If you’ve studied Italian with me, you’ve probably heard me say:
Come si dice…?
It’s one of the most useful phrases you can learn, because it gives you a way to keep communicating when you don’t know a word or phrase.
So let’s try one.
How would you say “I can’t wait for the weekend”?
A. Non posso aspettare il weekend.
B. Non aspetto il weekend.
C. Non vedo l’ora che arrivi il weekend.
The answer: C!
Non vedo l’ora!
Literally, non vedo l’ora means something like “I don’t see the hour.” But that’s not how we would translate it naturally. It means:
I can’t wait!
For example:
Non vedo l’ora che arrivi il weekend!
I can’t wait for the weekend!
And you can use it with lots of things you’re looking forward to:
Non vedo l’ora di andare in Italia!
I can’t wait to go to Italy!
Non vedo l’ora di vederti!
I can’t wait to see you!
Non vedo l’ora di iniziare il corso!
I can’t wait to start the class!
And one more challenge…
How would you say:
“I can’t wait for my fall Italian class to start!”
A. Non posso aspettare che inizi il mio corso d’italiano.
B. Non aspetto l’inizio del mio corso d’italiano.
C. Non vedo l’ora che inizi il mio corso d’italiano.
The answer: C!
Non vedo l’ora che inizi il mio corso d’italiano!
And now you have a very useful little phrase to add to your Italian vocabulary:
Non vedo l’ora! 🇮🇹
Now it’s your turn! I challenge you to find different ways to use non vedo l’ora this week. What are some other useful phrases or situations where you could use it?
Let me know in the comments!
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Non vedo l’ora che visitare l’Italia!
or
Non vedo l’ora di visitare l’Italia!
Are either of these correct?
Ciao Casssie! Grazie per il tuo commento. E` corretta la seconda versione. (For the first one to be correct, you’d need to use the congiuntivo: “visiti”).