expressions

In bocca al lupo è is certainly the most used and renowned Italian expression and its meaning is quite simple: it’s used to wish someone good luck, best of luck! However, many people don’t know the origin or how to reply to this expression. Therefore, in this article, we are going to answer these questions, once and for all!

In today’s article we are going to see a very common idiom in Italy which originates from the footballing universe: “salvarsi in calcio d’angolo” or, in English, “corner“.

Sayings are integral part of a language, but especially of the culture of a country. In particular, in Italy we say that proverbs never fail. Do you know why?

The mushiest time of the year has come! The day that many people love, but that many others hate: Saint Valentine’s Day! For our part, we decided to avoid talking about hearts, flowers and teddy bears, in order to analyze – instead – some verbs and expressions strictly related to the world of love, but that can be used the whole year!

Have you already seen our lesson about ESSERE and STARE? Great! Then you have to discover with us 7 expressions with the verb “STARE” used a lot in Italian!

Sun, clouds, rain, snow… the weather is really boring and unpredictable! That’s why I never watch the weather forecast… Nevertheless, there are 7 weather-related expressions and sayings that Italians use quite often… Do you want to learn them? Watch our video-lesson!