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Grazie milia
When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for "thank you", but one woman said "grazie milia". I can't track this down. What's the literal translation, if the meaning's different from "mille grazie"? And is it slang? (I don't speak much Italian and am conscious that this may be a really dense question - or that my Google skills aren't good enough the phrase was a whack but I have a reason for wanting to know.) Many thanks.
Peasemarch.
Peasemarch.
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[nq:1]When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for "thank you", but one woman said ... [/nq] 'Grazie mille' is also a common expression. You may have misheard this.
- [nq:1]When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for "thank you", but one woman said ...
- [/nq] 'Grazie mille' is also a common expression.
- You may have misheard this.
- m.
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[nq:1]When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for "thank you", but one woman said ... good enough the phrase was a whack but I have a reason for wanting to know.) Many thanks.[/nq]
'Grazie mille' is also a common expression. You may have misheard this. m.
'Grazie mille' is also a common expression. You may have misheard this. m.
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[nq:1]When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for "thank you", but one woman said ... enough the phrase was a whack but I have a reason for wanting to know.) Many thanks. Peasemarch.[/nq]
Grazie mila?
"Mila" is the plural of "mille", so roughly "thousands of thanks"?
Chris Green
Grazie mila?
"Mila" is the plural of "mille", so roughly "thousands of thanks"?
Chris Green
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[nq:1]When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for "thank you", but one woman said ... good enough the phrase was a whack but I have a reason for wanting to know.) Many thanks.[/nq]
I suspect she knew some Latin, where mille = one thousand, milia = thousands. So she's thanking you more times than an ordinary mille- graziator.
Gary
I suspect she knew some Latin, where mille = one thousand, milia = thousands. So she's thanking you more times than an ordinary mille- graziator.
Gary
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[nq:1]When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for"thank you", but one woman said "grazie milia". I can't track this down.[/nq]
Neither can I. It just doesn't exist: you may have misheard it, or the woman must have pronounced "grazie mille" (the same as "mille grazie", even more common) in a weird way.
W
[nq:1]When I was in Italy, people tended to say "grazie" or "mille grazie" for"thank you", but one woman said "grazie milia". I can't track this down.[/nq]
Neither can I. It just doesn't exist: you may have misheard it, or the woman must have pronounced "grazie mille" (the same as "mille grazie", even more common) in a weird way.
W
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