Fare la doccia
Use fare la doccia to say to take a shower in Italian.
| Literal translation | To do the shower |
| IPA pronunciation | /ˈfaːre la ˈdɔttʃa/ |
| You do NOT say |
Fare la doccia
To take a shower
You can also find this expression as farsi la doccia, literally to do oneself a shower. These ways of saying to take a shower in Italian are interchangeable.
Farsi la doccia
To take a shower
To take a bath, on the other hand, would be fare il bagno.
Fare il bagno
To take a bath
Literally: To do a bath
Young people also use docciarsi (to shower), but it’s a very colloquial expression that should not be used in formal situations.
Docciarsi
To shower
(Very informal!)
What do you need to take a shower in Italian? You need sapone, soap, bagnoschiuma, body wash or sciampo/shampoo, shampoo. Maybe you prefer baths. In that case, you can even let a few paperelle di gomma, rubber ducks, float on the surface of the water!
Questo bagnoschiuma ha un ottimo profumo.
This body wash smells great.
Examples
Quante volte ti fai la doccia alla settimana?
How often do you take a shower in a week?
Credo che farsi la doccia due volte al giorno sia un po’ eccessivo.
I think that showering twice a day is a bit too much.
Faccio la doccia tutti i giorni.
I take a shower every day.
➡️ Related lessons
- Fare (to do)
- Doccia (shower)
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