When you travel abroad, you quickly learn the importance of many skills we often take for granted. Like the ability to get someone’s attention in a foreign language. Or the ability to ask for permission, or to tell a person you didn’t understand what they said, or even to apologize
What does “la dolce vita” mean? This expression derives from a worldwide famous Italian movie, and many people associate it with a vague idea of a picturesque life in Italy. They’re not completely wrong, but only a few know why. If you’ve taken one of our courses, you already know
You know what they say…a house is not complete without a cat. And since we’ve already covered all the Italian names for family members, it’s time to talk about another important presence in the household. Today you will learn how to say cat in Italian. The Italian word for cat
“Italian for nights” is a common clue in many crossword games. People search for its solution on Google everyday – and if you’re among them, I get you. I hate it when I have to look for solutions online. So, I thought I could take the chance to write a
Have you ever heard Italians calling each other bimbo or bimba? Or, if you are an art enthusiast and you’ve been in an Italian museum, have you ever seen the word bambinello related to sacred art paintings? All these terms are related to the Italian word bambino. And what does bambino
Dean Martin has made it pretty clear to everyone in the world that when the moon hits your eyes like a big pizza pie, That’s Amore. But what’s the meaning of amore? It’s time to learn a very romantic Italian word. The meaning of amore The English meaning of Amore is
What’s the meaning of prego? I don’t know if you’ve heard it in conversation before or if you started reading this article out of pure curiosity, but this is one of the most polite Italian words you’ll ever learn. Italians use it very often in everyday life: when they go
Our list of Italian words goes on with a new entry. Today I’ll tell you something about the meaning of pure, an Italian word that can be a noun, an adverb, a conjunction or a phrase. Quite a versatile word, isn’t it? You can use it in many different situations,
How do you say yes in Italian? Yes and no are two of the most important words we say every day. No is very easy to translate: the word is the same in both Italian and English, although in Italy people pronounce the o like we would in words like cocktail. If
