Valentina Nicastro
Depending on the context, cotto in Italian can refer to the food in your plate, your energy level, your crush or even your tiles at home. Pretty versatile, right? cotto cooked / exhausted / in love Let’s explore the main meanings of this adjective and how it’s used: 1. COTTO = Cooked / baked First, …
When you’re visiting Italy, one of the must-do activities (besides indulging in an embarrassing amount of gelato) is definitely sipping on some local wine. But honestly, the wine talk can get a little intimidating—DOC this, amabile that… it’s like a whole new language! So, to save you from the awkward smile-and-nod routine when the waiter …
If you’ve ever visited a supermarket in Italy or casually chatted with locals about the cost of living, you’ve probably come across the word spesa. It’s a useful one to master because we use it a variety of everyday situations, from running grocery errands to talking about general expenses, and even in figurative ways. spesa …
Diminutives and augmentatives are everywhere in casual, spoken Italian, so if you want to sound more natural or finally understand those fast-paced movie dialogues, they’re definitely worth getting familiar with. Basically, they’re formed by adding a suffix to the end of a word to make it sound smaller, bigger, cuter, or more intense. But it’s …
Passo is a masculine noun that refers to steps, rhythm, and movement – both in literal walking and in a wider, figurative sense. passo step / move It is a masculine noun whose plural form is passi. It takes the following definite and indefinite articles: Here are its main meanings in Italian: 1. PASSO = …
I’m sure the word memoria feels instantly familiar, since it closely resembles “memory.” Just like in English, it can refer to remembering something, but in Italian, it carries its own nuances. memoria memory Memoria is a feminine noun, and its plural form is memorie. Here are its definite and indefinite articles: These are the main …