Il verbo “fare”
The verb to do, to make
Fare is a very common verb in Italian:
(io) faccio (noi) facciamo
(tu) fai (voi) fate
(lui, lei, Lei) fa (loro) fanno
The question Che cosa fai? [What do you do? or What are you doing?] can have endless answers, such as in the example below:
A: Che cosa fai il martedì sera?
B: Studio, ceno con Paola e guardo la TV.
Fare is used in many idiomatic expressions in which you use the verb to take in English:
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fare fotografie fare la doccia fare il bagno fare una passeggiata / due passi fare un viaggio fare una gita fare un esame |
to take pictures to take a shower to take a bath to take a walk to take a trip to take a short (usually one-day) trip to take an exam |
And many more, such as:
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fare colazione fare i compiti fare la spesa fare le spese / fare shopping fare due chiacchiere fare attenzione fare tardi fare la fila / la coda fare la valigia fare le prove fare un salto fare sul serio
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to have breakfast to do one’s homework to go grocery shopping to go shopping to chat to pay attention to stay up late to wait, to stand in line to pack (a suitcase, a bag) to have rehearsal to stop by, to swing by to get serious, to get real, to mean business
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Che tempo fa? (What’s the weather like?)
Italians use the verb fare to talk about the weather, too. Check out this info-graphic from Kappa Language School.
