Adjectives to describe a person in Italian

Adjectives to describe a person in Italian

When we see a person, the first thing we do, whether consciously or unconsciously, is notice how they look. We may notice their height, whether they are fit or not, their age, and details such as the eye or hair color, or the size of their nose and lips. These are...
ITALIAN SLANG. SCIALLO, IT’S EASY! 

ITALIAN SLANG. SCIALLO, IT’S EASY! 

Now in its 22nd edition, the inauguration of the Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo. The Week celebrates the Italian language around the world every year. Founded in 2001 in collaboration with the Accademia della Crusca, it is organised by the...
Essere or Avere

Essere or Avere

ESSERE or AVERE? This is the question!  In Italian, there are two irregular verbs, that function as auxiliary verbs in compound tenses (e.g. in the present perfect): essere and avere. These two verbs are called auxiliary verbs from the Latin word auxilium, which...
Italian Dialects

Italian Dialects

“Cape luong maestra pazza”, “Finì Agóst gió ul sù le fosc”, “Ce cu voli a butti ghina e a mugghieri ‘briaca” What you just read are sentences in different Italia dialects! As you know, Italy is divided in 20 regions and each one of them has a dialect of its own....