Do you know the REAL meaning of these 22 ITALIAN words?

Do you know the REAL meaning of these 22 ITALIAN words?
English is full of Italian words that you use every day. But... do you know the REAL meaning of these 22 Italian words?

Find out in this fun video I shot with my friend!

[0:37] Fiasco
[1:13] Prima donna
[1:33] Gelato
[2:12] Arrivederci
[3:02] Al dente
[4:07] Belvedere
[4:45] Al fresco
[5:22] Madonna
[5:47] Terracotta
[6:05] Seppia
[6:48] Cappuccino
[7:35] Ciabatta
[7:59] Latte
[8:27] Macchiato
[8:44] Affogato
[9:06] Panini
[9:23] Pesto
[10:00] Bimbo
[10:25] Confetti
[11:30] Coriandoli
[11:33] Ciao
[12:25] Inferno

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[thetoycollectorofseville]

There's also "Libretto, " which in English and Italian is the text or script for an opera. But litterally translates to "little book" in Italian.

[libbyd]

Great video, thank you for your efforts. Great guest joining you as well, smart, funny and radiant - actually you both are!
Grazie Manu!

[ericr]

The backgrounds of some of these words are quite interesting. The evolution of language is so bizarre sometimes. Bravo, Manu!

[dianadavidson]

I love these videos. Once you get through the grind of learning the grammar you can enjoy the learning of speaking everyday Italian. And these videos are really useful.. You are such a good teacher Manu, I don't need anyone else. You explain in English and that is the best way for English speakers. How are we to learn with someone jabbering away and we have no idea what they are saying.
Well done..

[johnnywalker]

Confetti as a sweet is used even in English: think of confectionery (loose term for anything sweet)

Fiasco is a failure by the glass blowers when they blow wrongly and make a funny shaped object when in fact were supposed to make a bottle

Prima donna is the “diva” in the operas, the main singer, normally the first soprano

Cappuccino refers to the order of the monks as they are wearing a brown robe instead of the more traditional black robe (with the white collar) that priests wear. Brown as the colour of a black coffee mixed with milk

[LimeGreenTeknii]

Small nitpick: it's seppia in Italian because it's sepia in Latin, and Latin took it from Greek.

You also forgot to mention that the expression Prima Donna came about from operas. She would be the principal soprano for an opera company and get all the prime roles. Being the most famous, skilled, and influential singer at an opera company, you can imagine she would have a grand personality and get used to things revolving around her. I'd say it'd be like if in English we said "leading lady" maybe?

[jazgarmendia]

I love the enthusiasm in your face every time you explain the meaning of a word 🥺
Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[margaritamagg]

Wow, Manu, your English is marvelous, congrats! 😍 you two work great together ♥️

[yorgunsamuray]

The word for a general meaning in one language becoming a specific subcategory in another such as “Gelato” can be seen for many words. The Japanese call all animations as “anime” but outside Japan it started to refer specifically for Japanese made animations.

During my childhood, “panini” did not refer to bread for us. It referred to sticker collection albums of Figurine Panini. Good memories.

[matteobodei]

6:34 because cattlefish "ink" has that color... we use it also for cooking

[SteveSensenig]

It drives me nuts that in English, we use "panini" to refer to a single sandwich, but it's a plural word.

[thebear]

Come al solito, un video divertente e utile! Grazie ancora.

[TheRecoveringCreative]

This is a very interesting video. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽And the Al fresco actual meaning had me cracking up laughing 😂

[paolagrando]

I've always heard that was a specific frair that started putting milk in the coffee. So people associated the drink with the "cappuccino frair".

[NyreeAlana]

I've heard that the name cappuccino is because the foam cap looks like the colour of the hood of the capuchin friars (Franciscan).

[garrysmith]

I never heard most of these words and I'm English native. Do some countries use more Italian words then others? For example Argentina they say lavoro for job instead trabajo.

[JoeesJewelry]

Che meraviglia! Molto utile! Grazie mille!

[whychromosomesmusic]

Molto interessante. I did not know "ciabatta" was Italian. I loved those sandwiches at Jack in the Box restaurants. Now I know why. ;-)

[terrisands]

Un altro video interresante! Grazie Manu

[katievetter]

Ciao is similar to the older English phrase “your servant, sir” as a way of saying goodbye