Fai con calma! is a frequently used Italian expression that usually translates as Take your time! or any equivalent expression that lets the other person know that there's no need to hurry. It is made up of the following components: Fai >> The second person singular imperative form of fare (to do / make). It may also appear as fa' with an apostrophe replacing the i. Con >> … [Read more...] about Italian Phrase: Fai con calma! (Take your time!)
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Italian Phrase: C’era una volta (Once upon a time)
C'era una volta... (literally 'there was a time') is a stock phrase in Italian used as an opening line to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales for children. It is the equivalent of Once upon a time... in English. Let's take a look at how this phrase breaks down into its component parts: C'era is how you would say there was in Italian. It is a contraction of ci … [Read more...] about Italian Phrase: C’era una volta (Once upon a time)
Italian Phrase: Il tempo vola! (Time flies!)
They say that time flies when you're having fun, so let's indulge in a bit of fun ourselves by learning how to say 'Time flies!' in Italian! The Italian equivalent of Time flies! is Il tempo vola! The only difference between the two phrases is that Italians say il tempo (literally the time) instead of just tempo (time). Il tempo vola quando ci si diverte. Time flies when you're having … [Read more...] about Italian Phrase: Il tempo vola! (Time flies!)
Italian Phrase: Le lancette sono tornate indietro di un’ora. (The clocks have gone back an hour.)
In the USA and Canada, the changing of the clocks for winter time took place this weekend. At 3 a.m. on Sunday November 1st, the clocks went back one hour, giving people one hour less of daylight in the evening but an extra hour in bed. But did you know that in Italy, the clocks went back a week earlier? That's right – in many locations in Europe, the switch from ora legale (Daylight Savings … [Read more...] about Italian Phrase: Le lancette sono tornate indietro di un’ora. (The clocks have gone back an hour.)
Italian Word of the Day: Ora (hour)
If you learn one Italian word related to time today, make sure it is ora (feminine, plural: ore)! One of the most common translations of this word is hour, as in the time unit of 60 minutes measured by the clock. Questa lezione d'Italiano dura quasi un'ora. This Italian lesson lasts almost an hour. A half an hour is una mezz'ora and a quarter of an hour is un quarto … [Read more...] about Italian Word of the Day: Ora (hour)