Watch Your Mouth! Three Words You Shouldn’t Say in Italian

Some of my favorite-and most popular-posts are about the complex, intriguing, sometimes difficult, but always charming … bella lingua italiana. A couple of months ago, Jessica from Why Go Italy shared her favorite Italian words, a week later, I listed five of mine and Melanie from Italofile started a meme that lists favorite Italian words over on her site.

Read the rest of this entry »

It Goes Both Ways: English Expressions (my) Italian Can’t Conquer

Posted on: Apr 16, 2010

On Monday I shared three words that were the hardest for me to pronounce in Italian-not because they are difficult, per se, but because no one would correct me … “cause it was so darn cute.”

Well, you know what they say about paybacks?

He he he … . Ahem.

Read the rest of this entry »

Speak Up or Shut Up! Four Words I Constantly Mispronounce in Italian

Posted on: Apr 12, 2010

You’d think having an Italian husband who speaks four languages and a father-in-law who is a retired Italian professor would help my quest to perfect the language.

You’d think.

The problem is, they think it is cute when I butcher their beautiful words and they take their sweet time correcting me on them.

Read the rest of this entry »

My Bella Vita Travel Services

Visit our B&B in Catanzaro!

Archives

Learn Italian with Free Podcasts

For Sale: Catanzaro

Magazzino per vendere in Catanzaro, Calabria   Contact Us for more information.

For Sale: San Fili

House for Sale in San Fili, Calabria (Italy)

* 1 bedroom house on three floors
* 45 square meters/484 square feet
* Renovations needed
* €15,000
* Located in the mountains in San Fili, 9 kilometers from the beach at Paola
* Contact us for more information

About My Bella Vita


Cherrye Moore is a Texas-born freelance writer living in Catanzaro, Italy. Read how it all started here.
***
Sign up for my newsletter to receive personal anecdotes, recipes and little-known facts about Calabria and southern Italy.

65 Calabria Travel Tips-$9.99

Add to Cart

My Bella Vita on Facebook
My Bella Vita Travel Services on LinkedIn

Italy Deals

Discover our range of fabulous Italy late deals - from city breaks in Rome to luxurious 5 star late deals to Sardinia. Find amazing offers on luxury holidays in Italy with Citalia, the leading Italian holiday specialist.

Family
Holidays

Golden beaches, sparkling seas, beautiful countryside, exciting cities and great cuisine are in abundance throughout Italy. Let our experience help you create the perfect family holiday in Italy.

Lake
Como

Lake Como, the third largest of the north Italian Lakes and the deepest in Europe, has rugged beauty and soaring mountain peaks. Discover our range of elegant hotels in Lake Como and book your perfect break.

Rome

City breaks in Rome are a wonderful holiday choice all year round, with so much to see and do, take advantage of smaller crowds throughout the winter months or enjoy the many al fresco events that take place throughout the summer.

Venice

Discover the city of Venice, built on stilts and forming an archipelago of 117 small islands. Discover a Venice city break - our experience and knowledge will help you plan the perfect getaway.

 

When planning your trip, why not check out some of Marriott's vacation ideas to give you a head start on your exciting adventure.



www.flickr.com
My Bella Vita's items Go to My Bella Vita's photostream