How to Say ‘No, it's much too important. We can't decide when to have it.’ in Italian
No, é troppo importante, non sappiamo decidere quando prenderlo questo gelato.
💬 Usage Tip: 'decidere' means 'to decide'; humorously implies difficulty in an easy decision.
🇮🇹 In Italy: A light-hearted exaggeration, underlining how lightly Italians take small daily disputes.
Phrase Breakdown
No, é troppo importante,
Non sappiamo decidere
Quando prenderlo
Questo gelato.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
No
[noh]
No
A word used to negate or express a negative response.
No, grazie.
No, thank you.
é
[eh]
is
The present third person singular of 'to be'.
É bellissimo.
It is very beautiful.
troppo
[TROH-poh]
too
To a higher degree than is desirable or acceptable.
É troppo difficile.
It is too difficult.
importante
[eem-por-TAHN-teh]
important
Of great significance or value.
Questo documento è importante.
This document is important.
non
[non]
not
Used to form the negative form of verbs.
Non parlo inglese.
I do not speak English.
sappiamo
[sah-PYAH-mo]
we know
First person plural form of 'to know'.
Sappiamo la risposta.
We know the answer.
decidere
[deh-CHEE-deh-reh]
to decide
To make up one’s mind.
È difficile decidere.
It's hard to decide.
quando
[KWAHN-doh]
when
At what time.
Quando arriva?
When does he arrive?
prenderlo
[PREHN-dehr-loh]
to take it
Act of accepting or receiving something.
Vuoi prenderlo adesso?
Do you want to take it now?
questo
[KWEHS-toh]
this
Used to identify a specific thing.
Questo cane è mio.
This dog is mine.
gelato
[jeh-LAH-toh]
ice cream
A cold and creamy dessert.
Il bambino vuole gelato.
The child wants ice cream.
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