The Italian Word Ecco!

The most common meaning of the word ecco is HERE IS and HERE ARE.

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• Ecco il treno! Here is the train
• Ecco la mia macchina - Here is my car
• Ecco i miei amici - Here are my friends
• Ecco i biscotti - Here are the cookies.

Ecco is often used in together with the pronouns mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi, li, le, 

In this case the pronoun will merge with ECCO and it will go directly at the end of the word.

 This is very interesting and is used a lot! I will list the meanings with each pronoun. 

• Eccomi – here I am

For example if you are in a classroom and the teacher is doing roll call if she / he says your name you can lift your hand up and say “eccomi!”

• Eccoti – here you are
• Eccolo – here it is or here he is 
• Eccola – here she is
• Eccoci – here we are
• Eccovi – here you are 
• Eccoli – here they are (boys)
• Eccole – here they are (girls)

You can add QUI to emphasize that you or somebody else has arrived or is here!

• Eccomi qui! 
• Eccoti qui!
• Eccole qui!

 Ecco is also considered a filler word that can translate to the English word "well". It’s like those words that are in the sentence but just to give you some moments to think before speaking. It’s a little bit like saying HMMMM

• Ecco…volevo dirti una cosa… ho rotto un vaso! – 
  • Well, I have to tell you something… I broke a vase…
• Ecco… fammi pensare… 
  • Hmmm let me think…

Another way to use ecco is in a sentence like this:

Ecco! E adesso cosa facciamo?

"Oh No! What are we going to do now?"

Here is a list of common Italian expressions that use ecco!

• Ecco perché – that’s why
• Ha la febbre ecco perché non è venuto a lezione - He has a fever that's why he didn't come to the lesson
• Ecco fatto – done!
• Ecco tutto – that’s all!
• Ti sei fatto male! Ecco cosa succede quando non guardi dove cammini! - You hurt yourself! That's what happens when you don't look where you are going!
• Ecco come puoi usare la parola ecco!– this is how you can use the word ecco!