Ever since I was a young girl, I remember being fascinated by those in my class who were able to speak more than one language. It seemed to me like a mystical power to which only a select few had access. My intense interest in languages didn’t end in primary school. Once in high school, …
Today we will look at some basic Italian house vocabulary, which is essential to improve your language skills. Here below you can find a list of the most important words and sentences related to the house (in Italian: casa). We will start from general vocabulary and then treat each room in detail, such as the kind of furniture, appliances, tools and objects can …
In Italian, there are five principal ways you can translate the word “scary” depending on the context. Let’s take a look at them now! 1. Pauroso Pauroso is one of two adjectives in Italian that means scary or frightening. It comes from the noun paura which means fear. Questa serie è davvero paurosa. Non so …
Verbs are a category of words that instead of indicating a thing or a quality such as a noun or an adjective, specify an action. The presence of verbs is recognised as what linguists call an absolute linguistic universal, or in other words, a pattern that exists across all languages. In the Italian language, some …
One of the most frequent “comparison” questions we receive on this website concerns the difference between the words tra and fra in Italian. Tra and Fra – What do they mean? Tra and fra are both Italian prepositions that translate in numerous ways in English including between, among, in, within, away, through and into. Yes, …
Did you know that the vast majority of the most common male names in Italian have an English equivalent? Yes, it’s true! This is because they derive from the same handful of sources, such as the Bible, ancient languages like Hebrew and Ancient Greek, and important figures in religious texts and history. In this article, …