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nun te preoccupà

🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples

What does “nun te preoccupà” mean?

don't worry

Example

“Nun te preoccupà, ce penz' io.”
Don't worry, I'll take care of it.

Good to know

Neapolitan for "non ti preoccupare": "nun" for "non", verbs lose their ending.

Who you can say it to

Fine with anyone

😮 Reactions

The textbook way to say it: Non ti preoccupare.

Heard in a conversation

Sunday on the seafront

Rosaria Ahah, tu staje sempe a pazzià. Ma overo?
Haha, you're always joking around. Really?
Gaetano Overo! Mammà diceva: “Nun te preoccupà, è sulo acqua!”
Really! Mum used to say: “Don't worry, it's only water!”
Rosaria Che tenerezza. Va buò, mo' accattame 'nu cafè.
How sweet. Okay, now buy me a coffee.

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