Today’s 'word of the day' is part of our Italian Halloween Word series. On the days leading up to Halloween, we’ll post a word that is related to this spooky time of year. Enjoy! 🦇 The Italian language has a single term for pumpkin, squash and gourd and that is zucca (feminine, plural: zucche). It derives from the Latin word cucutia. In addition to the fruit, zucca may also refer to the … [Read more...] about Italian Word of the Day: Zucca (pumpkin / squash)
Italian Word of the Day: Pipistrello (bat)
Today’s 'word of the day' is part of our Italian Halloween Word series. On the days leading up to Halloween, we’ll post a word that is related to this spooky time of year. Enjoy! 🦇 The Italian word for everyone's favourite winged Halloween creature is pipistrello (masculine, plural: pipistrelli). It comes from the Latin vespertilio, a derivative of vesper meaning evening. If you're clued … [Read more...] about Italian Word of the Day: Pipistrello (bat)
6 Ways to Say “Goodnight!” in Italian
Knowing how to say goodnight is an important first step when learning Italian, or any language for that matter. Here are six of the most common greetings that Italians use on a daily basis! 1. Buona notte! / Buonanotte! The first way of saying goodnight in Italian that all learners will encounter sooner or later is buona notte (also written as the single word buonanotte). This useful … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Say “Goodnight!” in Italian
Italian Word of the Day: Fantasma (ghost)
Today’s 'word of the day' is part of our Italian Halloween Word series. On the days leading up to Halloween, we’ll post a word that is related to this spooky time of year. Enjoy! 🦇 The word for ghost is fantasma in Italian. It should be easy to remember as it shares the same origin as the word phantom in English, which is the Greek word phantasma. Despite ending in the letter 'a', fantasma … [Read more...] about Italian Word of the Day: Fantasma (ghost)
Italian Phrase: Dolcetto o scherzetto? (Trick or treat!)
Today’s 'phrase of the week' is part of our Italian Halloween Word series. On the days leading up to Halloween, we’ll post a word that is related to this spooky time of year. Enjoy! 🦇 Twenty five years ago, when my husband was a child living in Turin, his knowledge of Halloween mostly came from American television shows, movies and books. Fast forward to the present day and Halloween is … [Read more...] about Italian Phrase: Dolcetto o scherzetto? (Trick or treat!)
Italian Word of the Day: Scheletro (skeleton)
Today’s 'word of the day' is part of our Italian Halloween Word series. On the days leading up to Halloween, we’ll post a word that is related to this spooky time of year. Enjoy! 🦇 Scheletro (masculine, plural: scheletri) is the Italian word for skeleton. It derives from the Greek term skeletos which means 'dried up'. Some different kinds of skeletons include: scheletro umano = human … [Read more...] about Italian Word of the Day: Scheletro (skeleton)