Learn Italian: Ho fretta: il treno è qui! - I'm in a hurry: the train is here!

In Italian, you use the verb avere (to have) for many physical states and feelings where English uses "to be". Fretta is a noun meaning "haste" or "hurry". So, instead of saying "I am in a hurry", Italians say "I have haste" (Ho fretta).

Does the word fretta change depending on who is in a hurry?

No! Because fretta is a noun and not an adjective, its ending doesn't change to match the person. Whether it's a man or a woman, it is always fretta. You only change the verb avere to match the person, like lui ha fretta (he is in a hurry).

Where is the word for "I" before Ho?

In Italian, you can usually drop the subject pronoun like io (I) because the verb form ho already tells us exactly who is doing the action. You would only add io to add emphasis, like "I am the one in a hurry".

Why is there an accent mark on the è in il treno è qui?

That accent is crucial! With the accent, è is the "he/she/it" form of the verb essere (to be), meaning "is". Without the accent, e just means "and".