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20 Italian words for asking questions

20 Italian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Questions and translated into English.

Questions 20 words

ItalianEnglish
chiwho
chewhatBefore a verb
cosawhatOn its own or after a preposition
quandowhen
dovewhere
comehow
perchéwhy
quantohow muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price
qualewhichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
qualewhich oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
per casodoQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
che cosawhatQuestion word, object
che cosawhatQuestion word, subject
sìyes
nono
forseperhaps
certoof course
non lo soI do not know
d’accordookay
perchébecauseEveryday use

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