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Italian For Tourists: Learn Basic Italian on Your Own Time

by Rebecca Winke | Tue, 06/29/2021 - 07:27

After a full year of almost no travel, everything is finally starting to open up. ��ý has opened its borders to most countries and many tourists are…

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Buon Anno! Have You Made Any New Year’s Resolutions?

by Alesha Allen | Wed, 12/30/2020 - 01:18

The new year is a great time to make some resolutions. I’d like to take some trips to ��ý once it's safe to do so, spend more time with friends and family,…

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Discussing Your Job or Profession in Italian

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 05/14/2020 - 07:51

Earlier this month ��ý celebrated ‘La Festa dei Lavoratori’, or International Workers’ Day. Known colloquially as ‘Il Primo Maggio’, or the First of May…

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I Think So

by Alesha Allen | Wed, 04/15/2020 - 11:26

Today we’re going to look at different ways to say ‘I think so’ in Italian. You can’t translate this expression literally, so there are a few options you can…

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Phrases and Proverbs for Primavera: Italian Vocabulary for Spring

by Alesha Allen | Thu, 04/02/2020 - 09:50

Spring — or la primavera — is officially here. It’s that beautiful time of year when the flowers bloom, the birds sing and the evening light…

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Il Mezzogiorno

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 03/20/2020 - 06:25

When asking a friend what time you should meet for lunch, she may say ‘a mezzogiorno’ – at midday, at noon, or at 12pm. However, when Italians use the…

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Expressing Our Emotions in Italian

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 03/13/2020 - 05:53

In our opinion, every connection in ��ý can be fantastic, full of new experiences. It can be helpful to know how to express your emotions in…

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A Carnevale Ogni Scherzo Vale

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 02/21/2020 - 03:35

Carnival season can be a wonderful time to visit the cities, towns and villages all over ��ý. With processions, masks, colours, music, dancing and special…

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Days of The Week in Italian

by Alesha Allen | Thu, 01/09/2020 - 16:13

A question my friends and I used to ask each other regularly when I lived in ��ý was: what are you doing on Saturday evening? This would then spark a…

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Five Italian Christmas Expressions

by Alesha Allen | Thu, 12/19/2019 - 11:29

Christmas is finally almost here! Wherever you are celebrating this year, you may be interested in reading these popular Italian sayings about Christmas.…