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Italian word of the day: 'paesaggio'
Here's a word you can definitely use on any trip to Italy.
Five delicious Italian food idioms, explained
Italian word of the day: 'Chiacchiere'
Italian word of the day: 'Maleducato'
How to talk about love, sex, and dating in Italian
Italian word of the day: 'Tormentone'
Italian word of the day: 'Crepuscolo'
Italian word of the day: 'Trucco'
Italian word of the day: 'Aiuto'
Italian word of the day: 'Menefreghismo'
Italian word of the day: 'Mannaggia'
Italian expression of the day: 'Figurati'
Italian word of the day: 'Cronaca'
Italian word of the day: 'Pasticcio'
Italian word of the day: 'Infatti'
Italian word of the day: 'Mangia'
Italian expression of the day: 'Mi raccomando'
Italian word of the day: 'Caspita'
Italian expression of the day: 'Meno male'
Italian word of the day: 'Apericena'
Italian word of the day: 'Sprezzatura'
Italian word of the day: 'Vivace'
Italian word of the day: 'Passeggiata'
Italian word of the day: 'Forza'
Italian expression of the day: 'Ci sentiamo'
Italian word of the day: 'Occhio'
Italian expression of the day: 'Ci mancherebbe'
Italian word of the day: 'Guasto'
Italian word of the day: 'Roba'
Italian expression of the day: 'In giro'
Italian word of the day: 'Imbiancato'
Italian word of the day: 'Capodanno'
2018
Italian expression of the day: 'San Silvestro'
Italian word of the day: 'Avanzi'
Italian expression of the day: 'Buon Natale'
Italian word of the day: 'Vigilia'
Italian word of the day: 'Tempo'
Italian word of the day: 'Ammazza'
Italian word of the day: 'Evvai'
Italian word of the day: 'Intrattenersi'
Italian word of the day: 'Squillo'
Italian word of the day: 'Invece'
Italian word of the day: 'Purtroppo'
Italian word of the day: 'Immagino'
Italian expression of the day: 'Una curiosità'
Italian word of the day: 'Addirittura'
Italian word of the day: 'Anzi'
Italian word of the day: 'Spezzacchio'
Italian word of the day: 'Giornataccia'
Italian word of the day: 'Boh'
Italian word of the day: 'Ammartaggio'
Italian word of the day: 'Perbene'
Italian word of the day: 'Mezzogiorno'
Italian expression of the day: 'A posto'
Italian word of the day: 'Basta'
Italian word of the day: 'Cavolo'
Italian word of the day: 'Meglio'
Italian word of the day: 'Piuttosto'
Italian expression of the day: 'Piano piano'
Italian word of the day: 'Dai'
Italian word of the day: 'Tamtam'
Renting in Italy: the crucial vocabulary you need to know
Italian word of the day: 'Accidenti'
Italian expression of the day: 'Estate di San Martino'
Italian expression of the day: 'Ma va' là'
Italian word of the day: 'Meteopatico'
Words on the street: graffiti campaign aims to save endangered Italian vocabulary
Italian expression of the day: 'Porca miseria'
Italian word of the day: 'Strozzapreti'
Italian word of the day: 'Ragazzi'
Italian word of the day: 'Ancora'
Italian word of the day: 'Salve'
Italian word of the day: 'Comunque'
Italian word of the day: 'Ottobrata'
Italian word of the day: 'Ninnananna'
Italian word of the day: 'Bravo'
Italian word of the day: 'Schifo'
Italian word of the day: 'Allora'
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QUIZ: How well do you know your Italian proverbs?
Italian word of the day: 'Paura'
Italian word of the day: 'Appena'
Italian word of the day: 'Cioè'
Italian expression of the day: 'Colpo d'aria'
Italian word of the day: 'Magari'
Italian word of the day: 'Furbo'
Italian word of the day: 'Insomma'
Italian word of the day: 'Capitare'
Italian word of the day: 'Quindi'
FOR MEMBERS
QUIZ: Are you fooled by these Italian 'false friends'?
Italian word of the day: 'Guaio'
Italian word of the day: 'Sbagliare'
A scambio is the ideal way to learn Italian – but be careful how you say it
Twelve dialect words to help you sound like a local in Rome
Ten wonderfully quirky Italian animal-related idioms
The words and phrases you need to know to decipher Italian restaurant menus
Seven songs that will help you learn Italian
Ten untranslatable words that only exist in Italian
Ten weird things Italians say, and what they mean
Job-hunting in Italy: The Italian words and phrases you need to know
From dildo to quarantine: ten English words you didn't realize we stole from Italian
The 12 ways speaking Italian will mess up your English
19 of your favourite Italian words (and some of ours)
12 signs you’ve cracked the Italian language
The political Italian vocabulary you should know ahead of the 2018 election
Italy's Sanremo festival kicks off with Sting and a song about the subjunctive
Five easy Italian words with an interesting history
21 mildly interesting facts about the Italian language
2017
Why Carla Bruni swapped Italian for English
Iconic 'Baci' chocolates celebrate romantic proverbs from the Italian dialects
Nine handy Venetian words to use on your next trip to Venice
The top five free smartphone apps for learning Italian
Ten colourful Italian idioms and the strange meanings behind them
6 reasons you should study a foreign language abroad
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Architects in Italy can now use the profession's female form - here's why that matters
The best and most creative insults in the Italian language
How music is keeping one southern Italian dialect alive
Thirteen dialect words you need to know in Florence
The strange history behind five everyday Italian words
Ten language mistakes you should avoid if you want to fit in in Italy
What makes someone Italian? Language, not birthplace, say most Italians
2016
Venetians call for recognition as a 'minority'
This app is helping refugee children speak Italian
Love, food and music: Why Italian is now the world's fourth most studied language
Sardinia bans 'sexist language' from official communication
The 35 signs you'll never be truly fluent in Italian
'Speaking the dialect made me a lot of friends'
Find Italian a handful? Not after you watch this video
LOL: Look at this list of new Italian words
2015
Keen Italians face uphill struggle to learn English
Italian doctor banned in UK over bad English
Italy wins EU linguistic battle over jobs
Top ten problems of growing up multilingual
How to live in Italy without speaking Italian
Ten Italian words with other meanings abroad
Seven ways to get tongue-tied in Italian
VIDEO: Renzi jokes about his English skills
Italians 'don't love' their language
Ten common mistakes Italians make in English
Italy to teach school subjects in English
Ten Italian words used differently in English
Top 15 English words reinvented by Italians
2014
Top ten 'untranslatable' Italian words
Italians speak better English than the French
Words of wisdom: Top ten Italian proverbs
Top ten: funniest English translations in Italy
Immigrant kids to get language lessons
Ten Italian 'false friends' you need to watch out for
Why Milan uni's English switch opened minds
Italy top of the class for teaching English
Ten 'rude' Italian phrases you can get away with
Top tips: how to learn Italian
Rome parking meter sells tickets for 'sun motion'
'I see English as a present I'm giving them'
The world's top ten unis to study Italian
Italian prime minister's bad English goes viral
Americans taught how to 'rap' Italian gestures
Top 10 videos: How not to speak Italian
Colin Firth swearing in Italian goes viral
Top ten English words adopted by Italians
Ten words you didn't know came from Italy
'Italy must teach children in English': minister
Top Ten: The best animal sayings in Italian
Pope's Latin tweets are a roaring success
2013
'The benefits of Italian life can't be matched'
Ten ways to speak Italian with your hands
What's the point of learning Italian?
Top ten reasons to learn Italian
Italians' bad English 'deters foreign business'
Sardinian 'rebels' redraw island map
TV show mocks Italian MPs' English
Italians are insecure about their English skills
British PM makes failed Twitter attempt at Italian
'Italians prefer to do business face to face'
The most embarrassing mistakes in Italian
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