Heather Broster
Gettonato is an adjective that has interesting links to the early days of popular music. Although today it can denote almost anything that is popular or well-liked, it used to refer specifically to popular songs or singers. Learn with our video To understand why, we need to take a deeper look at the origin of …
The verb to walk in English usually translates as camminare in Italian. It derives from the noun cammino (walk, journey) which entered the language from the Latin camminus. Learn with our video Camminare is a regular-first conjugation verb finishing with -are, which means it conjugates in the following manner in the present tense: io camminoI …
The Italian word for wisdom is saggezza (feminine, plural: saggezze). It is derived from the adjective saggio (meaning wise) and can be traced back to the Latin sapere (to know) via the French sage. Learn with our video The expression con saggezza (with wisdom) is often used with the verbs parlare (to speak), agire (to …
If you have a soft spot for sugary foods like chocolate, cakes and candy, an adjective you should add to your Italian lexicon right away is dolce, which means sweet. Learn with our video ‘Dolce’ as an adjective Dolce is one of those adjectives whose form only changes for the plural, not for the gender. …
The Italian word for a male winner is vincitore (masculine, plural: vincitori). If you are talking about a female, this becomes vincitrice (feminine, plural: vincitrici). A useful way to remember this word is to think of the English terms victor or invincible. Learn with our video Il vincitore del torneo ha donato tutto il premio …
Surviving as a foreigner in Italy involves learning lots of basic Italian phrases. One that you simply cannot live without is Che cosa vuoi? which means What do you want? Che cosa vuoi? What do you want? Learn with our video Let’s break the phrase down into its component parts: che cosa Che cosa is …