Heather Broster
The opposite of work is free time, which translates quite literally as tempo libero in Italian. Tempo means time and libero means free. The adjective libero ends with an “o” because tempo is a masculine noun. Some examples of hobbies people enjoy in their tempo libero include: Passo il tempo libero a suonare il pianoforte. …
The bittersweet song that plays during the end credits of the new Pixar movie Luca is called Città Vuota by Mina. The title literally means Empty City and it is one of nine songs on the Luca soundtrack. It is a cover of It’s a lonely town, a song sung by Gene McDaniels in English. …
The toe-tapping song that introduces the new Pixar movie Luca is called Un Bacio a Mezzanotte. The title literally means A Kiss at Midnight or A Midnight Kiss and it is one of nine songs on the Luca soundtrack. Written in 1952 by Gorni Kramer (music) and Garinei & Giovannini (lyrics), it became a classic …
Evviva! is what Italians shout when they want to celebrate something such as a promotion at work or a big lottery win. Two equivalents in English are Hurray! (sometimes spelled Hooray! or Hurrah!) and Yay! Evviva is a variation on the interjection Viva! preceded by the conjunction e (and). Evviva, abbiamo raggiunto quota mille iscritti …
In Italian, there are two possible ways to translate the word old: Unlike vecchio, which can sound quite impertinent when talking about a person’s age, anziano is more polite and respectful. Il signore anziano sta camminando lentamente verso la piazza. The old gentleman is walking slowly towards the square. The feminine form of anziano is …
We are officially a week into the UEFA Euro 2020 soccer tournament! It was originally scheduled for June – July 2020 but had to be postponed by a year due to the pandemic. Italy’s national football team is known colloquially by its nickname Gli Azzurri which means The Blues. This is because Savoy blue is …