Whenever you don’t feel up to doing something, perhaps due to tiredness or simply because you aren’t in the mood, you can use the phrase Non mi va! which roughly translates as I don’t feel like it! / I’m not in the mood! / I don’t fancy it! / It doesn’t sit well with me! …
Something all parents must teach their kids as they grow up is the importance of washing one’s hands, which translates as lavarsi le mani in Italian. This clause is made up of three parts: lavarsi (reflexive verb ‘to wash oneself‘) + le (definite article ‘the‘) + mani (‘hands‘) Below you can see the straightforward conjugation …
In these times of hardship, people around the world are searching for ways to show solidarity with Italy on social media. In English, the hashtag #WeStandWithItaly has gone viral, but so has its Italian equivalent #SiamoConVoi (siamo con voi) which translates as We are with you. Since many of you are probably unfamiliar with Italian …
A hashtag that has been trending on social media across all of Italy is #iorestoacasa (Io resto a casa). It was started in response to people going out and socialising despite the Italian government’s plea to perform social distancing and self isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. In English this phrase can be translated as either …
A slogan that went viral when Italy was dealing with an ever-increasing numbers of coronavirus cases was Andrà tutto bene! which translates as Everything is going to be all right! / Everything will be ok! in English. andrà tutto bene It comprises three parts: andrà (future third person of andare ‘to go’) + tutto (everything) …
A very important phrase for all those who enjoy a hearty Italian meal is Ho fame! which in Italian means I’m hungry! It is made up of two components: the first person conjugation of the verb avere (to have) and the noun fame which translates as famine or hunger. Ho (I have) + fame (hunger) …