What does ma in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word ma in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ma in Italian.

The word ma in Italian means but, but, but, it's wrong to think badly of someone, but you're very often right, allegro ma non troppo, have the means but not the knowhow, that's for sure, a leopard can't change its spots, there's a trick but you can't see it, crazy but true, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak, also, of course! sure!, who are you?, who do you think you are?, are you stupid or just letting on?, are you stupid or just pretending to be stupid?, what do you mean?, Come on! Seriously?, Come on! Seriously?, where have you been?, give me a break!, don't make me laugh!, well look at that, well imagine that, well, look at that!, well, really!, but, really!, How on earth, do you think?, I wouldn't even dream of it, you don't say!, don't even mention it, you're very welcome, never! no way! it's out of the question!, you don't say, really? You don't say?, go away! Go on!, moderate, but not too much, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, in lieu of flowers, please make a charitable contribution, I don't mean to brag, but, not have a clue, few but good, not practise what you preach, that's for sure, that much is certain, without if and buts, no ifs and buts. To learn more, please see the details below.

Meaning of the word ma

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Italian (italiano) is a Romance language and is spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. Italian uses the Latin alphabet. The letters J, K, W, X and Y do not exist in the standard Italian alphabet, but they still appear in loanwords from Italian. Italian is the second most widely spoken in the European Union with 67 million speakers (15% of the EU population) and it is spoken as a second language by 13.4 million EU citizens (3%). Italian is the principal working language of the Holy See, serving as the lingua franca in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. An important event that helped to the spread of Italian was Napoleon's conquest and occupation of Italy in the early 19th century. This conquest spurred the unification of Italy several decades later and pushed the language of the Italian language. Italian became a language used not only among secretaries, aristocrats and the Italian courts, but also by the bourgeoisie.