Valentine’s Day, known as San Valentino in Italian, is a special occasion celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a time to express your deepest love and affection towards your romantic partner in life. If you want to impress your Italian partner or friends, you can greet them with the phrase Buon San …
If you’ve been studying Italian for at least a few months, you probably already know how to say Merry Christmas in Italian. But what do Italians say on Christmas Eve? In Italian, Christmas Eve is most commonly known as la Vigilia di Natale, with vigilia referring to the eve of a festival or holy day …
Il Natale è alle porte is a very common expression used when Christmas is only days away. It literally translates as “Christmas is at the doors” and equates to the English expressions: Il Natale è alle porte. Christmas is just around the corner. The use of the definite article il (the) is optional. You can …
You’ve probably already learned the extremely common greeting Come stai? (“How are you?”) in Italian, but what if you want to ask what someone is up to? In this case, you can use the expression: Che fai di bello? What are you up to? Che fai…? , the variation Cosa fai…? and the more formal …
If you ever travel to Italy, one key phrase you should make an effort to memorise is “Can you help me?” which translates as Mi può aiutare? in Italian. Mi può aiutare? Can you help me? (formal) Mi is simply the equivalent of “me” in Italian. It is known as an unstressed direct object pronoun. …
If you are curious to know what someone does for a living, the most natural phrase you can use in Italian is: Cosa fai nella vita? What do you do for a living? The literal translation of this phrase is “What do you do in life?” but it is implied that you are referring to …