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The many uses of “fare”

bench in Italy where people can sit and converse using the Italian verb fare

The verb fare, which means “to do” and “to make” is ubiquitous in conversational Italian, as it is found in innumerable special expressions. Fare is used to convey different types of shopping, as well as to express one’s occupation, talk about what you have (or don’t have) to do, how much an item costs, taking a photo or a trip. Learn how to use fare to sound like a native Italian in almost every situation! In the last blog in this series, “Facciamo Shopping!” or “Let’s go shopping!” we learned how to describe the act of shopping in Italian.  You may …

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