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View from above of Piazza del Campo in Siena

Siena’s Piazza del Campo Is One of Europe’s Greatest Medieval Squares

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 05/20/2019 - 05:49

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by Alesha Allen | Fri, 05/17/2019 - 02:09

I recently wrote a language piece on how to say ‘a lot’ in Italian, today we are going to look at the opposite - how to say ‘a little’, ‘a bit’ and ‘a few’ in…

Food & Drink

How to Eat Like Venetians (And Where): Cicchetti

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 05/13/2019 - 00:00

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Irregular Present Tense Verbs - How to Use The Verb ‘bere’ in Italian

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 05/10/2019 - 03:11

As part of my irregular present tense verb series, today we are going to look at a very common irregular present tense verb - ‘bere’ - which means ‘to drink…

Food & Drink

Colatura di Alici: A Unique Pasta Dressing from the Amalfi Coast

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 05/07/2019 - 04:27

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Che Pizza! Food Idioms in Italian That You Need to Know

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 05/03/2019 - 04:07

Idioms are sayings or expressions that often can’t be translated literally. They’re widely used in spoken Italian so a great way to express yourself and make…

Culture

Sabbioneta, The Ideal City

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 04/29/2019 - 06:23

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Going Over the Suffix - Etto

by Alesha Allen | Thu, 04/25/2019 - 04:20

You may have heard the word ‘Pasquetta’ in Italian which literally means ‘little Easter’. This is known in English as Easter Monday. It is a day Italians often…

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How to Say ‘a Lot’ in Italian

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 04/19/2019 - 02:00

In Italian there are a variety of ways to say ‘a lot’ and ‘many’. How would you say, for example, ‘there are a lot of beautiful churches in Italy’ or ‘there…

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