Heather Broster
The word for attic, loft, or more specifically, the space inside the roof of a house, is sottotetto (masculine, plural: sottotetti) in Italian. It is composed of two words: sotto (under) and tetto (roof). A sottotetto is generally not naturally lit and ventilated due to a lack of windows. For this reason, it cannot be …
Today’s word of the day is the adjective allucinante (plural: allucinanti). Literally, allucinante means hallucinatory but more often than not, you will see it used figuratively to describe a fact or event that causes such astonishment, shock or terror that it would appear to be the product of a hallucination. Some possible translations in English …
The Italian word for human and animal skin is pelle (feminine, plural: pelli). It comes from the Latin pellis of the same meaning. Learn with our video Most human skin types can be described using the following adjectives: Biancaneve aveva le labbra rosse come una rosa, i capelli neri come l’ebano e la pelle bianca …
You’ve got your grammar books lined up, your dictionary at the ready, and a burning desire to learn Italian – that’s great! But before you start, you may be interested to learn at least a handful of facts about the origins and history of the language. In this article, we’re offering up all the most …
Today’s phrase is one you’ll end up using all the time when you are in Italy, especially once you start making friends or if you have / work with children. Dai, andiamo! Come on, let’s go! Learn with our video Dai is an interjection in Italian that means Come on! It’s formed from the preposition …
