The Strega Prize is one of the most important Italian literary awards. It all started in 1944 when Maria and Goffredo Bellonci decided to host a literary salon in their home in Rome. They invited artists, writers, intellectuals and soon they became known as the “Sunday friends” – Gli amici della domenica. Three years later …
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Italian connectives
As the word suggests, Italian connectives are words that link one part of text to another. They can convey contraposition, disagreement, doubt, and so on. Ex: Il volo è stato cancellato a causa della neve The flight was cancelled due to snow In the example above a causa di – due to, in English – …
Three funny games to play at home with your children
When you’re at home with your children and there’s a storm outside or when you’re forced to stay at home for coronavirus, you have to find some activities to do to fill the day. So, I’d like to suggest three funny games to play at home with your children. 1. Bowling The first of …
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Seven Italian proverbs
In Italian, as in every other language, there are proverbs for any occasion and about any topic. Many of these proverbs come with a rhyme, some others don’t. Today I’d like to focus on seven common Italian proverbs. 1. Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera This old Italian proverb is actually very similar to …
Difference between apocope and apostrophe in Italian
When you start learning Italian sooner or later you’ll come across words such as un’ape, quest’anno, sta’ a vedere, etc. What do they have in common? A symbol. This symbol ’. Now, looking at the examples above you might be thinking that this symbol ’ has always the same function. But it actually doesn’t. Indeed, …
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