FACCIAMO LE CORNA!
Facciamo le corna is an expression used all the time by Italian people which raises much interest among my students for its cultural peculiarity. It literally means 'let's make horns' and it makes no
Che CAVOLO fa la POLIZIA??
Che CAVOLO FA LA POLIZIA sulla SPIAGGIA CON LA MACCHINA?? WHAT a hell IS THE POLICE DOING on THE BEACH with the CAR? This is a very good question... let me know what you think and you can read the ans
LET'S TALK ABOUT FOOD, BUT WITHOUT 'CIBO'
Here is a tip for those who are studying Italian and want to sound more Italian. We do have the word 'cibo', which means 'food', in our Italian dictionary, but we hardly use it. In fact, we use other
LA GOCCIA SCAVA LA ROCCIA...
You have been studying Italian for a while and you are fluent or almost fluent, BUT... then again, the same mistakes keep cropping up during your conversations and you want to get rid off them. Listen
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
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
Do not say Buona Fortuna, for goodness' sake!
If you want a piece of advice, do not ever say 'Buona fortuna' to an Italian person, unless you don't like him or her very much! Buona fortuna means good luck, but, in Italy, it is strongly believed t