How to express love and affection in Italian
If you don’t know it yet, the Italian Language makes a difference between loving someone and loving something or to do something. Making sure to learn this subtle difference, is the only way to avoid awkward moments with your Italian friends or lovers! Loving someone Let’s start with the idea of loving “someone” How […]
5 ways to say how in Italian
5 ways to say HOW in Italian 1. COME The most frequent translation of how in Italian, is come. Come is used as an interrogative words in many common Italian questions, such Come stai? – how are you? Come ti chiami? – what is your name? Come ti senti? – how do you feel? Come […]
45 Italian phrases related to personality and feelings
45 Italian phrases related to personality and feelings Expressing emotions and talking about oneself is not a taboo in Italy. Italians are not afraid to open up, with friends and collogue, about themselves. That is why having a good grasp of how to express feelings and talk about one’s personality will come you in handy when […]
How to express gratitude in Italian
Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity stated William Faulkner How to express gratitude in Italian And I think so too. Gratitude goes hand in hand with good manners, something Italians are very keen on. In fact, Italians thank a lot! It’s quite usual to hear the subsequent interaction where someone says grazie (thank you) […]
17 Italian inspirational quotes by Italian authors
Italian quotes are an easy and interesting way to learn and retain Italian vocabulary. Why? Quotes are like songs, they pass on meaningful messages to us, that our minds can quickly absorb and make ours. Your mind works in a way that better retain what can provoke an emotion. Ideas for learning An excellent website […]
46 Italian phrases related to Yoga
If you like yoga and you are learning Italian, this list will come in handy when traveling to Italy. Joining a local yoga group or a yoga retreat in Italy is a beautiful experience to practice your Italian in a real-life situation while practicing one of your favorite activity. The list covers some of the […]
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 […]
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 […]