Heather Broster
Today we have a fun word that made me smile from ear to ear the first time I encountered it! Nientepopodimeno is a humorous variation on the adverbs nientemeno and nientedimeno, both of which usually translate as no less (than). It is normally followed by the comparative conjunction che (than). Let’s break down the word …
The word for a boundary formed by closely grown bushes or shrubs is known as a siepe in Italian. It derives from the Latin word saepes. siepe hedge Siepe is a feminine noun, and its plural is siepi. la siepeuna siepe le siepidelle siepi Some different kinds of hedges include: Abita in una villa circondata …
The adverb carponi (also written as a carponi or the less common carpone) is how you would say on all fours or on one’s hands and knees in Italian. It is probably connected with the Latin carpere which means to swipe or to pilfer. (a) carponi on all fours Some common verbs you’ll see used …
As a toddler, my son was pretty fearless. However, he did have one archenemy: the dreaded aspirapolvere (vacuum cleaner / hoover)! Aspirapolvere is an invariable masculine noun, so it does not change in its plural form. Here are the definite and indefinite articles you should use with this word: It is composed of the verb …
The verb gattonare in Italian has two meanings, depending on whether you are describing a human being or an animal. When a human, or more specifically a baby, is the subject, gattonare means to crawl. Mia figlia ha cominciato a gattonare molto presto. My daughter started crawling very early. When talking about predatory animals such …
Has your other half’s snoring been keeping you up all night? Then maybe now’s a good time to learn the Italian verb russare! Derived from the term hrūzzan, it is one of many words that entered Italian via the Lombard language of Northern Italy. Since it is a regular -are verb, it conjugates in the …