150: How to say hot in Italian (and avoid an awkward mistake!)

Published: July 30, 2024, 5 a.m.

Italian summers are hot, hot, hot! Learn how to say \u201cit\u2019s hot\u201d in Italian and pick up some everyday local\u2013sounding phrases to talk about the summer weather.

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Today's Italian words:
\nFa caldo = It\u2019s hot (lit. it does hot)
\nFa molto caldo = It\u2019s really hot (lit. it does really hot)
\nFa caldissimo = It\u2019s extremely hot (use \u2013issimo!)
\nChe caldo = It\u2019s so hot (lit. what hot/heat)
\nMamma mia! = Goodness!
\nHo caldo = I\u2019m hot (lit. I have hot)
\nSi muore di caldo = We\u2019re dying from the heat (lit. one dies of heat, figurative)
\nQuanti gradi ci sono? = How many degrees are there?
\nCi sono 40 gradi = It\u2019s 40 degrees (lit. there are 40 degrees)
\nCentigradi = Centigrade