Valentina Nicastro
Ah, la gelosia! That passionate mix of love, doubt, and a few overreactions we’d rather forget. In Italian, this word sounds and means pretty much the same as “jealousy” in English, but it hides another meaning that might just surprise you. Curious? Let’s find out what it is! Gelosia But first, a quick grammar note: …
Why just say something “clearly” when you could declare it papal papal and make it sound like a divine decree? Or call a silly argument “pointless” when you could roll your eyes and dismiss it as goat’s wool? In Italian, idioms like these are everywhere, making our speech super colourful… though they often sound hilariously …
The word sacco in Italian has several meanings. It can mean a sack, the punching bag you hit at the gym, or even a big pile of something. We also use it informally to mean “a ton” or “loads.” Sacco Sacco is a masculine noun, so it’s il sacco in the singular form and i …
Each cambio di stagione (change of season), we promise ourselves to do a bit of decluttering (yep, we love this English word in Italian, too!). To do that, of course, we need to eliminate things, to get rid of them. But how do we actually say get rid of something in Italian? In this article, …
Did you know that venire (to come) is the base for a series of everyday Italian verbs? By simply adding a prefix, we get words like intervenire (to intervene), prevenire (to prevent), or svenire (to faint). Today’s word, convenire, is part of this family of verbs, and it’s a very interesting one! Let’s explore all …
A super common mistake when learning Italian is getting che and chi all mixed up. These two teeny-weeny words may look and sound alike, but they actually play different roles in a sentence. And guess what? We use them a ton! The reason for the mix-up is that they’re both relative pronouns, and you often …