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Labor Day in Italy falls on May 1, this Thursday, therefore our Word of the Week is LAVORO. The word lavoro can be used both for the terms work and job, as in…
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Holy Week began yesterday, ending with Easter this Sunday, so we thought our Word of the Week would be pace, peace. The dove – colomba – has become a symbol…
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With the arrival of the primavera and nicer weather and longer days, our desire to travel - to/in Italy especially - can only increase. So our Word of the Week…
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by Silvia Donati |
Father’s Day in Italy is celebrated on March 19, this Wednesday, so our Word of the Week is Papà (Dad). In the United States and other countries where Anglo-…
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The perfect Italian word to use when expressing doubt, boh means "I don’t know" or "I’m not sure," and is best accompanied by a light shrug of the…
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We are deep into Carnival time, with the Venice and Viareggio carnivals, to name just two of the most famous, in full swing. In celebration of Carnival, our…
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Italy's most important music event of the year begins tomorrow: the Festival della Canzone Italiana, better known as Festival di Sanremo. Therefore, our Word…
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Ah, to be in love in Italy! Doesn’t it sound like the most romantic thing? For all our readers who are in love, and for all those who will soon be, here’s our…
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Given that, unfortunately, news about the (bad) weather continues to make headlines in Italy, our Word of the Week is tempo, weather. Bad weather is brutto…
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Today, January 27, marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust. In Italian, the commemoration…