Job interview: Motivation for applying

💬 fate is "you all make" from the irregular verb fare. Here it addresses the whole company, matching vostra.

💬 di plus a noun works like an adjective after the thing it describes. You can swap the noun: prodotti di lusso "luxury products".

💬 perché means both "why" and "because", so the same word starts your answer: Perché amo... "Because I love...".

💬 proprio before a noun means "this one specifically". For example, proprio oggi means "today of all days".

💬 Where English says "love working", Italian uses the basic form: amo lavorare. The same goes for amo viaggiare "I love travelling".

🇮🇹 amo is strong but normal for passions and activities. For a job it's fine; for people it's reserved for romantic love.

💬 Countries take in with no article: in Italia, in Francia. Cities take a instead: a Roma.

💬 Languages keep l' in Italian: l'italiano, l'inglese. Language names are not capitalised.

💬 Small words like lo "it" can attach to the end of a verb's basic form, which drops its final e: migliorare + lo gives migliorarlo.

💬 ogni never changes shape and always takes a single noun: ogni settimana "every week".

🇮🇹 This usually signals the end of the interview. Having one question ready looks engaged, and asking about next steps is safe.

💬 The accent matters: sì is "yes", while si without it is a different little word, as in si accomodi.

💬 fare sapere is literally "make know", the usual way to say "let someone know". For example, Ti faccio sapere means "I'll let you know".

🇮🇹 Asking when you'll hear back is normal and polite in Italy, especially since replies can be slow.

💬 entro means "by" or "within" a deadline. Same pattern: entro domani "by tomorrow".

💬 venuto matches the person thanked: it becomes venuta for a woman and venuti for a group.

💬 Grazie a Lei means "thank YOU", sending the thanks back politely. Between friends it's grazie a te.

🇮🇹 This is the polite goodbye to use with an interviewer. Ciao would be far too casual here.

💬 giornata is the day as something you live through, while giorno is the day as a date. Similarly, buona serata means "have a nice evening".

🇮🇹 Arrivederci is the polite goodbye for an interview. Save ciao for people you speak to as tu.