Thinking of Italy makes you smile?
Yes, it makes us smile too, and how could it not: the food, the art, the lifestyle, the incredible travel opportunities... So, for our Word of the Week, we picked sorriso - smile.
The verb is sorridere.
Here are a few phrases using the word sorriso:
- sorriso smagliante - bright smile
- sorriso a trentadue denti - toothy smile
- sorriso raggiante - beaming smile
- sorriso d'intesa - knowing smile
Now practice your pronunciation with none other than Andrea Bocelli, and his "La forza del sorriso", the official Expo 2015 song: