This is a video lesson aimed at learners of Italian. If you're studying or learning Italian, you've come to the right place!
In this video lesson I explain 27 phrases with the verb "avere" which you should definitely know. These phrases are very common, and you must know them.
Specifically, in this podcast I start from the simplest phrases and then move on to the phrases known only by native speakers and learners at an advanced level.
By watching this video lesson, you'll learn twenty seven phrases with the verb "avere" that you can use when speaking Italian.
But let's not waste time and jump straight into the first set of phrases!

1.
Chances are, you already know the first three expressions. They are: "avere fame", "avere sete" and "avere sonno".
Let's jump straight into an example with the expression "avere fame"!
"Ho fame, oggi non ho fatto colazione".
Another example could be: "Stamattina non ho mangiato niente e ora ho fame".
An example with "avere sete" could be: "Ho sete, non bevo da stamattina. Mi potresti dare un bicchier d'acqua?"
An example with the phrase "avere sonno" could be: "Ho sonno, ieri non ho dormito".
So far so good. These three phrases are quite simple and are typically taught in Italian language
courses for beginners.
However, please note that the nouns "fame" and "sete" are feminine.
Therefore, if for example you want to make these phrases stronger, you should use a feminine adjective.
For example, you can say: "Ho molta fame". Or: "Ho molta sete".
Anyway, let's move on to the next set of phrases with the verb "avere"!

2.
In Italian there are the expressions "avere ragione" and "avere torto".
Specifically, one means the opposite of the other.
I'm going to give you an example right away!
"Hai ragione, sono d'accordo con te. Anche secondo me è meglio fare così".
An example with the expression "avere torto" could be: "Secondo me hai torto. Stai dicendo delle cose sbagliate. Non sono per niente d'accordo con quello che stai dicendo".
As you can see, the expressions "avere ragione" and "avere torto" have opposite meanings.
But let's move on to the next phrases with the verb "avere"!

3.
You probably know the phrases "avere caldo" and "avere freddo".
These expressions too are typically taught early on in Italian language classes.
Often, though, non-native speakers who learned Italian as a foreign language ask me what's the difference between "fa caldo" and "ho caldo".
The difference is this. "Fa caldo" is a more general phrase stating an objective fact, namely: it's hot for everybody. Instead, "Ho caldo" means: for me, in this moment, it's hot. If you will, "fa caldo" is an impersonal phrase, whereas "ho caldo" is a slightly more personal expression.
The same applies to the difference between the expressions "Fa freddo" and "Ho freddo".

4.
Another very common phrase is "avere fretta".
For example, if someone stops you in the streets to ask you something, but you should go somewhere and are already late, and therefore have no time to stop, you can reply to them: "Scusi, ho fretta!"
What does it mean? Excuse me, I can't stop, I don't have time, I'm in a hurry. In other words: I need to proceed fast. The word "fretta" essentially refers to the need or desire to be quick.
You can say "avere fretta" or "essere di fretta" or "andare di fretta". So there are three different ways to say this. You can say: "Ho fretta", "Sono di fretta", "Vado di fretta".
Please note that, if you use the verb "essere", or the verb "andare", you should use the preposition "DI".
If you use the verb "avere", you can also add DI + an infinitive, and you can say, for example: "Ho fretta di tornare a casa". Or: "Ho fretta di finire questo lavoro".
In this pattern with the preposition "DI" plus the infinitive mood, the word "fretta" usually refers to the desire to do something quickly, not to the need to hurry up.

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