How do you say 'almost' in Italian?

Quasi, as in 'Siamo quasi arrivati, manca solo un altro semaforo' — we're almost there, just one more traffic light to go.

What does 'quotidiano' mean?

It means something that happens or is done every day, like the daily coffee ritual: 'Il caffè al bar è il mio rito quotidiano.'

Cugino, as in 'Domani viene a cena mio cugino con la fidanzata' — tomorrow my cousin is coming to dinner with his girlfriend.

You read a list of words aloud and notice that qu and cu, spelled differently, come out sounding almost the same.

Mi porta una bottiglia di acqua naturale, per favore?

Could you bring me a bottle of still water, please?

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acqua/ˈakkwa/
waternoun
Transparent liquid with no taste that you drink.
quaderno/kwaˈdɛrno/
notebooknoun
A set of pages bound together that you write on by hand.
cuscino/kuʃˈʃino/
pillownoun
A soft fabric bag placed under the head or against the back.
cuffia/ˈkuffja/
headphonesnoun
A device worn over the ears to listen on your own.
cugino/kuˈdʒino/
cousinnoun
The son of an uncle or aunt.
cucire/kuˈtʃire/
to sewverb
To join two pieces of fabric with needle and thread.
quotidiano/kwotiˈdjano/
dailyadjective
Something that happens or is done every day.
curioso/kuˈrjozo/
curiousadjective
Wanting to know or see new things.
quasi/ˈkwazi/
almostadverb
Not entirely, but very close.
quindi/ˈkwindi/
soadverb
For this reason, as a result of what was just said.

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Mi porta una bottiglia di acqua naturale, per favore?
Could you bring me a bottle of still water, please?
Ho scritto tutte le parole nuove sul quaderno.
I wrote down all the new words in my notebook.
Può portarmi un cuscino più morbido, per favore?
Could you bring me a softer pillow, please?
Metto la cuffia e ascolto la lezione in treno.
I put on my headphones and listen to the lesson on the train.
Domani viene a cena mio cugino con la fidanzata.
Tomorrow my cousin is coming to dinner with his girlfriend.
Mi puoi cucire questo bottone prima di uscire?
Can you sew this button on before I go out?
Il caffè al bar è il mio rito quotidiano.
Coffee at the bar is my daily ritual.
Sono curioso di sapere che cosa hanno deciso alla riunione.
I'm curious to know what they decided at the meeting.
Siamo quasi arrivati, manca solo un altro semaforo.
We're almost there, just one more traffic light to go.
Piove, quindi prendo il treno invece della bicicletta.
It's raining, so I'm taking the train instead of the bike.

acqua/ˈakkwa/
In -cqu- the c is held long: ak-kua, not akua.
quaderno/kwaˈdɛrno/
The stress falls on the second syllable and the e is open: qua-dèr-no.
cuscino/kuʃˈʃino/
Sc before i is a single, long sound, as in lascia; the stress falls there.
cuffia/ˈkuffja/
The double f is held long and the stress is on the first syllable.
cugino/kuˈdʒino/
The g before i is soft, as in giro; the stress falls on -gi-.
cucire/kuˈtʃire/
The c before i is soft, as in cena: cu-ci-re.
quotidiano/kwotiˈdjano/
The stress falls on -dia-, which is a single syllable: quo-ti-dià-no.
curioso/kuˈrjozo/
Three syllables, cu-rio-so, with the stress on rio; the s between vowels is voiced.
quasi/ˈkwazi/
The s between vowels is voiced, as in rosa.

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How do you say 'almost' in Italian?: Quasi, as in 'Siamo quasi arrivati, manca solo un altro semaforo' — we're almost there, just one more traffic light to go.
What does 'quotidiano' mean?: It means something that happens or is done every day, like the daily coffee ritual: 'Il caffè al bar è il mio rito quotidiano.'
How do you say 'cousin' in Italian?: Cugino, as in 'Domani viene a cena mio cugino con la fidanzata' — tomorrow my cousin is coming to dinner with his girlfriend.

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