Heather Broster
Soldi (which means “money” in Italian) was the fifth single on Mahmood’s debut album Gioventù Bruciata (Wasted Youth). After winning first place at the 69th Sanremo Musical Festival, Mahmood went on to represent Italy with the song at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 where he came in second. Soldi is an autobiographic song about Mahmood’s …
Io sì (Seen) is a power ballad from the soundtrack of the 2020 film The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Sé) starring Sofia Loren. Diane Warren originally wrote the song with English lyrics, and Pausini later translated it into Italian with the help of her frequent collaborator Niccolò Agliardi. It was nominated for Best …
If you want to ask someone what they are doing in Italian, you can pose the question in the following manner: Che cosa stai facendo? What are you doing? Let’s take a look at each element that makes up this phrase: che is a pronoun that translates as what in English. cosa is a noun …
What I consider a rather romantic-sounding term in Italian is barlume (masculine, plural: barlumi) which is the word for any kind of dim light, such as a glimmer, flicker or gleam. It derives from the word lume (one possible translation for light in Italian) and the prefix bar- which is akin to the pejorative prefix …
Everyone loves a feel-good movie, and Pixar’s latest release ‘Luca‘ will certainly fits the bill thanks to its loveable characters, whimsical plot and stunning (albeit animated) views of the Ligurian coastline. The story follows the eponymous Luca, a teenage sea monster who, much like Ariel in the Little Mermaid, wishes to experience life on land. …
The cappuccino is a hot drink of Italian origin consisting of coffee and milk that has been frothed up with pressurised steam. It is traditionally consumed with sugar at or following breakfast, accompanied by a cornetto (croissant) or other baked goods. A cardinal rule of Italian coffee drinking is to never order a cappuccino or …