ahaha
The Italian equivalent of the English "lol" is ahaha.
To express laughter or amusement in text messages and online, Italians repeat the letter a or the sound ha, such as in ahahah, Haha or Hehe.
Meaning: expression of laughter (intj)
Which one should you use?
While English speakers use 'lol' as a written acronym, Italian speakers more frequently use the phonetic spelling of laughter, such as ahahah, to express the same sentiment.
Did you know?
- If you use the English 'lol' in an Italian text, a person might think you are referring to the 'League of Legends' video game rather than laughing.
- In Italian, the letter h is silent, so ahaha is pronounced as a series of open 'a' sounds without the aspirated 'h' sound found in English laughter.
- While ahaha is the standard, Italians often use the word ridere as a verb in brackets, like (ride), to explicitly indicate that they are laughing during a text conversation.
Examples in context
- Ahaha, che ridere!Ahaha, how funny!
- Ahaha, non ci credo.Ahaha, I don't believe it.
- Ahaha, è bellissima questa foto.Ahaha, this photo is beautiful.
Example conversation
Martina and Matteo are texting about a funny video.
- MartinaGuarda questo video su TikTok!Look at this video on TikTok!
- MatteoAhaha, è divertentissimo!Ahaha, it's very funny!
- MartinaVero? Mi ha fatto morire.Right? It killed me.
- MatteoSì, la faccia del gatto è assurda.Yes, the cat's face is absurd.
