Altrettanto: The Easiest Way To Reply in Italian
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🗓️ 26 May 2026
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Summary
Not sure how to respond in Italian? Use ‘altrettanto’ to have an instant reply in these everyday situations!
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Today's Italian words:
Altrettanto = You too / same to you / likewise
Buona giornata = Have a good day
Buona serata = Have a good evening
Buona domenica = Have a good Sunday
Buon weekend = Have a good weekend
Buon viaggio = Have a good trip
Buon lavoro= Good luck with your work (lit. good work)
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| 0:00.0 | Ciao! As we're currently coming up to Estate, which is summer in Italian, we're releasing |
| 0:07.5 | an episode that we hope will be helpful if you're going to Italy soon or anytime you want |
| 0:12.6 | to be able to improve your ability to get by in Italian. |
| 0:16.2 | This way, we can make sure you still get an Italian lesson while we're busy welcoming |
| 0:20.6 | new students to our |
| 0:21.8 | online Italian school. If you'd like to learn more about how to join us next term, click the link |
| 0:27.4 | in the description. You're just leaving an Italian cafe and the barista wishes you a good day. |
| 0:34.9 | Buena gurnata. How would you reply? |
| 0:38.2 | In these situations, when you've got to think quickly on your feet, |
| 0:41.3 | lots of learners make mistakes and say things like |
| 0:43.6 | itu or anki-a-ti. |
| 0:46.7 | But there's a really easy word that you can use in these situations. |
| 0:50.9 | Altretanto. |
| 0:52.8 | Today you'll learn all about altretanto, the easiest way to reply in Italian. |
| 0:58.5 | You'll find out what it means, when to use it, and how to pronounce it along the way. Hi, all |
| 1:15.6 | and welcome |
| 1:16.6 | Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages. |
| 1:20.6 | When we were planning this episode, I kept hearing the word |
| 1:24.6 | Altretanto everywhere. |
| 1:26.6 | Italians use it all the time as a quick and easy reply. |
| 1:31.2 | Do you know what it means? |
| 1:32.6 | Have a listen to our conversation and see if you can guess. |
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