Italian Language

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by Silvia Donati |
As we reported earlier, the Santa Lucia Fair in Bologna opened the season of Christmas markets in Italy today, so we chose mercato for our Word of the Week –…
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by Barry Lillie |
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by Silvia Donati |
This is the time of the year when in Italy we try the “vino novello” (new wine), therefore we picked vino as our Word of the Week. Do you prefer vino bianco (…
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by Silvia Donati |
Temperatures are starting to drop in Italy – il freddo sta arrivando! (cold weather is coming). Our Word of the Week therefore is freddo – cold. To be cold is…
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by Silvia Donati |
It’s Halloween time! So we picked zucca – pumpkin – as our Word of the Week. Besides referring to the delicious vegetable used in many recipes, including…
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by Barry Lillie |
Italy has its fair share of supermarkets, everything from budget establishments to the higher-end store and with more people choosing to use them, you’d expect…
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by Anonymous (not verified) |
Thinking of Italy makes you smile? Yes, it makes us smile too, and how could it not: the food, the art, the lifestyle, the incredible travel opportunities...…
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by Alesha Allen |
I always encourage my students to go to Italy whenever possible, even if just for a weekend, so they can be immersed in the Italian language. Recently a…
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by Silvia Donati |
Italy may very well be the country of the passeggiata! Be it in the historic center of town on a Sunday afternoon, along a seaside promenade on a warm summer…
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by Katia Amore |
How many times have you heard that Italian is a very phonetic language, so pronunciation and spelling should be really easy  and felt powerless when you…