41 Italian sentences related to language learning
If you are here, it’s because you have already decided to start your Italian language learning journey. The odds are that you find your self talking about the joys and pains of language learning. If so, I am pretty sure that, from time to time, you see yourself engaged in a conversation with your tutor […]
24 francesismi di uso quotidiano nell’italiano
Sarà che gli italiani sono un po’ esterofili ma non si può negare che la lingua italiana sia costellata da parole, locuzioni e frasi provenienti da altre lingue, soprattutto dall’inglese, dal francese e dal latino. La così ricca cultura francese ha rivestito senz’altro un ruolo importante nello sviluppo di tutta la cultura europea negli ultimi secoli. […]
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 […]
How to express positive emotions in Italian
Italians have a reputation to be 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 Italian “ Well done” or “ was happy about..” or “cool‘” are […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to use the expression ‘Mi tocca..(fare qualcosa)’.
HOW TO USE THE EXPRESSION “MI TOCCA…” 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 […]
