How do you say it in Italian?
Vai via! Vattene
Vai via and vattene are how you translate go away in Italian when you are addressing only one person you are on familiar terms with.
| Vai via! | Go away! (singular, informal) | |
| Vattene! | Go away! (singular, informal) |
For example, you can say…
| Vai via e non farti più vedere! | Go away and never show your face again! |
| Vai via, Gabriele. Non sei il benvenuto qui. | Go away, Gabriele. You are not welcome here. |
Vai can be shortened to va’, with an apostrophe (never as và, that’s a common mistake learners make and a few natives make as well!). It’s the second person imperative form of the verb andare, meaning to go. This verb has an irregular conjugation.
Andate via! Andatevene
Andate via and andatevene are how you say go away in Italian when you are addressing more than one person.
| Andate via! | Go away! (plural) | |
| Andatevene! | Go away! (plural) |
For example, you can say…
| Andatevene immediatamente! | Get out of here immediately! |
In Italian, unlike English, there are two kinds of “you”. There is a singular “you” and then there is a plural “you”. If you’re speaking to a group, you’ll need to conjugate any verb or pronoun accordingly.
Vada via! Se ne vada!
If you are just visiting Italy and often meet new people, unless you both agree on using the informal pronoun tu you will have to stick to the polite pronoun Lei when talking to other adults and people you are not on familiar terms with. With kids, it’s customary to use tu, no matter the degree of familiarity.
| Vada via! | Go away! (formal) | |
| Se ne vada! | Go away! (formal) |
When speaking formally, Italians address each other with the subject “she”, lei. Use Lei in the written form if you want to be very polite.
For example, you can say…
| Vada via! Non la voglio più vedere! | Go away! I never want to see you again! |
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