avere fame

to be hungry

→ avere
phrase Very common #1,308
to be hungry Italian uses avere here: literally 'to have hunger', where English says 'to be hungry'. Be careful: fame means 'hunger', not 'fame' in English.
IT: Dopo il viaggio, comincio ad avere fame.
EN: After the trip, I start to get hungry.

Io e Tom non eravamo gli unici ad avere fame.

Tom and I weren’t the only ones who were hungry.

Tom deve avere fame.

Tom must be hungry.

Io e Tom non eravamo i soli ad avere fame.

Tom and I weren’t the only ones who were hungry.

Eppure tu sai bene che significa per noi avere fame.

And yet, you know very well what it means for us to be hungry.

— I guardiani della notte (2004)

Tom potrebbe avere fame.

Tom might be hungry.

Mi ha detto di non avere fame.

He told me he wasn't hungry.

Devono avere fame.

They must be hungry.

— Parasite (2019)

Ha detto di avere fame.

He said he was hungry.

Sembrava avere fame.

He looked hungry.

Io penso che Tom debba avere fame.

I think Tom must be hungry.

Devi avere fame.

You must be hungry.

Io comincio ad avere fame.

I'm starting to get hungry.

Pensavo che potessi avere fame.

I thought you might be hungry.

Tutti sembrano avere fame.

Everyone seems to be hungry.

Tom sembra avere fame.

Tom looks hungry.

Dovete avere fame.

You must be hungry.