Best Italian short stories in Italian for intermediate learners
BEST SHORT STORIES IN ITALIAN FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS If reading in Italian has become overwhelming for you, you may not have been using the appropriate content and should consider changing it. There are countless ways to learn new vocabulary and grammar at an intermediate level of Italian, but the most important thing you need to […]
Vocabulary and phrases to rent an apartment in Italy
Vocabulary and phrases to rent an apartment in Italy Renting an apartment in Italy can be challenging, particularly in popular tourist destinations such as Roma, Palermo, and Firenze, where short-term rentals have become popular. Everything is possible in Italy with a little patience and a lot of Italian. This post is the result of my […]
How to say the time in Italian correctly
HOW TO SAY THE TIME IN ITALIAN I am writing this article because I believe that talking about the time is one of those topics you can use to break the ice or start a small talk in Italian or when in Italy. This is a topic which is often overlooked, while should be not. […]
How to write a formal (or informal) email in Italian
HOW TO WRITE EMAIL OR LETTER IN ITALIAN You may have been faced with the situation that you need to write a letter or an email in Italian to your Italian professor, your tour guide in Italy or an Italian Language School, and you don’t know where to start. So you switch to English, the […]
7 ways to say ”you’re welcome” in Italian
7 WAYS TO SAY ”YOU’RE WELCOME” IN ITALIAN How many different ways do you know to say “you’re welcome in Italian? If prego is the most common one, you might be interested to know that there are six more ways to put it. Check out to following list to learn extra ways to be nice and more […]
10 useful Italian expressions you will not find in textbooks
Do you want to sound more natural when speaking Italian? No matter you are new to the beauty of the Bella Lingua or you have already spent several years studying it, these 10 useful slang expressions, will help you to speak Italian more like a native than ever before. 1.Va bene Va bene is the italianization of the English […]
Conoscere vs Sapere : how to use them
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “SAPERE” AND “CONOSCERE”? If you came across this page, it’s because you have been confused by using the Italian verbs sapere and conoscere. Fair enough! English (and other languages) use only one verb, the verb to know, to cover knowledge’s meaning in all possible forms. Italian uses two different verbs: […]
The 3 ways of saying TIME in Italian – ORA/TEMPO/VOLTA
The 3 ways of saying TIME in Italian – ORA/TEMPO/VOLTA Translating the word time into Italian sometimes causes a lot of confusion. The reason is that Italian has three different ways to say time, which are ora, tempo and volta. When time means ORA Ora (or ore, in the plural form ) is used to ask the time Che ora […]
