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quasi

almost, nearly

adverb KWAH-zee Common
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Origin: Latin quasi (as if, nearly)

Usage Note

Quasi is borrowed directly from Latin and is common across all registers. It pairs naturally with numbers (quasi mille persone, nearly a thousand people) and with adjectives (quasi impossibile, nearly impossible). In informal speech, quasi quasi (doubled) softens a suggestion: quasi quasi vado a letto means 'I'm half-thinking of going to bed.'

Examples

"Sono quasi arrivato, aspettami."

Natural Translation

I'm almost there, wait for me.

Literal Translation

I-am almost arrived, wait-for-me.

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