How to Say “Well done, Italy!” in Italian – “Bravi Azzurri!”

This Saturday, June 10th, Italy’s Inter Milan will face England’s Manchester City in the Champions League 2023 final, which will be played at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium. From what we’ve seen so far, it promises to be an exhilarating game between two well-matched teams! Whether Italy comes out victorious or not, you may wish to …

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Learn the Italian Days of the Week & Months of the Year

When travelling around Italy, it is extremely useful to know the days of the week (i giorni della settimana) and months of the year (i mesi dell’anno) in Italian. Even if your Italian is very basic, knowledge of these terms will help you to book appointments, organise outings, and have conversations about when events are …

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Italian Phrase: Amo la cucina italiana! (I love Italian food!)

A survey carried out by YouGov in 2019 discovered that over 80 percent of people in the world count Italian food among their favourites, followed by Chinese and Japanese. Indeed, I’ve yet to meet a single person who doesn’t rank pizza and pasta highly on their list of go-to foods! If you are wondering how …

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Italian Word of the Day: Fischio (whistle)

cover image with the word “fischio” and a blonde lifeguard in the pool whistling in the background

The word fischio in Italian refers to any kind of high-pitched sound emitted by blowing through the teeth and lips, in addition to a similar range of sounds emitted by birds, animals or objects. Generally we’d translate this word as whistle, but other possible translations include hiss, call, cry, or whizz. Fischio is a masculine …

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