Heather Broster
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. …
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 …
My son is a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde in the mornings. Some days, he wakes up full of smiles and hugs, but on others, he has what the Italians call la luna storta – the crooked moon. When he’s like this, it’s best to stay out of his way! Avere la luna storta, …
Yesterday, my son was over the moon when a real-life firefighter came to our house to check the fire alarms. And today, he’s off to the fire station with his class to see the fire engines up close! Could life get any more exciting for a young boy? In Italian, the word for firefighter is …
It doesn’t matter whether you’re learning a brand new language or looking to enhance your grasp of your native one, having a dictionary at hand is always useful for looking up new words and expanding your vocabolario (vocabulary). In Italian, this invaluable resource is called a dizionario, a word that sounds quite similar to its …
When I moved to Italy, I embraced most of the local eating and drinking customs—pizzas, late dinners, and apertivos—but the one thing I couldn’t quite get used to was il caffè – sacrilege, I know! That’s because, being British-Canadian, I’m a dedicated tea drinker! In Italian, the word for tea is simply tè. tè tea …