To make your spoken Italian flow more naturally, you can use small words and phrases to connect your thoughts, react to news, and share your opinion. In this deck, we'll learn some of the most common ones.

Let's start with discourse markers. These are filler words that give you a moment to think and make your speech sound less robotic. A very common one is 'allora', which can mean 'so', 'well', or 'then'. It's often used to start a sentence.

Another useful word for pausing or hesitating is 'beh'. It's just like saying 'well...' in English before you give an answer.

To add emphasis or express surprise, you can use 'davvero', which means 'really'. You can use it as a question on its own, or within a sentence to mean 'truly' or 'really'.