evviva
/evˈvi.va/
The Italian way to say "yay" is evviva.
evviva is an expression used to convey happiness, similar to the English "Hooray!" or "Hurrah!"
Meaning: an expression of happiness (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
evviva is invariable, meaning it does not change its form regardless of the words that follow it.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /evˈvi.va/. It has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Did you know?
- Evviva is the linguistic opposite of abbasso, which is used to shout 'down with' something or someone.
- Because it is rooted in the verb 'vivere', saying evviva is historically a way of wishing for something or someone to continue living and flourishing.
- The structure of evviva is a 'univerbation', meaning two separate words 'e' and 'viva' fused together over centuries to create a single new word.
Examples in context
- Abbiamo vinto! Viva!We won! Hooray!
- Evviva! Oggi è il mio compleanno!Hooray! Today is my birthday!
- Abbiamo il biglietto per il concerto! Dai, andiamo!We have the concert ticket! Come on, let's go!
- Hai passato l'esame? Fantastico!Did you pass the exam? Fantastic!
- Hai finalmente conseguito il tuo diploma! Che gioia!You've finally obtained your diploma! How delightful!
- Mi hai invitato al tuo matrimonio? Che felicità!You invited me to your wedding? What happiness!
- Evviva la primavera!Yay for spring!
- Evviva, abbiamo vinto la partita!Yay, we won the match!
Example conversation
Chiara tells Alessandro that they got a day off.
- ChiaraAlessandro, domani non lavoriamo!Alessandro, we aren't working tomorrow!
- AlessandroDavvero? Evviva!Really? Yay!
- ChiaraSì, andiamo al mare!Yes, let's go to the beach!
- AlessandroChe bella notizia!What great news!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry evviva, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries evviva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
