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Have you ever read verbs like tradurre, proporre, attrarre and thought: “But these don’t end in -ARE, or -ERE, or -IRE — where do they come from?” They are among the most feared verbs in the entire Italian language. But they have a secret that, once understood, makes everything much simpler. In this article you will learn to recognise and correctly conjugate Italian verbs ending in -ORRE, -URRE and -ARRE — the ones that, if you make mistakes with them, immediately make it clear that the speaker is not a native.

How many times have you written “buona fortuna!” [good luck] in a message and thought: is there something more natural? The answer is yes, and there are tons of them! Italians rarely use “buona fortuna” in daily life: it sounds almost translated from English, a bit stiff, dictionary-like. Those who speak the language every day have an entire palette of expressions at their disposal: warmer, livelier, more nuanced. In this guide you’ll find 23 alternatives organized by tone and context, with practical examples and grammar notes. By the end you’ll know exactly which wish to choose in every situation.

Pronunciation is often the most neglected aspect in the study of Italian — and yet it is the first thing a native speaker notices. There are errors linked to features of Italian that do not exist in many other languages: almost all learners make them, but once recognised they can be corrected.

Italian irregular verbs scare many students, but in reality they are the most used verbs in everyday conversation. For this reason, knowing them well is the secret to speaking natural and fluent Italian. In this article we’ll see together the complete conjugation of 23 fundamental irregular verbs in the present indicative and in the passato prossimo, with lots of curiosities, practical examples and little tricks to remember them.

Have you ever visited Rome? If so, you’ve probably seen the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Spagna… Wonderful places, certainly. But have you ever wondered: how do Romans really live? Where do they live? What do they do in the evening? What problems do they face every day? Let’s discover together the real Rome, the one that tourists usually don’t see.

Do you think you have an advanced level of Italian? In this article, you’ll test your vocabulary with a special 15-word quiz. If you know at least 12 of them, you’ve reached C2 level, which is the highest level of language proficiency.