Italian idioms and food – Audio
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 ≫