Some Italian words are useful for practical situations like buying a train ticket or ordering a spritz.

And others help you connect with Italians, so whether it's friends you already know or locals that you meet on your next trip.

Today's words fall into the last category.

You learn three natural ways to congratulate friends and family in Italian

using the most common phrases Italians actually use with each other.

Ciao at all and welcome. Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with joy of languages.

Today we're talking about words to mark special moments that you might have already heard,

like congratulations, but you might not be sure how they actually work in Italian.

Exactly, especially because there are a couple of important differences to keep in mind

if you want to congratulate someone the way Italians actually do.

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So a while ago, I remember feeling very happy, ecstatic,

where I finally got something that I'd been waiting for for a long time.

A very long time.

Here's a similar conversation to the one that we had

when I finally held it in my hand.

E arrived,

the my permission of sojourno.

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