Italian Language

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by Barry Lillie |
Many people who purchase a house abroad are drawn by the desire to restore an older, possibly abandoned, property. But think long and hard before you choose to…
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by Silvia Donati |
Fall has officially started, leaves are either beginning to fall off trees, or, in some parts of Italy, like the northern region of Trentino Alto-Adige, they…
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by Silvia Donati |
Italian is the world’s sexiest accent, according to a poll conducted by CNN. There are an estimated 7,000 languages on earth; CNN came up with 13 which “sound…
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by Alesha Allen |
[Photo: panorama italiano] As a general rule, in Italian feminine words end in -a and masculine words end in -o.  However, there are always exceptions to…
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by Silvia Donati |
Our Word of the Week is angelo – angel. Angelo is a masculine noun, therefore the plural ends in -i-: angeli. Guardian angel is angelo custode. Patrizia è un…
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by Alesha Allen |
We all like to take advantage of a bit of shopping when on holiday, especially when visiting Italy. I love going to the supermarket and stocking up on treats…
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by Silvia Donati |
For our weekly Word of the Week, we pick grazie – thank you. Below are a few useful expressions with the word grazie: Grazie di cuore – thanks from the bottom…
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by Silvia Donati |
Are you headed to Italy to study Italian at a language school (scuola di lingua) here? Here’s some useful school-related vocabulary:   SCUOLA - SCHOOL…
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by Silvia Donati |
It’s back to school time in Italy! So our Word of the Week is SCUOLA. Not all Italian regions and towns begin school on the same day, and today was the first…