When I first started learning Italian, the verb whose usage confused me more than any other was piacere, which means to like. To understand why this verb is so confusing for English speakers, let’s take a look at our phrase of the week: (Tu)* mi piaci! I like you! *Note: personal pronouns like tu are …
Valentine’s Day may be over, but there’s never a bad time to learn a romantic Italian greeting, wouldn’t you agree? Ciao, amore mio! Hello, my love!Hi, my love! Let’s break it down into its component parts: ciao Ciao is a standard informal greeting in Italian that translates as hello / hi when you meet someone …
Amato is an adjective in Italian that means beloved or loved. It is the past participle of the verb amare (to love). Because it is an adjective, the ending must match the gender and number of the subject in question: This particular adjective can appear before or after the subject it modifies – which may …
Each and every one of us has experienced a colossal crush at some point in our lives. Sometimes they are short-lived, other times those feelings may never really leave us despite the passing of the years. Whether you are currently infatuated with someone, or just curious to expand your vocabulary, you may be interested to …
One of the sweetest words in the Italian language is coccola (feminine), which is how you’d say cuddle or snuggle. An interesting fact about this word is that it usually appears in its plural form coccole. Coccola is a feminine noun that takes the following definite and indefinite articles: It comes from the verb coccolare, …
Do you consider yourself the “huggy” type? Then you will love today’s word of the day! The word for hug in Italian is abbraccio. It derives from the verbs abbracciare (to hug) and abbracciarsi (to hug one another), which in turn come from the word braccio meaning arm. Abbraccio is a masculine noun starting with …