Niccolò Curini
Luckily for learners, Italian and English are two languages close enough to have a rather similar use of the verbs essere (to be) and avere (to have). In most cases, an intuitive use of these two verbs may be correct, but if you wish to improve your knowledge of Italian, it is necessary to point …
As in many other countries around the world, football (or soccer as it is known in the States) is the most popular sport in Italy, and more than others, it is loaded with symbolic meanings that, for better or for worse, go beyond the sporting context. The widespread popularity of football, as we all know, …
In this article, you’ll find a practical guide to the use of the most important and common Italian greetings. It is indeed good to know when certain greetings may not be appropriate, or precise enough, even if they sound very familiar. Although certain greetings have crossed borders and are known all over the world, they …