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 […]
Beato me! Beati lore! But.. what does it mean?
What does the expression beato me or beato te mean? “Beato” is an adjective indicating a person that feels very happy about about herself or the good fortune of someone else. Beato lui che va ogni mese in vacanza! – How lucky he is to go on vacation every month! Massimo è andato in pension e adesso vive […]
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 natural when you speak Italian Prego is […]
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 […]
5 Italian proverbs about love
L’amore non è bello, se non è litigarello There is no equivalent in English, although searching the I came across a quote by Shakespeare that sums up the meaning of the Italian provarb above. ‘The course of true love never did run smooth‘. When do Italians say “l’amore non e’ bello se non e’ litigarello?” This Italian […]
How to use the expression ‘Mi tocca..(fare qualcosa)’.
Have you ever heard or read the Italian sentence mi tocca … and felt confused about it? If so, I understand why. The verb toccare generally means to touch in English with the meaning of coming physically into contact with something or someone. This meaning occurs when the verb is transitive. For example, when the mum says to his kid: non toccare […]
Do you know how to use the Italian prepositions IN and A?
One of the most common mistakes in Italian foreign learners do, is the use of the preposition a and in. If in some cases specific rules are telling you when to use the preposition IN and when using the preposition A, in some other cases the best is to learn the specific Italian collocations using the […]
