A very important phrase for all those who enjoy a hearty Italian meal is Ho fame! which in Italian means I’m hungry! It is made up of two components: the first person conjugation of the verb avere (to have) and the noun fame which translates as famine or hunger. Ho (I have) + fame (hunger) …
The word for wife in Italian is moglie (feminine plural: mogli), which comes from the Latin mŭlier meaning woman, wife or mistress. Ho conosciuto mia moglie dieci anni fa. I met my wife ten years ago. By making it diminutive, you get the word mogliettina which roughly translates as wifey or little wife in English. …
The adjective pulito, whose primary translation is clean in English, is the past participle of the verb pulire (to clean). It comes from the Latin verb ‘polire’ of the same meaning. Pulito is the masculine singular form of this adjective. In order to make it feminine, it is necessary to change the word final o …
Today we’re talking about one of my all-time favourite Italian words: pigro (lazy)! As with all adjectives with a word final o, you must change the ending according to the gender and number of the subject. pigro = masculine, singular pigra = feminine, singular pigri = masculine, plural pigre = feminine, plural Sono troppo pigro …
The name given to the celestial body that orbits around our earth is luna (feminine, plural: lune) in Italian. La luna impiega un mese per orbitare intorno alla terra. The moon takes a month to orbit around the earth. Just as in English, it is also the word used to denote the natural satellite of any planet, …
The word for tired in Italian is stanco. It is derived from the verb stancare meaning to tire or to wear out. The feminine and plural forms of stanco are as follows: To say that you feel tired in Italian, you can use the expression mi sento stanco. Mi sento molto stanco oggi quindi non …