11 Italian YouTubers to improve your Italian listening skills
11 Italian YouTubers to improve your Italian listening skills Being an Italian Language Coach and an avid language learner I know that tuning-up your Italian listening skills can be hard, as resources can be scarce. The good news is that there are thousands of free Italian videos on Youtube that can help you to take […]
How to compliment someone in Italian
How to compliment someone in Italian If you want to compliment someone on their achievements, you can say: (Che) Bravo! – Good job! Bravissimo! – Excellent job! If you want to compliment somebody in the specific circumstances of a wedding or graduation or a promotion at work, you can easily say: Congratulazioni! – Congratulations! Complimenti! – Congratulations! and you could add […]
Giorno and Giornata: the Difference Explained
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “GIORNO” AND “GIORNATA“ Today I thought about writing about of the most frequent questions I got from students of Italian. “Is there any difference between GIORNO and GIORNATA?” Yes, there is. And it is not a tiny one. Let’s explore the Italian language… GIORNATA Giornata is used when referring to the approximate duration of […]
Finalmente vs alla fine
What is the difference between FINALMENTE, ALLA FINE and INFINE? Durante i miei corsi ho notato che spesso gli studenti fanno confusione tra l’uso di finalmente, alla fine e infinine. Infatti, quelli che sembrano a prima vista due avverbi intercambiabili, data la loro somiglianza, in realtà hanno un significato diverso e di perciò si usano diversamente. E allora, vediamo […]
5 modi di dire con la parola PUNTO
5 ITALIAN EXPRESSIONS WITH THE WORD “PUNTO” Punto generally means point. However, when combined with some verbs or other words can take a whole different meaning. These five collocations will surely make your Italian more sophisticated if you start to use them! 1.Mettere a punto the expression mettere a punto means either to develop or […]
6 modi di dire con il mare
Avere un mare di cose da fare to have a million things to do Non riesco a venire alla riunione domani, ho un mare di cose da fare Cercare per mari e per monti to search for something in every possibile place Abbiamo cercato per mare e per monti la tua borsa, ma non siamo riusciti […]