6 Italian Phrases to Learn in Time for Thanksgiving

We all know Italians in Italy don’t celebrate grateful (Thanksgiving). However, that wasn’t the case for the millions of Italian-Americans and Canadians who embraced the holiday wholeheartedly and made it their own.

If you’re an Italian living in the United States, or an American who loves the Italian language, you might be interested in learning some Italian Thanksgiving phrases to impress your relatives at the dinner table. Here are six you might like!

1. I am grateful. / I’m very grateful.

One of the most important phrases people use on Thanksgiving is “I am grateful / grateful”, which translates in Italian as I’m very grateful For those who identify themselves as male, and I’m very grateful for women.

If you want to say you “thank X” then you can use the struct I’m very grateful [something] or I’m very grateful [person].

• I am grateful for the life I have. = I am grateful for the life I have.
• I am very grateful to my wife. = I am very grateful to my wife.

When using an indirect object pronoun (such as “to you” or “to him”), the following construction is required:

• I thank you. = I thank you (informal).
• I am grateful to him. = I am grateful to him/them
• I thank you. = I am grateful to her/you (formal)
• I thank you. = I am very grateful to you.

*notes: use of something This Referencing a group of people (man, woman, or a mix) is considered correct in colloquial Italian, but in literary language, the pronoun them Preferred (I am grateful to them / I am grateful to them).

Some related terms include gratitude (gratitude), with gratitude (gratefully), ungrateful (ungrateful), grateful (grateful), and the famous words Thank you (Thank you).

2. Can you pass me the turkey, please?

When you’re at the dinner table, you’re surrounded by delicious food, you might as well ask your companion to hand you something out of reach.A phrase often used by Italians is hand to me [food name], Please? meaning is can you pass me [food name]Please?

3. I want some mashed potatoes.

On the other hand, if someone asks you if you want something else to eat, you can respond with this sentence I will take some… (I want some/a little…).

Note that you can also use the present tense instead of the future: i want some mashed potatoes.

4. I’m full!

The standard way to say you are full in Italian is I’m stuffed (for men)/ I am full (for a woman).

After you’ve really had your fill, however, you’ll often hear Italians use a particular idiomatic expression that expresses, more than anything else, the idea of ​​being stuffed into a fish’s gills:

It basically means you’re full, like an egg is full of yolks and whites!

5. I love you. / I love you.

What better way to let your friends and family know you care about them than with the classic phrase “I love you.”

In Italian, there are two ways to say “I love you”: one is romantic I love you the other is platonic I love you. You can find out all the differences between these two expressions in our website Featured Articles.

I love you If you are speaking to one person, you can, but if you are speaking to two or more people, you must use the plural form I love you (i love you both/all).

6. Happy Thanksgiving!

Let’s end this post with a greeting happy Thanksgiving! meaning is happy Thanksgiving!

Yes, I know, this is a bit long-winded, but the good news is that Italians usually shorten all greetings to best wishes! This is an all-encompassing phrase that means best wishes!

Want to learn all the most important Italian vocabulary related to Thanksgiving?look at our Special article here!