<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWe can\u2019t deny that the Internet has its share in changing the way of communicating, not only in the means of communication (like apps, chat, social networks), but also regarding the expression we take from the online world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Italian, in fact, in recent years the vocabulary derived from the \u201cInformation and Communication Technology\u201d expanded greatly. That\u2019s why you can now find and use, especially if you\u2019re a teenager, words like: bannare<\/strong> (to block, to exclude, derived from \u201cban\u201d), loggarsi<\/strong> (to access, from \u201clog in\u201d), cliccare<\/strong> (word derived from the sound you make when you \u201cclick\u201d on your mouse), crackare \/ craccare<\/strong> (to avoid the protections of a program or a page, from \u201cto crack\u201d), scrollare<\/strong> (derived from \u201cscroll\u201d, when you scroll down an internet page),or zippare<\/strong> (from the zip format you can use to compress a file). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>SOME ITALIAN SLANG<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSo, what do Italians use as \u201cslang\u201d? Here are some common expression you can use to pass as a native Italian: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Ci fai o ci sei? <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThis expression derives from roman dialect, and is commonly used when a person you know starts to behave weirdly or does something you think as \u201cstupid\u201d. So very surprised you will probably ask them \u201cCi fai o ci sei?\u201d We can translate it as \u201cAre you crazy?\u201d \u201cAre you in your right mind?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span> Non t\u2019allargare<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIt is a figurative way to say someone is exaggerating but they don\u2019t realize it, and they can stop doing so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do we use it then? For example, you congratulate a colleague for a job well done and he starts to tell all around the office he\u2019s gonna have a promotion! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this case, you can tell them \u201cNon t\u2019allargare!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span> Chissenefrega (chi se ne frega)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThis is probably the most commonly used slang expression in Italian. It basically means \u201cI don\u2019t care\u201d. Sometimes you can shorten it as \u201cchissene\u201d. Be careful though not to use it wrongly: you have to say it only when someone really bothers you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Non esiste!<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWe use this expression if someone asks something from you that\u2019s impossible or totally unacceptable, and you really can\u2019t do it. So, don\u2019t bother thinking about it..that request is part of FantasyLand, basically..it doesn\u2019t exist! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
N.B. In English we can translate it as \u201cnot a chance!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>TEENAGER SLANG<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nTeenagers nowadays use a very different language than average adult people, so even the expression you just saw can be viewed as old by Italian teens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some words and expressions you can hear if you pass by an Italian teenager. Be careful though, these neologisms could be already old by the time we post this! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Sciallo\/a: <\/strong>it means \u201cchill\u201d. You can use it to invite someone to chill and not stress over things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Limonare<\/strong>: literally to \u201cFrench kiss\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tirare pacco \/ paccare:<\/strong> when you are supposed to meet with someone, but then you decide at the last minute not to go. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mai \u2018na gioia: <\/strong>expression that we can jokingly translate as \u201cnever a joy\u201d. It is used in situations when you already had a bad day and something tragic (or that you consider to be tragic) happens on top of it! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Obviously slang and youngsters’ language is constantly evolving, and what seemed normal to us 15 or 5 years ago now will be considered as outdated by a modern teenager. So, don\u2019t be surprised if someone calls you a \u201cboomer\u201d<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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