Italian is full of words and phrases that don’t have a match in English, but oh, don’t we wish they did. While we’re fumbling to describe our exhaustion after eating an incredible meal (“food coma” just doesn’t cut it), Italians have already moved on from the conversation to naptime thanks to their way with words.

Vita Nuova (Frisardi Translation) 1. In the book of my memory—the part of it before which not much is legible—there is the heading Incipit vita nova. Under this heading I find the words which I intend to copy down in this little book; if not all of them, at least their essential meaning. Nine times, the heaven of the light had returned to

Released: 2005Languages: Italian. This Italian blockbuster follows the lives of four different couples and the different stages of love. From the highs, the lows, to love young and old. Think ‘Love Actually’ but Italian-style. This romantic comedy film was so popular, two sequels were made, Manuale d’amore 2 – Capitoli successivi (2007

4. “Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.”. – Louisa May Alcott. 5. Sometimes when I need a miracle, I look into my son’s eyes, and realize I’ve already created one. 6. A mother is the first love of her son, and a son is the whole world for a mother. The dolci dei morti, sweets of the dead made on All Souls’ Day are often placed on tables set on the night between 1 and 2 November for the dead who return to visit relatives. They have different names from fave dei morti almond-shaped cookies from Perugia, the Piedmontese ossa d’mort, and in the south, you’ll find the Frutta di Martorana zoZJB3. 12 218 42 449 223 208 29 301 101

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