If you are a non-Italian living in Italy, a question you might wish to ask other foreigner nationals or travellers you meet is Parli italiano? which means Do you speak Italian? Parli Italiano? Parli is the second-person singular of the verb parlare (to speak / talk) whereas italiano means Italian. Note that the names of …
Tired of saying the formal greeting arrivederci when parting ways with someone? Want to transform it into something more casual and friendly? Then why not try saying A presto! (See you soon!) instead! Let’s break it down into its component parts: a A is a preposition that means to or at depending on the context. …
Today’s Italian phrase will come in handy whenever you find yourself wondering about the mysteries of the universe! Mi chiedo perché. I wonder why. As is customary, let’s break it down into its component parts: Mi chiedo The verb chiedere means to ask but if you drop the -e of its infinitive ending and add …
Surviving as a foreigner in Italy involves learning lots of basic Italian phrases. One that you simply cannot live without is Che cosa vuoi? which means What do you want? Che cosa vuoi? What do you want? Learn with our video Let’s break the phrase down into its component parts: che cosa Che cosa is …
In both Italian and English, a common way of informally asking to have a quick word with someone is: Hai un minuto? Do you have a minute? This phrase breaks down in the following way: hai The second person singular present indicative of avere (to have). It is pronounced /ai/ without the /h/. un The …
Last year, we covered how to say “I’m hungry!” in Italian, so today we’re going to look at what to say when you’re feeling a little (or very) parched! Ho sete! I’m thirsty! Let’s break the phrase down into its component parts: ho The first person singular conjugation of avere (to have). Note that Italians …