messaggiare
to text / to message
Beginner Verb
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Pronunciation
/mes.sad.ˈdʒa.re/
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Cultural Note
Messaggiare (often via WhatsApp, which dominates Italian communication) has transformed Italian dating. Italians tend to be more expressive in texts than Anglophones — expect voice messages, abundant emoji, and rapid-fire replies. Reading delays ('lasciare in sospeso') are analyzed as intensely in Italy as anywhere. WhatsApp blue checks ('spunte blu') have become a dating anxiety trigger.
📝 Example Sentences
Ci messaggiamo tutti i giorni.
We text each other every day.
Mi ha messaggiato alle tre di notte!
He texted me at three in the morning!
Messaggiami quando arrivi.
Text me when you arrive.