BUON NATALE A TUTTI VOI! Let's write our greetings...
Tanti auguri di Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo a tutti! Do you want to send some Italian Christmas greetings this year? Perhaps, you'd also like to say Happy New Year and show off your Italian subjun
The POWER of the PRESENT tense
Don't worry, this is nothing to do with self help, but you might find it interesting that the present is a very important tense in Italian and that it is used very much more than its corresponding Eng
Che bellino questo cagnolino... ha proprio un bel canino... What kind of Italian is that??
It is curious, isn't it? Che bellino questo cagnolino' means how nice this doggy is. 'Ha proprio un bel canino' means 'he really has a beautiful canine (tooth)'. Do not worry, do not panic if, in spit
Al fresco, outside or locked up?
We laughed so much the other evening with my students about this expression... Al fresco! I found out that two students named their golf team 'Al fresco' and after reading this story you will know why
'Hai una bella figura' or 'hai fatto una bella figura', which one is the right Italian expression?
Frequently, and especially during our Conversation Classes, the expression 'bella figura' crops up when we are talking about how someone looks so as to pay a compliment. This is probably because you h
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Curiosity about our lasagne
Did you ever eat lasagne? Yes, it is written 'lasagne' and it is not a mistake, trust me! It comes as a surprise for many of my students to know that what they always called lasagna, due to the fact
Mi mangio la pizza, mi guardo un film... mistakes or what?
Many of my students stumble over this particular use of the reflexive form which is not academic or formal but, nonetheless, sounds truly Italian. In Italian we use some verbs which are called 'Rifles
Grammar or no grammar?
Italian is a very easy language to learn. In fact, it is very easy to read as we pronounce it as it is written. In addition, no stress is involved in reading as you should read slowly and take your ti