Mathieu Gasquet
There is no better way to immerse yourself in the Italian language than by watching an Italian film made with an Italian cast and shot in locations around Italy! The selection on Netflix isn’t huge, about a dozen films for now, but more content is coming soon. Note: This post is about Italian films. Head …
Films and TV shows can be a great way to learn a language. When I was a teenager living in Italia (my birth country), I started watching British and American productions in their original language with English subtitles to improve my level. The experiment proved really successful, so much that at some point I started …
When you start watching a movie or TV show on Netflix, a couple of options are accessible from the icons found on the bottom bar. One of these icons, located on the right, allows you to change the language for the audio, as well as the subtitles. If Italian is listed, that’s great, all you …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Christmas Word Advent Calendar series. Each day throughout December, we’ll post a word that is related to the holiday season. Enjoy! The word for underpants in Italian is mutande (feminine plural). Although the singular version exists (mutanda), it is rarely used. You may wonder why we are …
Today’s word is part of our Italian Christmas Word Advent Calendar series. Each day throughout December, we’ll post a word or phrase that is related to the holiday season. Enjoy! The day after Christmas, the 26th of December, is a Christian festivity called Il Giorno di Santo Stefano in Italian, which is known as St. Stephen’s Day …
The word for small or little in Italian is piccolo (masculine). The feminine form is piccola and the plural forms are piccoli (masculine) and piccole (feminine). As in English, you can use the adjective to describe something that is small in size. Ho comprato questa piccola caffettiera oggi. Era in offerta. I bought this small …