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Everyday spoken Italian is peppered with little phrases
and expressions which are largely neglected in language
classes with their tendency to focus much more on grammar
and rules. Amongst the most difficult colloquial
expressions to grasp are those with multiple meanings, such as: Ecco,
a little word which Italians use all the time, can often be
difficult for foreigners to pin down because it doesn’t have a
single equivalent in English. So here are some everyday examples
which illustrate its usage:
1. with the meaning of ‘well’ or ‘well now’ when you are beginning
an explanation, or working out what to say: Ecco, io
lavoro per il comune (well now, I work for the council)
2. used frequently in everyday conversation as an exclamation of
agreement meaning ‘that’s right’ often followed by appunto
or esatto (exactly): ecco, appunto!
(that’s right, exactly!)
3. with the meaning of ‘here’ or ‘there’: Eccoci arrivati
a casa (no satisfactory translation for this into
English, but it means something like ‘here we are, we’re
home’), eccovi
finalmente! (there
you are, finally!), dove sei? – eccomi
(where are you? – here I
am). As you can see, in this case the word ecco
is combined with the direct personal pronoun mi, ti, lo,
la, ci, vi, li, le e.g. ecco (here/there)
+ vi (you [plural]) becomes eccovi
(here/there you are). Obviously the choice of ‘here’ or ‘there’
depends on the situation.
4. with the meaning of ‘here is / are’ or
‘there is / are’: Ecco
il libro che mi hai prestato (here is the book which you lent me), ecco lassù il
castello (there
is the castle up there), ecco le tue scarpe
(here are your
shoes).
5. with the meaning of ‘this is’ or ‘that is’: Ecco come vanno
fatte le cose in Italia! (this is / that is
how things are done in Italy!), vuoi il mio consiglio?
eccolo
(do you want my advise? this is / that is it).
6. with the meaning of ‘that’s why’: Giorgio: Sono
stato in vacanza per tre settimane – Lucia:
ecco perché
non ti ho più visto! (Giorgio: I’ve been on
holiday for three weeks – Lucia: that’s why I haven’t
seen you!).
7. at the end of a summary or explanation Italians sometimes say
ecco tutto (that’s all).
8. to say that something is done, or finished Italians often use
ecco fatto (‘that’s it’ or ‘it’s done /
finished’)
Ecco fatto,
Friedhelm
On 2/1/2016 10:41 AM, airchecklover wrote:
First there was Ecco shoes from Denmark (1963), then
EccoPro software from USA (1992-ish), and now ...
ECOOPRO electronics from China on Amazon. No kidding.
(the spelling derivation is correct)
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