The Italian words “basta”, “abbastanza”, and “mi basta” look very similar… But they have different meanings and uses depending on what we want to say. Learn more in this lesson!

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Two Main Takeaways

  • The meaning of the word “basta” is mostly determined by the tone we use.
  • The word “abbastanza” means “enough”, and “quite” in English. The verb “mi basta” means “that’s enough for me”.

Three Action Steps

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Links Mentioned and Other Resources

  • CLICK HERE to listen to episode #92: Alla Fine, Finalmente, Infinite in Italian.
  • CLICK HERE to listen to episode #81: Five Italian Tongue Twisters.
  • CLICK HERE to get the Italian Verb Blueprint, a guide for conjugating all regular Italian verbs.

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