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Awkward Moments: Italian words for real conversations

The “Awkward Moments” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are Italian words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Awkward Moments” set

43 · Italian

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scuse [ˈskuːze] apologies noun

giustificazione [dʒustifikatˈtsjoːne] justification noun

scuse excuses noun

parola sbagliata wrong word phrase

persona sbagliata wrong person phrase

nome sbagliato wrong name phrase

non intendevo dire questo that came out wrong phrase

scusa il ritardo sorry I'm late phrase

scusate se interrompo sorry for interrupting phrase

scusa per quello sorry about that phrase

dispiaciuto Sorry adjective

ansia sociale social anxiety phrase

silenzio silence noun

spazio personale personal space phrase

pausa pause noun

niente di personale nothing personal phrase

senza offesa no offense phrase

errore mio my mistake phrase

segnale ambiguo mixed signal noun

malinteso misunderstanding noun

errore mistake noun

rimediare make it right phrase

andiamo avanti let's move on phrase

riformulo let me rephrase phrase

è complicato it's complicated phrase

interfaccia interface noun

mi dispiace I'm sorry phrase

ero confuso I was confused phrase

ho bisogno di un momento I need a moment phrase

ho frainteso I misunderstood phrase

ho dimenticato I forgot phrase

non volevo I didn't mean it phrase

difficile da spiegare hard to explain phrase

dimentica quello che ho detto forget I said that phrase

confusione confusion noun

cambiare argomento change the subject phrase

possiamo parlare più tardi can we talk later phrase

confine boundary noun

limiti boundaries noun

tempismo sbagliato bad timing noun

silenzio imbarazzante awkward silence phrase

momento imbarazzante awkward moment phrase

incidente accident noun

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