How do Italians say b****? The Italian word for b**** is "puttana". You can use it in various swearing expressions, such as "porca puttana" or "andare a puttane" (which means that something goes bad or is failing).
What is J in Italian? Though there isn't a letter J in Italian, the letter G (gi) makes the soft G or J sound in English – think of the soft gi sound in the name Luigi, or the soft ge sound in the delectable dessert, gelato.
Some Italian consonants – such as b, f, m, n, and v – are pronounced the same as they are in English.
The Italian Z is unlike any letter in the English alphabet. The unvoiced Z sounds like “ts,” like at the end of “rats.” It's unvoiced when it comes before two vowels in a row; when it comes after an L or an N; or when it appears in the endings -anza, -enza or –ezza.
Last but not least, “Z” is always pronounced like a /ts/ sound in the middle of words and when doubled, as in pizza (peeh-tsah), or situazione (see-too-ah-tsyo-neh). However, at the beginning of words, “Z” is pronounced like a /dz/ sound, as in the Italian word zio (uncle).
A common mistake among non-native Italian speakers is to pronounce grazie as “gra-zee”, while you should actually say “graht-see-eh”.
nipple; breast; udder.
scortese = rude, unkind, discourteous. sgarbato = rude, impolite, ill-mannered.
The US Foreign Service Institute considers Italian a 'tier one' language, which means that it's one of the easiest languages for a native English speaker to learn. Their research suggests that it'll take roughly 480 hours of practice to reach fluency.
Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). It was first attested in 1552 and its meaning was primarily (Italian) woman. Its use in the sense of the Virgin Mary was attested much later, in 1844.
INRI is generally thought of to refer to “Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum,” meaning “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,” but apparently there's more.
Aldo Gucci, son of the fashion house's founder Guccion, joined Gucci in 1933 and designed the logo for his father. The use of the two G's is in direct reference to the initials of Guccio Gucci himself – an artistic and memorable way to make the founder's significance represented in a visually timeless manner.
Authentic Gucci bags should have a dark brown leather tab which holds the bags serial number. The interior tag should also have a heat stamp with the brand's trademark symbol, double G logo and the words ”Made in Italy”.
The slang expression GUCCI orginated as a way to compliment someone's clothes or style and was derived from the famous fashion house Gucci. Over time this slang term evolved as a positive adjective similar to the slang expressions dope and lit. Sometime Gucci is abbrviated to gooch.