B2 · reading version
💬 L139 – Proverbi e Modi di Dire
B2 · La saggezza popolare italiana
In this lesson you will learn key Italian vocabulary for b2 · la saggezza popolare italiana. Practice reading, listening, speaking and writing!
📖 Read
Tra il dire e il fare c’è di mezzo il mare
There is a vast difference between saying and doing
🎧 Listen and repeat
In bocca al lupo! — Crepi il lupo! Si usa per augurare buona fortuna in italiano.
‘In bocca al lupo’ = into the wolf’s mouth (good luck!). Always reply ‘Crepi!’ (May it die!).
🧠 Check yourself
Cosa significa il proverbio ‘Chi dorme non piglia pesci’?
- A. You snooze you lose
- B. The early bird catches the worm
- C. Those who sleep cannot fish
- D. Lazy people catch no fish
Check your answer in the interactive lesson inside the course.
💬 Think about it
Cosa insegna il proverbio ‘Tra il dire e il fare c’è di mezzo il mare’?
✍️ Write it in Italian
Write: “Every cloud has a silver lining — non tutto il male vien per nuocere”
Now do it, don’t just read it
Audio, pronunciation practice and the quiz for this lesson are inside the course.
More about Italian proverbi modi dire
Continue learning italian proverbi modi dire: Learn to speak Italian · Source: Accademia della Crusca · all Mondosol courses.
