in this list you will see some of the most used and common phrasal verbs in Italian and pay extra attention because these verbs are usually not covered in grammar books and No. 5 we have literally “to take for a spin” but the real meaning is “to make fun of someone” if I want to say “I make fun of you” In Italian it would be “io ti prendo in giro” if you want to say “don’t make fun of me” in Italian In Italian it would be “non prendermi in giro” No.4 this means “to be able to” For example: “I am not able to walk” = “io non riesco a camminare” a synonym of this is “Essere capaci di” For example: “I am not able to solve the problem” “Non sono capace di risolvere il problema” Oppure: “Non riesco a risolvere il problema” This means “to count on someone” for example if you want to say “you can count on me” In Italian it would be “puoi contare su di me” or “I count on you” =“Io conto su di te” “Contare” means also “to count numbers” “Io conto i numeri” literally: “to do the good one” and it means “to behave properly/well” for example parents will go to their kids and say “fate i bravi” “behave well” Or a kid would say: “io non faccio il bravo” (I am not going to behave well) on the other side of this we would have which would be “to behave poorly” and once again my mom as a kid would always say “Tony non fare arrabbiare” and I would never listen 😇 this is used a lot and it means “to stop doing something” but it is mostly used as an order: “stop talking!” “stop screaming”(Smetti di gridare) in some dialect you would also see this version “Smettila di parlare”“Smettila di gridare” the meaning is the same it’s just a bit of Italian slang try to practice those expressions to level up your Italian and as always enjoy learning Italian 😁