Christmas,ilNatale,isallaboutfamily,eatingandchattingtogetherwithfamilyandfriends. Italianslovetoeat andtheItalianlanguageispackedwithproverbsandidiomsrelatedtofood.LearnthemostfamousoneslistentotheaudioandsurpriseyourfriendswithsomefunnyItaliansentences. Alcontadinonondevifarsaperequantoèbuonoilformaggioconlepere   Don’ttellthefarmerhowgoodischeesewithpears.Don’ttellpeoplehowgoodareyourideas,someonewilltakeadvantageofit. Atavolanons’invecchia   Youdon’tgetoldatthetable.Initially,thisproverbmeantthatwhoeatstoomuch,diesyoung.Nowadays,themeaningistotallydifferent.Enjoyinggoodtimeatthetablekeepsyouyoung. Bacco,tabaccoeVenere,riduconol’uomoincenere   Bacco(Romangodofwine),tabaccoandVenus(women)turnmenintoashes.Liveabalancedlife. Bisognamangiarepervivere,nonviverepermangiare   Eatforliving,don’tliveforeating.Don’tmesswithfood,it’sdangerous.ThissentencedatesbacktoCicero,thefamousRomanlawyerandphilosopher. Chimangiadasolosistrozzainsolitudine   Whoeatsalonedieschockingalone.Don’tbegreedy. …comeilcaciosuimaccheroni   …likecheeseonpasta.Somethinghappensattherighttimeandaddsvaluetoasituation. Chic’hailpanenonc’haidenti,chic’haidentinonc’hailpane   Thosewhohavebreaddon’thaveteeth,thosewhohaveteethdon’thavebread.Sometimesgoodopportunitiescometopeopleunabletohandlethem. Chilaseranoncena,tuttalanottesidimena   Whodoesn’teatintheevening,can’tsleepatnight. Chinonbeveincompagniaoèladroofalaspia   Whodoesn’tdrinksociallyisathieforaspy.Distrustpeoplewhodrinkalone. C’entracomeicavoliamerenda   It’sappropriatelikeeatingcabbageatteatime.So,it’snotappropriate. Dopoiconfetti,siscopronoidifetti   Afterthewedding,couplesfindoutflaws.ConfettiinItalianaretypicalweddingcandieswithalmond.WhatpeoplecallconfettiinEnglish,inItalianarecoriandoli.Learnmoreabout falsefriends,wordswiththesameoriginbutdifferentmeaninginItalianandEnglish.   E’megliounuovooggicheunagallinadomani   Betteraneggtodaythanahentomorrow.Don’twasteopportunitiesforemptypromises. Èinutilepiangeresullatteversato   Don’tcryoverspiltmilk.SameasinEnglish. Finisce tuttoataralluccievino   Itallendswithtarallucci(Italiansavorybiscuits)andwine.Acomplicateddisputeissolvedfriendly. Gallinavecchiafabuonbrodo   Oldhenmakesgoodstock.Experiencepaysoff. Glizuccherininonsonofattiperisomari   Don’tgivesugartodonkeys.Don’twasteenergyandresourceswithpeoplewhocan’tappreciateit. Ilvinoècomel’amore,scaldalatestaeilcuore   Wineislikelove,warmsupheadandheart. Ilvinoèillattedeivecchi   … Read more ≫