Passato prossimo vs imperfetto
The crucial difference and use of the passato prossimo and the imperfetto In Italian there are three different tenses that can be used to describe past events: passato remoto, passato prossimo…
How Italians talk with their hands
Top 20 essential Italian hand gestures for Italian language learners Among many other sayings and idiomatic expressions that are commonly used in everyday speech, there is one that Italian native…
How Italian women flirt
Italians and body language As already pointed out in my previous article, Italians are extremely expressive in everything they do. Think of the way they express themselves in the arts,…
29 Cool Italian Idioms and Proverbs
It is well known that Italians tend to be to very expressive in everything they do. There is always so much emphasis, pathos and passion going on! Think of the…
The best Italian series on Netflix to learn Italian
Netflix and Chill (But Make It Italian!) Breaking News! No time to feel ashamed anymore: autumn has officially started and with it the official Netflix and Chill season! You can…
Cognates and false friends
So similar …but so different! As we all know, learning a foreign language is always difficult but things can get even more complicated when encountering some similarities in the vocabulary.…
Indefinite article in Italian
Indefinite article in Italian (articolo indeterminativo) and how it works In our latest blog post we learned about the Italian definite article. This week we are going to focus…
Italian definite articles and how they work
Italian definite articles (articoli determinativi) and how they work Whereas English has only one definite article - the -, Italian has seven (yes, seven!) different forms to express the definite…
Italian reading comprehension: Italian texts for elementary learners
These texts have been designed by me; a professional native Italian tutor to help you improve your Italian reading comprehension skills. Read each article twice and answer the questions at…
15 Italian verbs you must know
Are you looking to improve your Italian conversational skills? Here you will learn 15 popular Italian verbs used in daily conversations. For each verb you will find an explanation and…
Italian vocabulary to minimise misunderstandings
In everyday life we experience misunderstandings of all sorts even when speaking our native language. Therefore, it is normal to experience them when communicating in our second/third/fourth language. That is…
Is Italy a safe country to travel to?
In Italy we say: “tutte le strade portano a Roma” (all roads lead to Rome), but are those Italian roads safe? The answer is yes, with some minor exceptions.…