I'll add you to the WhatsApp group.
Stress 'ag-GIUN-go'. 'Gruppo' = GRUP-po.
Say this when you want to include someone in a WhatsApp group chat. Italian social life is heavily coordinated through group chats.
'Aggiungere' = to add. 'Ti aggiungo' = I'll add you. 'Al gruppo' = to the group. Italian WhatsApp groups have proliferating names: 'Famiglia Ferrari' (the family group), 'Amici del calcetto' (five-a-side football friends), 'Classe 3B Mamme' (class parent group), 'Ufficio Secondo Piano' (second-floor office group).
Sei già nel gruppo?
Are you already in the group?
Checking membership.
Il gruppo è muto/silenzioso.
I muted the group.
'Silenziare' = to mute notifications.
Sono uscita dal gruppo.
I left the group.
Leaving a group chat.
Italy has one of the highest WhatsApp group participation rates in the world. The average Italian adult belongs to numerous WhatsApp groups simultaneously: family, friends, work, school parents, sports team, neighbourhood, and more. Managing group notifications ('silenziare il gruppo') is a key Italian digital literacy skill. Italian media regularly discusses 'WhatsApp group fatigue'.