Word of the Week

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by Silvia Donati |
Italy's Liberation Day falls on April 25, this Monday.  The day, a national holiday commemorates the end of World War II and of Nazi occupation of the…
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by Alesha Allen |
There are so many beautiful views to be seen in Italy - mountains, countryside, sea, rooftops, islands, monuments, cliffs - the list is never-ending! To speak…
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by Silvia Donati |
Are you ready for your 2016 viaggio italiano (Italian trip)? As this is a good time to plan our trips for the year, we picked viaggio - trip - for the Word of…
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by Alesha Allen |
There are lots of Italian breads, some widely known such as la foccaccia or la ciabatta, the flatbread la piadina and breadsticks i grissini. If you want to…
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by Silvia Donati |
Next Tuesday we celebrate International Women’s Day, so our Word of the Week is DONNA – woman. The plural is donne – women. If you want to celebrate Women’s…
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by Silvia Donati |
Many countries around the world, including Italy, are celebrating Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 10. Therefore our Word of the Week is mamma, mom/mum. Mother is…
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by Georgette Jupe |
A time for celebration and classic recipes, Easter is almost here. In that spirit, colomba is our Word of the Week. La colomba (noun,…
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by Silvia Donati |
Awaited, beloved and celebrated. It’s the Spring season: primavera, our Word of the Week. La primavera (female noun), a symbol of birth, fertility and renewal…
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by Barry Lillie |
Throughout the summer months, posters adorn Italian walls with the word ‘sagra’ clearly taking prominent position in the advertising, so what does this word…
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by Silvia Donati |
Who doesn’t love a good Italian recipe?! We think we all do, and that’s the Word of the Week: ricetta – recipe. The plural is ricette. Puoi trovare molte buone…