74: How to say "I'm hungry" in Italian

Published: Nov. 24, 2019, 7 p.m.

Do you have hunger? Learn how Italians say this important (and slighly odd) phrase to make sure you never have to go without pizza, pasta or gelato in Italy.

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Todays Italian words
\nHo fame = I'm hungry (lit. I have hunger)
\nHo = I have
\nFame = hunger
\nHai sempre fame = you're always hungry
\nHai = you have (spelt h-a-i, but the h is silent)
\nSempre = always
\nFame = hunger
\n S\xec, ma adesso ho molta fame = yes, but now I'm really hungry
\nS\xec = yes
\nMa = but
\nAdesso = now
\nHo = I have
\nMolta = lots of
\nFame = hunger
\nAnch'io ho fame = I'm hungry too.
\nAnch'io = also I
\nHo = I have
\nFame = hunger
\nAllora mangiamo qualcosa? = So shall we eat something?
\nAllora = so/well/then (depending on the context)
\nMangiamo = we eat/let's eat
\nQualcosa = something
\nHa fame = he/she is hungry (lit. has hunger)
\nAbbiamo fame = we have hunger
\nAvete fame = youPlural have hunger
\nHanno fame = they have hunger
\nHo pazienza = I'm patient (I have patience)
\nHo paura = I'm afraid (I have fear)
\nHo trentatre anni = I'm 33 (lit. I have 33 years)
\nQuanti anni hai? = how old are you?
\nQuanti = how many
\nAnni = years
\nHai = you have
\nQuanti anni hai? = how many years do you have (how old are you).
\nHo trentasei anni = I'm 36 (lit. I have 36 years).