If you want to ask someone if they are ready in Italian, you can use the phrases Sei pronto? for a man or Sei pronta? for a woman. Sei pronto? Sei pronta? Are you ready? The respective plurals are Siete pronti? (for men or mixed groups) and Siete pronte? (for women). As you’ve probably surmised, …
If you want to tell someone that you don’t want to do something in Italian, there is a very simple phrase you can use that consists of just three words: Non ho voglia. Non is an extremely common adverb of negation in Italian. In this particular phrase, it translates as do not or don’t in …
Today we’re going to be looking at a slightly longer phrase than usual, and one that you absolutely need to know when booking a table at a restaurant in Italy. The way to say “I’d like to make a reservation” in Italian is “Vorrei fare una prenotazione“. Yes, it’s a bit of a mouthful, but …
A survey carried out by YouGov in 2019 discovered that over 80 percent of people in the world count Italian food among their favourites, followed by Chinese and Japanese. Indeed, I’ve yet to meet a single person who doesn’t rank pizza and pasta highly on their list of go-to foods! If you are wondering how …
If there is one thing that all followers of this website have in common, it is our shared love for Italy and the Italian language. This week’s phrase will allow you to express that love in its purest form: Amo l’Italia! I love Italy! Let’s take a moment to deconstruct the phrase, shall we? Amo …
The most I’ve ever eaten in one sitting was at a wedding (matrimonio) in the south of Italy. I made the amateur mistake of filling up on the first course – which, to be fair, was a mouthwatering array of freshly caught seafood – only to discover that there were seven courses to go! By …