Italian Word of the Day: Noioso (boring / annoying)
A mistake I often hear Italians make when they’re not fluent in English is using boring when they actually mean annoying. There’s a very good reason for this: in Italian,…
Italian Word of the Day: Noioso (boring / annoying)
A mistake I often hear Italians make when they’re not fluent in English is using boring when they actually mean annoying. There’s a very good reason for this: in Italian,…
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Italian Phrase of the Week: Ci penso io! (I’ll take care of / deal with it!)
Whenever you want to say that you are happy to take care of an issue, or deal with a problem, consider using the very useful Italian expression Ci penso io! Let’s break it down bit by bit. Ci penso io! I’ll take care of it…
Italian Phrase of the Week: Ci penso io! (I’ll take care of / deal with it!)
Whenever you want to say that you are happy to take care of an issue, or deal with a problem, consider using the very useful Italian expression Ci penso io! Let’s break it down bit by bit. Ci penso io! I’ll take care of it…
Italian Idiom of the Week: Prendere in giro (to tease / make fun of)
An idiomatic expression that came up multiple times during our latest Vero Viaggio immersion trip in Torino was prendere in giro, which means to tease, to make fun of someone, or to pull someone’s leg…
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6 Fun Facts about Coffee in Italy
October brings us, among other things, la Giornata Internazionale del Caffè (International Coffee Day – Oct 1st). Do we Italians need an excuse to talk about coffee? No, but we’ll take it anyway! You may already be familiar with how…
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Cioccolato vs Cioccolata – What’s the difference in Italian?
Did you know Italian contains numerous word pairs where only the gender ending is different? For example, we have mattino and mattina (morning), tavolo and tavola (table), and today’s scrumptious example, cioccolato and cioccolata (chocolate). Curious to discover the subtle…
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6 Fun Facts about Coffee in Italy
October brings us, among other things, la Giornata Internazionale del Caffè (International Coffee Day – Oct 1st). Do we Italians need an excuse to talk about coffee? No, but we’ll take it anyway! You may already be familiar with how…
WORD COMPARISON
Cioccolato vs Cioccolata – What’s the difference in Italian?
Did you know Italian contains numerous word pairs where only the gender ending is different? For example, we have mattino and mattina (morning), tavolo and tavola (table), and today’s scrumptious example, cioccolato and cioccolata (chocolate). Curious to discover the subtle…
