The Many Ways and Meanings of “Cosi” in Italian

When you hear Italians speaking, you may have probably noticed them using quite frequently such a word as così. This word, pronounced as [co-zee] with the accent on the last syllable, has multiple meanings, which depend a lot on the context. 

In this article we’re going to find out what così can mean and to get to know some expressions used daily by Italians.

First of all, così takes up a function of an adverb, in such cases it will be translated as “like this”, “