Italian · Joy & Hype
Grande!
GRAHN-day · /ˈɡran.de/
Nice one! / You legend! / Way to go!
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"Big / great"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Shouted praise for someone who came through — "sei grande!" (you're the best), "grande!" solo as a cheer. Warm, clean, and everywhere, from football terraces to a friend who scored the concert tickets. The go-to way to hype someone up.
Heard in the wild
Hai preso i biglietti? Grande!
You got the tickets? You legend!
Where it lands
Universal across Italy
Quick answers
- What does "Grande!" mean?
- In Italian, "Grande!" means "Nice one! / You legend! / Way to go!". Literally it's "Big / great". Shouted praise for someone who came through — "sei grande!" (you're the best), "grande!" solo as a cheer. Warm, clean, and everywhere, from football terraces to a friend who scored the concert tickets. The go-to way to hype someone up.
- Is "Grande!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
- How do you pronounce "Grande!"?
- Say it "GRAHN-day" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ˈɡran.de.
Related in Italian
Figo! FEE-go Cool! / Awesome! / Sick! Che figata! kay fee-GAH-tah How awesome! / So cool! Da paura! dah pah-OO-rah Awesome! / Insanely good! Una bomba! OO-nah BOM-bah A blast / amazing / dynamite Spacchi! SPAHK-kee You rock! / You're killing it! Che goduria! kay go-DOO-ryah Sheer bliss! / So satisfying!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Hell yes".
- French Ça déchire ! That rocks! / That's awesome!
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ώπα Oops! / Hey, watch it! / Let's go! — NOT mainly the plate-smashing tourist cheer.
- Japanese やった Yes! / I did it! / We won!
- Korean 아싸! Yes! / score! — the fist-pump syllables.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Que massa! How cool! / Awesome!
- Russian Офигенно! Freaking awesome! / Amazing!
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