Heather Broster
A word that consistently makes it onto the list of the top 100 most common words in Italian is lavoro. It derives from the verb lavorare (to work), which in turn comes from the Latin ‘laborare’ (to toil). Because it is a masculine noun, lavoro takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il lavoroun lavoro …
Today’s word of the day is an indispensable piece of furniture found in most homes: the humble divano (couch, sofa, settee). It is a masculine noun, so it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il divanothe couchun divanoa couch i divanithe couchesdei divani(some) couches Alice si sta rilassando sul divano, sorseggiando una tazza di …
Today we’re going to be taking a look at the advanced adverb oltremodo which means extremely or exceedingly. It is the combination of the words oltre (beyond, over) and modo (way), and can be written as two separate words. oltremodo Oltremodo normally appears after verbs and before adjectives and nouns. For example: However, in rare …
The Italian word serpente (snake) should be very easy to remember for English speakers, as it sounds and looks just like the synonym serpent. Serpente is a masculine noun whose plural form is serpenti. It takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il serpentethe snakeun serpentea snake i serpentithe snakesdei serpenti(some) snakes Here are a …
Il Volo is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of Gianluca Ginoble, Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. After winning the Sanremo Music Festival in 2015 with the song Grande Amore, they represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, reaching third place, and achieving first-place in the tele-voting. They are set to perform as an …
Gigliola Cinquetti was the first ever Italian winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with her song Non Ho L’Età (Per Amarti) which translates as I’m Not Old Enough (to Love You). Fifty-eight years after her win, she will be performing the song during the Grand Final of the 2022 Contest in Turin. Below you can …