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The Story Behind Leonardo’s Codex Atlanticus

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/04/2019 - 10:24

Language

Si Studia – Going Over The Impersonal in Italian

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 02/01/2019 - 02:51

If you’d like to speak generally about something in English you may use ‘one’, ‘you, ‘they’, ‘we’ or ‘people’. For example, ‘you need to study to learn a…

Culture

Unesco Sites of Italy: The Royal Residences of Turin and Piedmont

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/28/2019 - 05:37

Language

Nouns that Change Gender

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 01/25/2019 - 04:30

At Italy Magazine we have looked at nouns before, both regular and irregular ones. Nouns are naming words and represent things, people and places. They are…

Culture

Panoramic view of Vinci, birthplace of Leonardo

Discover Vinci, Birthplace of Leonardo

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/21/2019 - 11:13

Language

Fare Sport: New Year, New Italian Vocabulary to Learn

by Alesha Allen | Thu, 01/17/2019 - 11:59

The new year can be a great time to take up a new hobby or improve your general fitness. In Italian lessons with my students I like to talk about new year’s…

Culture

Camera degli Sposi fresco in Mantua's Palazzo dei Gonzaga

Dolce Vita of the Renaissance Courts

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/14/2019 - 05:54

Language

Bellissimo! Going Over Absolute Superlatives

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 01/11/2019 - 02:38

I am sure you have heard the word ‘bellissimo’ (very beautiful) or ‘buonissimo’ (very good) in Italian. These -issimo endings are called absolute superlatives…

Culture

Depiction of an Italian Kitchen in the Renaissance

MasterChefs of the Renaissance

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/07/2019 - 05:19

Language

The Various Meanings of the Verb ‘Stare’

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 01/04/2019 - 04:04

The verb ‘stare’ is a very common Italian verb. It’s also an irregular verb, so it’s useful to understand how it works and which contexts to use it in. It can…