Italian Language

Language
by Silvia Donati |
Boo!As we enter Halloween week, the "Word of the Week" is of course PAURA - meaning fear/fright. Something scary in Italian "fa paura", while how scary is…
Language
by Katia Amore |
Many experts say that one of the reasons many of us are overwhelmed and over-stressed is because we just can’t bring ourselves to say 'no' to people. Imagine…
Language
by Katia Amore |
Our Word of the Week series continues with the word BENVENUTO (welcome in English) as you will always be welcome to Italy and, especially, to ITALY Magazine.…
Language
by Katia Amore |
As the US federal government gradually came back to life on Thursday after a 16-day shutdown, we thought it would be useful to explain to our readers how you…
Language
by Silvia Donati |
ITALY Magazine begins a new series today, Word of the Week, where we examine one particular word from the Italian language each week.Today we present…
Language
by Alesha Allen |
If something is stressing you out in Italy, you could say you don’t care or, more colloquially, you don’t give a damn. In Italian this would be: Non mi…
Culture
by Carol King |
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) is holding a conference ‘Italy Meets Germany: A Forum for Young Leaders’. The conference takes place in Berlin,…
Language
by ITALY |
What to ask when you get to a rented holiday house in Italian.As more and more people prefer renting a house or apartment for their holidays in Italy, we…
Language
by ITALY |
When meeting new people in Italy, you will most likely find yourself asking either ‘tu come ti chiami?’ or ‘Lei come si chiama?’ Both mean ‘what is your name’…
Language
by Katia Amore |
We all love the kaleidoscope of colour that we so readily picture as being the essence of Italy. It obviously comes from Italian art and their world famous…