Heather Broster
I don’t have much experience with online dating, but the two times I did agree to go out with someone weren’t particularly magical. One young man only wanted to talk about himself, and the other mi ha tirato il pacco – which is the Italian way of saying that he stood me up! I’m certainly …
A verb you should try to pick up early on in your language learning journey is consigliare because asking locals for recommendations is a great way add a touch of authenticity to your experience in Italy! consigliare to recommend / suggest / advise For example, when you visit a new city in Italy, you might …
Whenever I’m out on a walk in the countryside, particularly following una giornata piovosa (a rainy day), I pay extra attention to not step on the many chiocciole (snails) that come out of hiding. I always feel terrible when I do accidentally pestarne una (step on one)! chiocciola snail Chiocciola is a feminine noun and …
Whenever my son does something naughty, his response is almost always the same: It wasn’t me, mamma! Because Italian is the language we speak at home, he says this to me in Italian, of course. There’s just one problem: what he says isn’t grammatically correct. So, what does he say? Non è stato me! What …
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 in Italian. prendere in giro to tease / make fun of This idiomatic expression evokes the image of spinning someone …
Those who have only just started learning Italian – and, let’s be honest, those who have been studying it for donkey’s years as well – may find it tricky to know which verb to use when talking about il freddo (the cold). This is because, in English, we use the verb to be regardless of …