A little effort to speak the language can buy a whole lot of goodwill in Italy. In most big cities and heavily touristed areas in Italy, hotel and restaurant staff, shopkeepers, and museum attendants ...

In our new Telegraph video series, 'Phrases to get you furthest', we teach you some essential sayings, fun phrases and quirky idioms from around the world. This week, a native Italian speaker shares ...

Thankfully, beginner-level Italian is not all about memorising verb conjugations. File photo: Pexels Once you’ve got a few basic Italian phrases under your belt, what’s next? Here are some of the ...