Heather Broster
When you come home from school or work, what is the first question your family asks you? I would be willing to wager that they usually greet your arrival with something along the lines of “How was your day?” or “How did your day go?“! There are various phrases you can use to ask this …
A calzone is a speciality pizza, originating from Naples and Puglia, that is folded in half before being baked in the oven or fried. Each region in Italy has its own distinct variation, but popular fillings include mozzarella, parmesan, ricotta, pecorino, ham, salami, vegetables and tomato sauce. Origin of the word: The word calzone was …
The Italian word for weather is tempo (masculine, plural: tempi). It comes from the Latin tempus meaning time – and yes, before you say anything, we are fully aware that tempo is also the word for time in Italian. However, we won’t be covering this definition here, as it deserves a blog post all of …
In order to say slowly in Italian, all you have to do is take the feminine singular form of the adjective lento (slow) and add on the suffix -mente (which means -ly) to produce the adverb lentamente. Cammino lentamente perché mi fa male la gamba. I’m walking slowly because my leg hurts. An adverb that …
Since the beginning of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, we’ve had a few eager football fans ask us how to translate the slogan “It’s coming home!” into Italian. For those of you who don’t follow football, “It’s coming home” has been the chant of England supporters since it was first sung by the Lightning Seeds, …
Italian verbs can be divided into three groups, classified according to the ending of their infinitive forms: -are, -ere and -ire. Today we’re going to take a closer look at the -are group, otherwise known as the “first conjugation”. How to conjugate -ARE verbs in Italian In order to conjugate verbs in the -are group, …