"I want to take a shower."

Translation: Voglio fare una doccia.

[J.Franchomme]

I think that 'Voglio fare la doccia' should be accepted, I heard it many times in Italy.

[Marninger]

I tried it and t is accepted now . .

[SaxyLady]

What are other instances it is correct to say "fare" where a beginner may use another verb by mistake? For example I've seen "Faccio colazione" instead of "mangio" and I'm curious as to why it is said that way. Grazie!

[f.formica]

Heh, this is going to be long ^^" A few examples I can think of from the dictionary's list:

• Fare un sogno: to dream (intransitive)
• Fare uno scherzo: to play a joke
• Fare il solletico: to tickle
• Fare affidamento su qualcosa: to rely on something
• Fare a pezzi: to break into pieces
• Fare caso a qualcosa: to notice something
• Fare colpo su qualcuno: to impress someone
• Fare la barba a qualcuno: to shave someone's beard
• Fare fuori qualcuno / Fare la festa a qualcuno / Fare la pelle a qualcuno: to kill someone
• Fare la morale a qualcuno: to reproach someone
• Fare presto: to hurry
• Fare male a qualcuno: to hurt someone
• Fare mente locale: to pause and collect one's toughts for a moment

All these usages (and many more) are idiomatic, but as the dictionary puts it fare is "verbo di sign. generico, che può esprimere qualsiasi azione, materiale o no, specificata dal compl. o dall'avv." (verb of generic meaning that can express any action, material or not, specified by the (direct or indirect) object or adverb).

[Chris123456]

Use it to "fare" pretty much everything then :)

[Kenneth693801]

Perché non "voglio da fare"?

[Paul548858]

Why not "Voglio di prendo una doccia" ? I mean un idraulico can use expression like that....

[JeroenGomm3]

My Italian teacher said to me that if you use the word prendere an Italian would think you literally take the shower from the wall and take it :)

[Kay144809]

I thought "farsi una doccia" was reflexive and so I assumed it would have to be either "Voglio farmi una doccia" or "mi voglio fare una doccia". Are either of those correct too?

[JeroenGomm3]

Your sentences are correct. It's just slightly different from the Duo sentence. Yours means to shower or I want to shower, Duo asked to take a shower.