A very common question I often get from my students is “Why do they say that?” regarding a specific expression. The Italian language is characterised by many expressions with a different meaning from their literal one and they can seem strange or incomprehensible to people who don’t know their use. In this video I have selected 10 apparently odd expressions and I’m going to tell you for each one “why do we say that” and the story behind it. Are you ready to discover them together?

Big or small, every Italian region has its own facts that make it unique and special! Buckle up and get ready for take-off, we’re about to take a virtual trip from north to south to discover them all!

Who doesn’t love music? I think everyone listens to it at least once a day, while working, cooking, driving or doing anything else. Keep reading to discover the most important words for talking about music in Italian!

What are the 5 most common mistakes foreigners make with Italian pronouns? According to the Treccani encyclopaedic dictionary, pronouns are that variable part of speech that is used to replace another element in the sentence (usually the noun, but they can also replace a verb, an adjective or even an entire sentence). There are different categories of pronouns, depending on the meaning you want to convey, and so it is easy to make mistakes and get confused. Let’s figure it out!

The mastery of a language is also evident from the responses given in certain circumstances, especially when it comes to exclamations. If you use the exclamations I’m about to give you in conversations, I guarantee that everyone will be amazed and say, “Wow, you speak Italian so well.” Wanna bet?

In this article, we’ll see the meaning and use of some Italian words that are used to talk about others in various contexts. Learners often aren’t familiar with these words or they can’t use them properly. Keep reading to learn more!