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🇮🇹 CHIUDERE UN OCCHIO 👀
Literally: “to turn a blind eye”…
But what does it really mean in Italian? 😉
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16/07/2026
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“Costa un occhio della testa 👀”
This Italian expression literally means: “It costs an eye from your head”, but in English we say: “It costs an arm and a leg!”
Example:
That bag costs an arm and a leg!
“Fresco” doesn’t just mean fresh.
Fresco =
✔️ Cool (temperature)
✔️ Freshly made
✔️ “Stiamo freschi” = we’re in trouble
Italian vocabulary isn’t always what it seems! 🇮🇹😮
🇮🇹 Prosciutto is pronounced pro-SHUT-to
🔹 SC + I in Italian = “sh”
🔹 Stress on the middle syllable
❌ pro-skee-oo-to
❌ pro-shoo-toe
✅ pro-SHUT-to
🎄✨ Discover the names of Italian festivities! Learn while having fun and bring a little bit of Italy into your celebrations! 🇮🇹🎉
Italian Christmas Greetings 🇮🇹
👉Buon Natale
👉Buone Feste
👉Buon Anno
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17/12/2025
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Prendere or portare?
Both can translate as “to take” in English — and that’s exactly why learners get confused! In this video I break down the difference. 🇮🇹💬🌟