Heather Broster
One of the most useful travel phrases you can learn in preparation for a trip to Italy is Come si dice…? which means How do you say…? Come si dice…? How do you say…? If, in English, you want to speak about people in general rather than a specific individual, there are many options: In …
Scaramanzia is a particular subset of superstizione (superstition) aimed at averting perceived negative influences associated with people, places, and objects through the use of phrases such as magic spells, gestures, and items like amulets and lucky charms. While these practices vary across cultures and time periods, they are prevalent worldwide, and Italy is no exception. …
The word for the bark that covers a tree is corteccia. The word originates from the Latin corticĕa, the feminine form of the adjective corticĕus, derived from cortex -tĭcis, meaning bark. corteccia bark Here are the definite and indefinite articles you should use with this feminine noun. Note that in its plural form, cortecce, the …
Today we are going to investigate a beginner verb that every learner should master from day one – chiamare – which means to call. chiamare to call Chiamare is a regular -ARE verb, which means that it should be conjugated in the following manner in the present tense: io chiamo = I calltu chiami = …
One of my favourite Italian words actually refers to a rather banal household object that we use multiple times throughout the day: the humble rubinetto, which is known as a tap in the UK, a faucet in the US, or a spigot in technical terms. rubinetto tap / faucet The etymology of this word is …
Today we are investigating an idiomatic expression with an exact English equivalent, just to make life a little easier on you! The idiom is ammazzare il tempo, which literally means to kill time. ammazzare il tempo to kill time Ammazzare is a verb in Italian that signifies to kill or murder. While uccidere is a …