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What does "dai" mean?

Come on! — encouragement, disbelief, or mild impatience.

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How it's actually used

Urges someone on ("dai, andiamo!"), expresses disbelief ("ma dai!" = no way), and pleads. Tone carries the meaning entirely, and Italians use it constantly.

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Where it comes from

Imperative of "dare" (to give) — literally "give."

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