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According to the Roman Catholic tradition, the Italian Father's Day (La Festa del Papà) is celebrated, not on the third Sunday in June like many other countries in the world, but on March 19th, otherwise known as Saint Joseph's Day (La Festa di San Giuseppe). It is recognised as an important time to commemorate fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the significant influence of fathers in our society, no … [Read more...] about 10 Italian Quotes & Sayings about Dads for Father’s Day

If you’re anything like me, you probably spend much of the day on social media platforms such as Twitter, laughing at the funny interactions, rolling your eyes at the often pointless debates or just mindlessly scrolling. But did you know that Twitter can actually serve as a great tool for learning a new language? :-D Since we began using Twitter for this website, we've come across a good … [Read more...] about 12 Twitter Accounts To Follow If You’re Learning Italian

Many tenses in Italian are formed by combining an auxiliary verb – either avere (to have) or essere (to be) – with the past participle of the main verb. These so-called compound tenses include the passato prossimo (present perfect), trapassato prossimo (pluperfect), futuro anteriore (future perfect), and trapassato remoto (preterite perfect). Whether the main verb takes avere or essere as its … [Read more...] about 25 Important Italian Verbs Conjugated with Essere (to be)

The second Sunday of May is Mother's Day in Italy, known as La Festa della Mamma in Italian. In addition to being a celebration honouring the mothers (mamme) in our lives, it is also a time to commemorate motherhood, maternal bonds, and the significant influence of mothers in our society. In recognition of this special holiday, we've decided to share some of our favourite Italian quotes … [Read more...] about 10 Italian Quotes & Sayings about Mothers for Mother’s Day

One of the most effective ways of picking up a new language is through music and song. Not only does music make language learning more enjoyable, but it is also repetitive, allowing unfamiliar vocabulary and grammar patterns to sink in more quickly than if you heard them only a few times in conversation. Children, in particular, can boost their language abilities by listening to lots of songs … [Read more...] about The 10 Best Italian Children’s Songs on YouTube

In English, we use the word cool as a blanket slang term for someone whose attitude, behaviour, appearance and style we admire, or something that we find fashionable, interesting or outstanding. There are numerous possible ways to say cool in Italian depending on your own personal style and who or what you are talking about. In this article, we've covered five of the most common translations! … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Say “Cool!” in Italian