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How to pronounce "wait" in Italian

wait is pronounced with standard Italian phonetics in Italian. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 4 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

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"Non vedere l'ora di" è un'espressione che significa "to look forward to" oppure "cannot wait to" ed esprime entusiasmo

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The Italian word “wait”. Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (wait), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. SayItVid indexes 4 authentic Italian video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “wait” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Learn Italian with Lucrezia, euronews (in Italiano).

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (4 Verified Clips)

  • 🇮🇹 ITLearn Italian with Lucrezia
    Clip #1 · @4:42
    “oppure con il significato di "at some point", ma l'espressione è sempre la stessa, è sempre "prima o poi". "Non vedere l'ora di" è un'espressione che significa "to look forward to" oppure "cannot wait to" ed esprime entusiasmo è un'espressione che”
  • 🇮🇹 ITeuronews (in Italiano)
    Clip #2 · @2:14
    “Whatever Happens Take time and saying basically wait and they learn not to to much in difficult situation and b news much in difficult situation and b news”
  • 🇮🇹 ITeuronews (in Italiano)
    Clip #3 · @0:41
    “problema prima nel resto del mondo per favore ascoltate le nostre voci non aspettate Don't Wait l'epidemia di ebola aspettate Don't Wait l'epidemia di ebola”
  • 🇮🇹 ITeuronews (in Italiano)
    Clip #4 · @6:09
    “over 30,000 innovators and tech fans here for startups, breakthroughs and connections. I also cannot wait to meet some of the 1600 startups exhibiting on our floor outside here over the next days. It's a record startups exhibiting on our floor outside here over the next days. It's a record”

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