Italian · 17 phrases
Frustration
Traffic, bureaucracy, the third hour in a queue that hasn't moved — the slow-burn misery Italy specializes in. Testicles are the unit of measurement here ("che palle," "rottura di coglioni"), with clean escape hatches ("uffa," "non ne posso più") for when you're overwhelmed in polite company.
Che schifo! kay SKEE-fo How gross! / Yuck! Mannaggia! mahn-NAH-jah Damn it! / Curse it! Non ne posso più! non nay POSS-so PYOO I can't take it anymore! / I've had it! Porca paletta! POR-kah pah-LET-tah Darn it! / Dang! Rompiscatole! rom-pee-SKAH-to-lay Pain in the neck / nuisance Uffa! OOF-fah Ugh! / Come on! / Enough! Che casino! kay kah-ZEE-no What a mess! / What chaos! Che due palle! kay DOO-ay PAHL-lay What an unbelievable pain in the ass! Che palle! kay PAHL-lay What a pain in the ass! / So annoying! Cazzo! KAHT-tso Fuck! / Damn! / The all-purpose Italian curse. Che cazzo?! kay KAHT-tso What the fuck?! Sono incazzato nero! SO-no een-kaht-TSAH-to NEH-ro I'm absolutely furious. Non me ne frega un cazzo! non may nay FRAY-gah oon KAHT-tso I don't give a fuck. Porca puttana! POR-kah poot-TAH-nah Holy shit! / Goddammit! Porca troia! POR-kah TROY-ah Fucking hell! / Goddammit! Che rottura di coglioni! kay rot-TOO-rah dee kol-YO-nee What a massive pain in the ass! Vaffanculo! vah-fahn-KOO-lo Fuck off! / Go to hell!