Heather Broster
Mentre is an important conjunction in Italian that means ‘during the time that‘ or ‘at the same time as‘. It comes from the Latin dum interim via the old Italian domentre. In most cases, it translates as while (or whilst if you live in Britain) or as in English. Mentre stavo facendo la spesa, ho …
If you’re interested in learning how to say “stop” in Italian … fermati qui! Stop here! 😀 There are various synonyms for this word, and as is often the case, some context is required in order to use them properly. For instance, stop signs in Italy normally use the English word stop, but this isn’t …
If you ever travel to Italy, one key phrase you should make an effort to memorise is “Can you help me?” which translates as Mi può aiutare? in Italian. Mi può aiutare? Can you help me? (formal) Mi is simply the equivalent of “me” in Italian. It is known as an unstressed direct object pronoun. …
If you are curious to know what someone does for a living, the most natural phrase you can use in Italian is: Cosa fai nella vita? What do you do for a living? The literal translation of this phrase is “What do you do in life?” but it is implied that you are referring to …
In Italian, there are three different ways you can write the letter E. Normally it is written in its plain form «e» but sometimes it may be accompanied by an accent – either a grave accent (`) or an acute accent (´). These accents serve a dual purpose in Italian: a) they tell you that …
Formicolio is the word in Italian for both swarm and pins and needles. Being a masculine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: Before we attempt to explain the two very different meanings associated with this word, it is important to touch briefly upon its etymology. Formicolio can be traced back to the …