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 […]
Troppo poco tempo e molto da imparare! Parlare la lingua che si studia ci diverte e ci gratifica di più, il fatto di costruire frasi e argomentare in una lingua diversa, ci fa sentire un po’ come degli artisti, non è vero? Ma quanto tempo dedichiamo realmente alla pratica dell’ascolto? Perché ascoltare in italiano è […]
11 Italian YouTubers to improve your Italian listening skills Being an Italian Language Coach and an avid language learner I know that tuning-up your Italian listening skills can be hard, as resources can be scarce. The good news is that there are thousands of free Italian videos on Youtube that can help you to take […]
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 […]
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “GIORNO” AND “GIORNATA“ Today I thought about writing about of the most frequent questions I got from students of Italian. “Is there any difference between GIORNO and GIORNATA?” Yes, there is. And it is not a tiny one. Let’s explore the Italian language… GIORNATA Giornata is used when referring to the approximate duration of […]
What is the difference between FINALMENTE, ALLA FINE and INFINE? Durante i miei corsi ho notato che spesso gli studenti fanno confusione tra l’uso di finalmente, alla fine e infinine. Infatti, quelli che sembrano a prima vista due avverbi intercambiabili, data la loro somiglianza, in realtà hanno un significato diverso e di perciò si usano diversamente. E allora, vediamo […]
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 […]
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 riusciti […]
Avere la testa tra nuvole (literally: to have the head amongst the clouds) is a metaphorical expression describing someone that is absent-minded or someone that is lost in his/her thoughts and that results disconnected from the reality. Anche oggi hai dimenticato di comprare il pane..hai sempre la testa tra le nuvole Matteo! Secondo un nuovo […]
Tenses are normally divided into simple and compound ones, the letter result from the union of the past participle and the conjugated form of the verb essere (to be) or avere (to have). Many students have come to be with doubts concerning the use of the one or the other auxiliary. Although it might sound […]