It seems on my last trip that the most intrguing toss away word was allora My Umbrian friends were the most avid users of the term when it seemed to be in a situation of perplexity or musing. Mia macchina ha una panna, allora prendo un taxi. My car is broken, in that case I'll take a cab. I wonder with Latin derivations and an English speaking brain I can get my head around it The times it was expressed 'allora' seemed almost a word in its own right

Ever heard about the Swiss Army knife that has different functions? And, it has proven to be a difficult language point for many language learners who often hear native speakers use the word in so many colorful ways. Make no mistake: every language has its own words that make language learners stay up at night. Words can take on multiple meanings—each of them valid and useful. Rare is the word with only one meaning.

My experience of Italian however, is not as rich as my German or Spanish. Mostly because I have never lived in that country. My relative unfamiliarity with the Italian language is not the only obstacle to the compilation of a list of favorite words — there are simply too many wonderful ones in Italian. I know, I know, there are beautiful words in every language.