ampressa
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples
What does “ampressa” mean?
quickly; hurry
Example
“Fa' ampressa, ca perdimmo 'o treno!”
Hurry up, we'll miss the train!
Good to know
Neapolitan for 'in fretta'. 'Fa' ampressa' = hurry up.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: in fretta
Heard in a conversation
Sunday on the seafront
Rosaria Uè Gaetà! Bene, ma tengo fame. Primma pigliammo 'na sfogliatella?
Hey Gaetà! Good, but I'm hungry. Shall we grab a sfogliatella first?
Gaetano Sempe a magnà! Va buò, ma ampressa, ca dopo ce sta 'a folla.
Always eating! Okay, but quickly, later it gets crowded.
Rosaria Guarda chillu scugnizzo ca se tuffa d''o scoglio!
Look at that street kid diving off the rock!
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