Forse
by Tommaso Paradiso
Most songs hand you conjugated verbs; this one hands you infinitives — fissare, partire, farsi dei viaggi. That is a different and quieter kind of practice. You see each verb in its dictionary form, which is the shape you will need when you start building sentences of your own. The vocabulary is domestic and modern — supermercato, carrello, bicchiere, soffitto — the Italian of an ordinary week rather than of a love song. Two structures repay attention. A conditional perfect turns up, the we should have of regret, and it is the reason this card is not graded A2. And te ne vai compresses a pronoun into two syllables, which is Italian at its most economical.
How to study this song
The card for “Forse” is built from 43 study entries at B1-: 24 Italian words, 6 adjectives and 13 verb forms. Start with the glossary: viaggi, soffitto and muro come up again and again, so they are the ones to know first. This one leans on its verbs: 13 distinct forms against 6 adjectives, so conjugation is where the effort goes. At this level part of the list will already be familiar; the rest is what closes the gap.
The words of this song, in several languages
Every word below is taken from this song and translated by us. Nothing here is the lyric itself — these are the individual words you need in order to follow it.
Vocabulary
| IT | EN | ES | FR | PT | NL | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| viaggi | trips | viajes | voyages | viagens |
What this song teaches you
Level · B1-
- Vocabulary words
- 24
- Adjectives
- 6
- Word combos
- 9
- Expressions
- 10
- Verb forms
- 16
- Quiz questions
- 35
Background
About the song
“Forse” is a 2025 Italian pop single by Tommaso Paradiso, the singer-songwriter who first rose to fame as the frontman of the band Thegiornalisti before launching a successful solo career. His music is known for warm, romantic melodies and everyday Italian imagery.
The title is itself one of the most useful words in the language: forse, “maybe”, the hedge Italian speakers reach for dozens of times a day. Musically the track stays inside Paradiso’s comfort zone — mid-tempo, guitar and synth, a chorus built to be sung back at him — and that restraint is what makes it approachable.
The card is graded B1-: everyday syntax, present and past tenses, very little slang, with the difficulty sitting in the speed of the delivery rather than in the words themselves.
He wrote and composed it himself, with Matteo Cantaluppi producing, and released it on 14 November 2025 as the second single from his third album “Casa Paradiso”, which followed on 28 November. A later single from the same record, “I romantici”, took him to the Sanremo Festival in 2026.
Did you know?
As a solo artist, Paradiso has become one of the most popular voices in contemporary Italian pop, a regular presence on radio and streaming.
Charts & streaming
Tommaso Paradiso reached this single as one of the safest chart bets in Italian pop: first as frontman of Thegiornalisti, whose "Riccione" and "Felicità puttana" went multi-platinum in Italy, and since 2019 as a solo artist with a run of certified singles and arena tours.