Italian

When the moon hits your eye and you smoothly deploy a pick-up line in Italian, that’s amore.

It’s all good at la casa.

When you need to eat something quick and tasty, a kebab is something we can all agree on.

Shakespeare didn’t just contribute substantially to many a school’s required reading list — he also left an indelible mark on the English language. Who are some other writers who had a foundational impact on their language?

And this list only names half of them.

Here are more than 50 Roman expressions (plus a bonus!) to help you understand everything in Zerocalcare without using subtitles or Google.

Water, priests, demons and nails: a list of the most colorful expressions in the Italian language.

What comes to mind when you think of the word “Carnival?” Colorful ferris wheels, rickety tilt-a-whirls and rigged midway games? Internationally, “Carnival” has a very different meaning. Here’s your guide to the western world’s favorite week of debauched fun.

Most countries have an official language, but what purpose do these languages really serve?

Lucky for you, Italian cinema is one of the best ways to supplement your language learning.

Love is universal, so why only watch romantic movies in English?

With the help of these Italian TV shows, you don’t have to fly to the Mediterranean to talk like an Italiano autentico.