The English for the verbs ‘giocare’ and ‘suonare’, is ‘to play’. The French for both, is jouer. Nevertheless, giocare and suonare in Italian come with different meanings. What’s the difference? Giocare suggests the idea of...
Toccare – to touch Have you ever heard or read the Italian sentence ‘mi tocca’ and felt confused about it? That’s normal! The verb ‘toccare’ is used with different meanings in Italian. ‘Toccare’ generally means ‘to...
Besides being an irregular verb, the verb ‘fare’ is used in Italian in numerous useful expressions. Let’s explore some of them: Fare i compiti: to do the homework Fare le pulizie: to do the chores Fare un biglietto: to buy a ticket Fare una...
Italians have a reputation for being emotional and sentimental, and this is entirely right. No need to say, we like to express positive and (negative) emotions with friends and family, and we do it often. Have you ever wondered what the most common ways to say in...
Mettersi is an Italian verb that non-native speakers may struggle with. It is, nevertheless, commonly used in everyday Italian, and you may want to learn how to use it. First of all, you might be familiar with mettere, which simply means to put. Well, mettersi,...
On this page, you will find a list of sentences that will make your life easier when you’re at a restaurant in Italy. Before going through the list, you might also want to know that it is customary to be seated or make a reservation, especially on weekends....
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