Like food, wine plays a very important role in Italy’s commerce and culture. Mangiare (eating) together is a fundamental part of Italian social life, and whether you’re at a restaurant or someone’s house, a bottiglia (bottle) of wine is always on the table. The word for wine in Italian is vino (masculine, plural vini). As …
The word welcome – as in the polite and friendly greeting you use upon someone’s arrival – can be translated as benvenuto in Italian. The end of the word changes depending on whether you are addressing a man, woman or multiple men and women. Benvenuti alla mia festa! Welcome to my party! The same word …
If there is bread on the table, I can’t help myself – I’m going to eat it all, right down to the very last crumb. I’ve been a bread lover since childhood and when I was 3 years old, I refused to eat anything else. Living in different countries has allowed me to taste different …
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 …
The Italian word for rainbow is arcobaleno (plural: arcobaleni). l’arcobalenoun arcobaleno gli arcobalenidegli arcobaleni It is composed of two words: arco (arch) and baleno (flash, flare). Ho visto un arcobaleno dopo il temporale. I saw a rainbow after the storm. The seven colours of the rainbow (sette colori dell’arcobaleno) are as follows: A rainbow is …
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. il fioreun fiore i fioridei fiori Hai visto quanti bei fiori ci sono sul balcone? Have you seen how …