Emozioni in Italiano: Your Guide to Expressing Feelings
Easily express your emotions in Italian!
Expressing emotions and feelings in Italian is rich and expressive, often combining vocabulary with cultural gestures and intonation. To talk about emotions in Italian, it often helps to know common questions, verbs, and adjectives related to feelings.
Common Phrases for Asking and Saying How You Feel
- Come stai? — How are you?
- Come ti senti? — How do you feel?
- Ti senti bene? — Are you feeling okay?
Basic Responses About Feelings
- Sto bene, grazie. — I’m fine, thank you.
- Oggi sto davvero malissimo. — Today I am really bad.
- Sono felice! — I am happy!
- Sono un po’ triste oggi. — I am a bit sad today.
- Mi sento felice. — I feel happy.
- Sono arrabbiato/a. — I am angry.
- Ho paura. — I am afraid.
- Mi sento triste. — I feel sad.
- Sono emozionato/a. — I am excited or moved.
Useful Italian Emotions Vocabulary
Some basic emotional nouns:
- l’emozione — emotion
- l’umore — mood
- il sentimento — feeling
- la gioia — joy
- l’amore — love
- la rabbia — anger
- la tristezza — sadness
- la felicità — happiness
- la paura — fear
- la delusione — disappointment
- la nostalgia — homesickness/nostalgia
Expressions for Positive and Negative Feelings
- Rimanerci male — to be disappointed
- Farsi le paranoie — to overthink
- Sto da dio! — I’m feeling great!
- Che bello! — How nice!
- Mi fa piacere che… — I’m glad that… (followed by subjunctive)
Verbs Commonly Used to Express Emotions
- sentirsi (to feel) — Mi sento…
- provare (to experience) — Provo rabbia (I experience anger)
- esprimere (to express) — Esprimo la mia gratitudine (I express my gratitude)
- commuoversi (to get emotional) — Mi commuovo facilmente (I get emotional easily)
In Italian culture, emotions are not only expressed verbally but also with gestures and intonation, often with dramatic flair. Learning these expressions and practicing will help convey feelings naturally and connect with native speakers more deeply.