The search for sex in Italy: 6 Italian slang sayings.
A journey through 6 Italian sayings that may or may not aid you in your search for sex this Valentine’s Day weekend.
If you have a favorite seat, do NOT go to Rome.
The height of Italian linguistic skills here.
Chi scrive a Capo d’Anno, scrive tutto l’anno.
See, this is why Italian is cool. Even a New Year’s resolution sounds like poetry.
The intricacies of the Italian word “dunque”.
If you are a woman in Italy, you need to know how to use this word. If you are a man in Italy, you need to know this word as a cue to take cover.
An American speaking Italian is like a dancer having two left feet.
One of the most difficult things to learn in a new country is not the language itself, but how to use the language in the right way. In Italian, we have to disagree a bit before we can agree.
Letting some air out.
The subtle yet GREAT difference between “scoraggiato” and “scoreggiato”.
La Signora Maria: a Case Study
Please allow me to introduce you to someone very special. She is but a concept, yet at the same time very very real. She is the true heart of Italy. And she is the thorn in my side.
Fuori come un balcone (and other ways to call Italians crazy)
Can we just take a moment to talk about one of my absolute favorite phrases in the Italian language?
“The Trailing Ciao” and other Italian telephone tips.
Speaking on the phone in another language is difficult. Successfully achieving this step represents a whole new plateau in your language skillz (with a z). Here’s some tips on how to artfully conduct a phone conversation in Italian.
My Pear Focaccia Creation (note: I did not use the sacred word “Pizza”)
A fun recipe for your pears AND for your marriage to an Italian man. Remember, your job is to open his horizons!
Looking back on 5 years as a foreigner in Italy… with graphs!
Adapting to a new culture can be a tumultuous process. It’s a mistake to not talk about the difficult parts of living in Italy, for fear of ruining the fairy tale image. (For those of you who don’t like to read, I made a graph that sums it up pretty well.)
A collection of Italian themed marketing campaigns to make you cringe.
What do you think – unfairly perpetuating Italian stereotypes or cleverly playing on what some view as Italy’s charm?
Italian pronunciation: papà, Papa, e pappa (the father, the Pope and the holy food)
Am I the only nutcase English-speaking expat who has problems with these words? Better question – am I the only nutcase who uses visualization techniques?
“Pan, parsùt, figa, e lambrùsc.” – Reggiano dialect phrase for the recipe to health and a long life.
An analysis of the keys to a fulfilling life, according a Reggiano farmer.
Italian marketing mistake #2: ‘Soffass’ toilet paper
The most interesting discoveries can come from lack of reading material while you’re on the toilet.
Italian marketing mistake #1: ‘Gis Baby’
An unfortunate selection of a company name for a baby supplies store… or is it?
What do Chef Boyardee and Häagen-Dazs have in common?
am I the only one that is finding these two marketing campaigns hilarious?
If you’re going to live in Emilia, you need to know what “sisso” is.
What is sisso? Some would say it’s like gold. It’s the fuel of the regional agricultural industry. It’s the byproduct of the rich food culture of traditional Emilia. It’s a farmer’s most essential source of nourishment. It’s the smell that fills the air at dinner time in the summer. It’s the taste that lingers in your mouth after exhaling.
It’s pig poo.
Please, please, don’t name your baby something that translates to ‘butt hole’ in English.
How do you tactfully beg this of your fiance’s brother at their mother’s dinner table? This was the task I was charged with one memorable evening two years ago.
The orto sul my balcone: an agressive seed sowing strategy
My crazy cartoon depicting my lack of willpower when it comes to seed planting.
From ‘cool’ to ‘c***’ : 50 shades of genitaliano slang.
What Valentine’s Day is complete without an extensive discussion of Italian slang derived from female private parts?
Somehow, between the chocolate covered strawberries and the bottle of passito wine, my husband and I ventured into this graphic subject late last night. It was actually kind of fascinating.
Itanglish: “The fighettoness here is killing me.”
The word ‘fighetto’ has recently become somewhat of a staple in my ever evolving Itanglish vocabulary. Let’s dissect, shall me?
Itanglish: “stop romping my palles”
To “romp one’s palles“ is a fantastic Italian phrase that I have Americanized to the point of sheer embarrassment. In order to get the full effect, remember to use this with a heavy American accent… leaning towards Californian (think ‘surfer dude’). Keep in mind the added ‘s‘ is simply to make it sound plural in…
Married to Italy 