5 Minute Italian

Learn these common Italian sayings with numbers and impress everyone with your knowledge of colloquial Italian! Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://tiny.one/joyoflanguages-italian-school Get the bonus materials for this episode: http://joyoflanguages.com/italian-sayings-with-numbers/ Today's Italian words: A due passi = A short distance away (lit. at two steps) Su due piedi = Off the top of your head (lit. on two feet) Due risate = A good laugh (lit. two laughs) Fare quattro chiacchiere = Have a chat (lit. do four chats) Che due palle = This sucks (lit. what two balls Che due scatole = What a hassle (lit. what two boxes) Fare due passi = Take a short walk (lit. do two steps) In due parole = In a nutshell (lit. in two words) Non c’è due senza tre = Things come in threes (lit. there is no two without three) Quattro gatti = A handful of people (lit. four cats) Dare il cinque = Give a high five (lit. give the five)