To like or not to like? If you want to talk about the things you like in Italian, you could have a hard time at the beginning. In fact, the structure of the verb piacere in Italian is very different from its English equivalent to like. Since many people seem to have problems with this …
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Three Do’s and Don’ts in Italy
State pensando di trasferirvi in Italia o di viverci per un lungo periodo? In questo caso, è meglio che impariate queste tre cose riguardo alle cose da fare o da non fare in Italia, così sarete preparati – almeno un po’! Are you thinking of moving to Italy or just living there for some time? …
One Italian verb for an entire English expression
The way we express a concept changes, of course, from language to language. Today I’s like to focus on fifteen common English expressions that can be translated with one Italian verb. Are you ready? Let’s start! One Italian verb for an expression 1. To have a good time = divertirsi Ex: Ieri mi sono divertito …
Calcio fiorentino
As you probably know, one of the most important sports for Italians is soccer, il calcio. People consider it a very serious topic, so if you haven’t a lot of free time to spend, don’t even try to start a conversation about calcio with an Italian, especially not after some match! Why? Because you seriously …
Ten Italian collocations that are easy to remember
As you know, every language uses specific combinations of words to express certain concepts. For example, in English you say to fulfil a wish, in Italian we would say realizzare un desiderio. This special combination of words is called a collocation. Collocations can be difficult to learn in other languages because they can be completely …
