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Timetable boards at Rome's Termini train station

Italian Conversations: Buying a Ticket At the Train Station

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/30/2020 - 04:00

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Parecchio, Abbastanza, and Piuttosto: Three important quantifiers

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 11/26/2020 - 09:55

Once your language skills clear the initial hurdles of basic grammar rules and a vocabulary large enough to navigate daily life, it’s time to start working on…

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Female mannequins in shop window at Italian fashion boutique

Italian Conversations: At the Clothing Store

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/23/2020 - 04:17

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Italian Conversations: Taxing a Taxi

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/16/2020 - 04:51

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Home is Where the Heart (and Food) Is

by Anonymous (not verified) | Fri, 11/13/2020 - 00:58

For Italian-born, U.S.-based Alessandro Concas Sr., teaching the Romance language through his Serata Italiana (Italian Evening) initiative is all about heart,…

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Mannaggia! Swear Words You Can Use in Front of Nonna

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:17

My first years in Italy were spent in Rome and rural Umbria, two areas of the Bel Paese in which swearing is a bit of a competitive sport and the threshold for…

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Italian Conversations: At the Café

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/09/2020 - 10:42

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Italian Conversations: At the Restaurant

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/02/2020 - 03:53

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Hotel on the Grand Canal in Venice Italy

Italian Conversations: Hotel Check In

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/27/2020 - 06:21

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How Long Will It Take: Metterci and Volerci to Express Time

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 10/22/2020 - 04:22

Time may be relative, but 2020 has stretched, condensed, and emptied it of meaning like no other year. Months feel like years, days fly by in what seem like…