't it just C?
0:06.0	But there are actually a few other ways to say yes that Italians use all the time in everyday conversations.
0:12.0	Learn how to use them in this lesson. Ciao to all and welcome
0:26.9	Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with Joy of Languages.
0:31.7	Today we're talking about something I do that really annoys Matteo.
0:36.2	Hmm.
0:37.2	Is it forgetting to take down the trash?
0:40.2	Being loud in the mornings?
0:42.2	Leaving food in the scene.
0:43.8	Oh, oh, oh, I know, I know.
0:45.8	When you don't answer your phone.
0:48.1	No.
0:49.3	It's, we're trying to decide something.
0:52.2	Oh, yes.
0:53.6	And you keep suggesting more options,
0:56.0	especially when
0:57.2	we are hungry, and we need to decide
1:01.7	what to eat.
1:03.2	Let's listen to a conversation that we have
1:05.2	basically every day.
1:07.8	It's tardy.
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