Italian Language

Culture
by Serafina Paladino | Wed, 10/18/2023 - 09:37
Growing up in an Italian-American home, I learned words and phrases in Italian that had been passed down for generations. These colloquialisms helped shape my…
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by Jessica Lionnel | Fri, 04/14/2023 - 09:50
You may have heard about the latest language-led controversy making Italian headlines: At the end of March, Fabio Rampelli of Fratelli d’Italia — the hard-…
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by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 03/27/2023 - 08:30
Sponsored content | The Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC Visiting Italy is a dream for many Americans, but sometimes that trip of a lifetime can’t…
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by porticando | Thu, 03/09/2023 - 05:30
When digital decorum flew out the window late last year at the stateliest museum in Florence, Eike Schmidt took it upon himself to write a “rules of good email…
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by porticando | Fri, 12/30/2022 - 03:10
In English, as in most languages, when we want to express a request, extend an invitation or even give a direct command, we rely on the imperative: “Close the…
Culture
by porticando | Fri, 12/16/2022 - 01:38
Across most countries where Christmas is widely celebrated — including and especially Italy — the holiday season is often synonymous with riunioni di famiglia…
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by porticando | Thu, 11/24/2022 - 09:44
Late last month, the office of Giorgia Meloni, the new President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, issued a circular stating that she should be addressed…
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by porticando | Thu, 10/27/2022 - 06:54
Italian verbs and all their multiple forms may be a real challenge for Italian language learners, but as we have already seen, their conjugation always follows…
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by porticando | Wed, 10/19/2022 - 13:03
Visitors to Italy are often won over by leisurely trattoria lunches, dinners a casa (at home) with new friends, or long and winding conversations that continue…
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by porticando | Thu, 09/22/2022 - 16:00
Many Italian learners, even those who consider themselves fairly fluent, confess that they still struggle when trying to talk like native speakers. Indeed,…