Italian Word of the Day: Fuori (out / outside / outdoors)

Last week, we covered the word dentro (inside / in), so today, I thought we could talk about its opposite: fuori. fuori out / outside / outdoors Fuori translates to out, outside or outdoors in English, and can function as either an adverb, preposition, noun or interjection. It comes from the Latin foris or foras. When …

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Italian Word of the Day: Dentro (inside / into / within / indoors)

Today, we’re exploring a highly versatile word that can function as a preposition, an adverb, and a noun: dentro. Depending on the context, it can be translated as inside, into, within, indoors, or simply in. dentro inside / in / within / into / indoors According to strict grammar rules, dentro, when used as a …

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Italian Word of the Day: Volano (shuttlecock / badminton)

I never thought I’d become passionate about a new sport later on in life, but that’s exactly what’s happened to me since I joined our local badminton club. What began as a single weekly game has transformed into 3-4 sessions each week, each lasting 2-3 hours. While I am far from the most skilled player …

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Italian Word of the Day: Addirittura (even / really)

While scrolling back through our older words of the day, I was shocked to discover that I’ve never written about one of my favourite words, addirittura. I believe now is the time to right that wrong! addirittura even / really Addirittura is an adverb derived from the archaic phrase a dirittura, where dirittura means direction. …

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Italian Word of the Day: Correre (to run)

I’m the first to admit that we don’t spend enough time discussing verbs here on Daily Italian Words, so today, let’s dive into one that you’ll encounter frequently in everyday conversation—correre (to run). correre to run The origin of correre is quite straightforward—it comes from the Latin currĕre, which carries the same meaning. Correre is …

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