Italyaò
interjection · Regional · ah-OH
Hey; oi. The Roman attention-getter, used to open a sentence, hail a friend or express exasperation. As Roman as anything gets.
Italy
Italian Slang for Greetings & Address
5 Italian slang terms for greetings & address, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
How people open a conversation and what they call each other. These terms carry the most social information of any slang category: one wrong choice marks you as an outsider, or worse, as rude.
figurati
interjection · Colloquial
Don't mention it; not at all. The standard reply to thanks, and to an apology.
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in bocca al lupo
phrase, idiom · Colloquial
Good luck. The conventional reply is crepi il lupo ('may the wolf die') or simply crepi — replying grazie is considered to invite bad luck.
prego
interjection · Colloquial
You're welcome.
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raga
noun · Informal
Guys, everyone. Clipped from ragazzi and used to address a group regardless of gender.