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 ...

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 ...

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 ...