Of course in Italian

How exactly do you say of course in Italian?

Let’s say a friend just asked you if they can borrow your pen, for example. How can you stress that you are happy to lend it to him?

Certo!
Of course!

Certamente!
Of course!

This lesson will be useful to learn all the different ways you can translate of course into Italian. (Yes, there’s more than one!)

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How do you say of course in Italian?

Certo

Certo is how you most commonly translate of course into Italian. Literally, this is an adjective and it means certain.

Certo!
Of course!
Literally: Certain!

An uncommon and rather old-fashioned variant of certo is certamente, which is an adverb that means certainly.

Certamente
Of course
Literally: Certainly

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For example, you could say…

Luca, mi presti un secondo la tua penna? – Certo!
Luca, can I borrow your pen for a second? – Of course!

Dario, posso usare il tuo libro? – Sì, certamente.
Dario, can I use your book? – Yes, of course.

Certo che ti aiuterò.
I will help you, of course.

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Naturalmente

Naturalmente is another common way to say of course in Italian, but it’s not as common as certo and it’s also a bit more formal. Literally, this is an adverb with the meaning of naturally.

Naturalmente
Of course
Literally: Naturally

For example, you could say…

Lei sa parlare l’inglese, naturalmente.
She can speak English, of course.

Naturalmente accettai l’invito alla festa.
Of course I accepted the invitation to the party.

Scherzo, naturalmente.
I’m joking, of course.

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Ovvio

Ovvio is yet another common way to say of course in Italian. It is not as formal as naturalmente, but it’s almost as common as certo. It’s an adjective meaning obvious.

Ovvio
Of course
Literally: Naturally

Please note that ovvio is used a bit differently than certo. You can use certo to reply “of course” to someone who asks for something you have, for example…

Mi passi il sale? – Certo.
Can you pass me the salt? – Of course.

But you will use ovvio to translate obviously, so it’s a bit unnatural to use it as an answer to “can you pass me the salt?” because it’s a “confirmation” of a statement.

Luca è uscito senza neanche salutare? – Ovvio.
Luca went out without even saying goodbye? – Of course.

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You can also used its adverb form just as in certo/certamente, which is ovviamente, meaning obviously. Just remember that ovviamente, just like ovvio, is used to confirm a statement.

Ovviamente
Of course
Literally: Obviously

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Sicuro

Sicuro literally translates to sure and it can be used to translate of course in Italian in the same cases you would use ovvio and ovviamente.

Sicuro
Of course
Literally: Sure

For example, you could say…

Martina sarà andata alla festa? – Sicuro, non c’è nemmeno bisogno di chiederlo.
Will Martina have gone to the party? – Of course, you don’t even have to ask.

A variant for sicuro is sicuramente, which means surely.

Sicuramente
Of course
Literally: Surely

For example, you could say…

Pensi che Marco tornerà prima di pranzo? – Sicuramente, non salta mai un pasto.
Do you think Marco will be back before lunch? – Sure, he never misses a meal.

And that’s it, now you know how to say of course in Italian in all its forms!


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