Common Italian collocation
| Pronunciation | |
| Literal translation | To do the shower |
| English translation | To take a shower |
| You do NOT say |
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 |
Young people also use docciarsi (to shower), but it’s a very colloquial expression that should not be used in formal situations.
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)
- definite articles
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