Heather Broster
The Italian translation for sweet and sour, as in a sweet food or drink with a sour aftertaste produced by vinegar or lemon, is agrodolce. Derived from the French aigre-doux, it is a combination of the words agro (tart, sour) and dolce (sweet). A very popular sauce in Italy is salsa agrodolce, a traditional sweet-and-sour …
The verb for to fly in Italian is volare, which derives from the Latin verb of the same spelling. Below is how you would conjugate volare in the present tense: Io volo(I fly) Tu voli(You fly – informal) Lui vola(He flies) Lei vola(She flies) Lei vola(You fly – formal) Noi voliamo(We fly) Voi volate(You fly …
November 11th is Remembrance Day (Giorno della Memoria) in many parts of the world, so what better word to choose than ricordare, the verb that means to remember in Italian. If you have trouble remembering this verb, I find it helps to associate it with the English word record. Based on the Latin recordari, it …
The verb accarezzare, which means to stroke, derives from the noun carezza (stroke / caress). Both the Italian carezza and the English caress are based on the Latin word carus meaning dear. Below is how you would conjugate accarezzare in the present tense: Io accarezzo(I stroke) Tu accarezzi(You stroke – informal) Lui accarezza(He strokes) Lei …
Today’s word of the day is bound to raise your spirits if you’re feeling glum! Allegria (feminine, plural: allegrie) is how you would say cheerfulness, joy or merriment in Italian. If you have trouble remembering this word, it might help to associate it with the musical term allegro, the name given to a lively musical …
Each and every one of us has experienced a colossal crush at some point in our lives. Sometimes they are short-lived, other times those feelings may never really leave us despite the passing of the years. Whether you are currently infatuated with someone, or just curious to expand your vocabulary, you may be interested to …