Northern vs. southern Italy has been a subject of discussion for a long time! “There is no doubt that Italy’s economic and social disunity remains the most obvious and least addressed structural limitation.” A study performed by Eurispes reached that conclusion. “The greatest incongruity of our country is that 41 percent of its territory lives…
There has been a heated debate in Italy for many years. One party favors the term dialects, and the other opposes it. From a linguistic point of view, Italian “dialects” and the national language are on the same level. Both originated from Latin. What are Italian “dialects”? Italian dialects are not a corruption of Italian….
There are so many occasions when we need to write an email. And if you need to write one in Italian and have no clue, this is the right post for you. How to start an email in Italian? Italians are not as informal as Americans. And you need to pay attention to this. So,…
Something basic when learning Italian is knowing how to ask questions in Italian. It will help us express ourselves better and get more precise information from our interlocutors. We must master this subject to have fluent and deep conversations. In this post, we will examine how questions work in Italian. We will also give many…
If you are starting to learn Italian and are particularly interested in learning about the world of nature and the environment, here you will find the vocabulary related to this subject. At the end of the post, we dive a bit deeper with some phrases. Italian sayings about nature and the environment The topics of…
For those wondering which are the best cities to learn Italian, here is a post that addresses the matter. We will suggest a few options and give insights into the cities. Italy may be the obvious choice for many. But to be fair, Italian is heavily spoken in some parts of Switzerland (the Ticino region)…
Here are some colloquial Italian expressions that will make you parlare come un vero italiano! We created this post because the literal translation does not help. So, we provide the meaning for each one of them. 1. A buon mercato – At a good market. Interpretation: the meaning behind the phrase is to buy something cheap. Who does…
There has always been a question about the Italian national soccer team. Why is the Italian national soccer team jersey blue? Why was this color chosen? Would you be surprised to learn that this is a question that foreigners frequently ask about Italians? Why is the Italian national soccer team jersey blue? The blue of the jerseys…
How do you say finally in Italian? The short answer is Finalmente! The word carries a sense of joy. This feeling of happiness behind it does not apply to the English equivalent. It is as if the speaker has a yearning for what finally happened. Finalmente derives from the Italian word “fine.” And it would be profitable to study…
Liberation Day in Italy is a festivity held every April 25th. On April 25th, 1945, the National Liberation Committee of Upper Italy (CLNAI) officially proclaimed the insurgency against fascists in a radio announcement. The feast of April 25th is also known as the anniversary of the Resistance. The commemoration remembers the courage of i partigiani italiani (the…