Italian Word of the Day: Arte (art)

Art is the uniquely human skill of being able to consciously create something beautiful or meaningful by employing skill and imagination. Typically visual but also auditory and theatrical, art can assume many forms including paintings, sculptures, music, architecture and more. In Italian, all you need to do is add an e to the end of …

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Italian Word of the Day: Arcobaleno (rainbow)

The Italian word for rainbow is arcobaleno (plural: arcobaleni). It is composed of two words: arco (arch) and baleno (flash, flare). arcobaleno rainbow As a masculine noun that begins with a vowel, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: l’arcobalenoun arcobaleno gli arcobalenidegli arcobaleni Ho visto un arcobaleno dopo il temporale. I saw a …

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Italian Word of the Day: Faccia (face)

The word faccia (plural: facce) in Italian is the most widely used term for face. faccia face Here are its definite and indefinite articles: la facciauna faccia le faccedelle facce Mi sono lavato la faccia stamattina. I washed my face this morning. Below are the main componants that make up a human face: It is …

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Italian Word of the Day: Tutto (everything)

An extremely useful word in Italian is tutto which translates as everything in English. tutto everything Hai finito tutto? Allora puoi andare fuori a giocare. Have you finished everything? Well, you can go out and play then. It may be followed by the pronouns ciò or quello if the speaker elaborates on tutto with an …

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Italian Word of the Day: Fiore (flower)

The Italian word for flower is fiore (plural: fiori). This word can also be used to refer to a blossom of a tree. It is a fairly popular name for a girl or boy in Italy. fiore flower Below you can find the definite and indefinite articles that go with this masculine noun: il fioreun …

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Italian Word of the Day: Bacio (kiss)

Italian is known as one of the most romantic languages in the world, so it should come as no surprise that some of the first words people wish to learn are often linked to romance! We already covered the word amore (love) and the expression ti amo (I love you) in previous articles, so today …

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