20 Italian words for asking questions
20 Italian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Questions and translated into English.
Questions 20 words
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| chi | who |
| che | whatBefore a verb |
| cosa | whatOn its own or after a preposition |
| quando | when |
| dove | where |
| come | how |
| perché | why |
| quanto | how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price |
| quale | whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun |
| quale | which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own |
| per caso | doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent |
| che cosa | whatQuestion word, object |
| che cosa | whatQuestion word, subject |
| sì | yes |
| no | no |
| forse | perhaps |
| certo | of course |
| non lo so | I do not know |
| d’accordo | okay |
| perché | becauseEveryday use |
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