But is one of those words that you'll use all the time, no matter the language.

And knowing how to use it in Italian will help your sentences sound much more fluent and natural.

But what is the word for but in Italian?

There are actually two words you need to know.

Let's see if you can tell the difference between them.

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One word that you can say to say but is ma.

Ma.

You can use this word exactly like the English

to show a kind of contrast between two sentences.

For example, if I wanted to say Rome is nice, but it's too big, in Italian, this would be...

Roma is be bella, but is too great.

Literally.

Roma...

Rome is...

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