How many times a day do you say “buona giornata” [have a good day]? At the café, at the office, at the supermarket, on the phone… Always the same phrase! With this article, you’ll learn 10 different ways to wish someone a good day in Italian, so you can finally stop repeating the same expression and make a great impression on native speakers.
Have you ever wondered how the Italian language was born? The history of Italian is a fascinating journey spanning about 3000 years, starting from a small community of shepherds in Lazio and arriving at the language studied and loved all over the world. Understanding where Italian comes from will help you better grasp its grammar, vocabulary, and discover why Italian is the way it is.
How hard is it to understand spoken Italian? Movies, TV series, YouTube videos… sometimes it seems impossible. The truth is that “real” Italian is very different from that of grammar books. With this article you will discover authentic Italian expressions taken from Italian TV series, organized by level from A1 to C2.
Do you want to speak Italian fluently and naturally? Then you need to stop translating in your head from your native language to Italian and start thinking directly in Italian. In this article, you’ll discover why translating is a problem and how to change this habit with practical strategies.
Have you ever wondered why, when you speak Italian, even if you use perfect grammar, Italians look at you a little puzzled? The problem might be that you are translating literally from your own language… or that you are not using the idiomatic expressions that native speakers use every day. With this guide, you will learn 30 Italian expressions that you can use in real conversations to sound more natural and fluent.
“Ieri mi sono mangiato una pizza gigante e poi mi sono bevuto una birra ghiacciata!” [Yesterday I ate a giant pizza and then I drank an ice-cold beer!] Does this sound like a strange sentence to you? Actually, when an Italian says “mi sono bevuto un caffè” [I drank a coffee] instead of “ho bevuto un caffè” [I drank a coffee], they’re not making a mistake: they’re using a structure called the affective pronominal use of transitive verbs.
