Language Tip of the Week
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 08/04/2016 - 06:38
You can use i soldi (plural) or il denaro (singular) to speak about money in Italian
I have a lot of money: Ho molti soldi / Ho molto denaro
Other words to…
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 07/28/2016 - 11:28
There are many beautiful churches and cathedrals to go to in Italy, whether for worship or sightseeing. You may know the word la chiesa to talk about a church…
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 06/09/2016 - 12:05
We will all be familiar with the Italian for ‘please’: per favore, but here are some other ways to say please in Italian:
per piacere
per cortesia
But…
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 06/02/2016 - 05:45
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 Alesha Allen | Thu, 05/26/2016 - 11:37
For many of us, Italy is a place where we can just sit back and relax. You can use the English word in Italian to refer to a state of relaxation - il relax.
Ho…
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by Alesha Allen | Wed, 04/20/2016 - 01:25
Here are a few words and expressions to help you out when travelling by train - in treno - in Italy.
La stazione - Station
Il binario - Platform
L’orario -…
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 03/24/2016 - 11:18
When talking about the clocks going forward and backward, we can use the expressions:
- cambiare l’ora - change the clocks
- mettere un’ora in avanti/…
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by Alesha Allen | Thu, 01/28/2016 - 05:39
There are so many lovely things to eat while in Italy, you don’t want to miss a meal! The main meals in Italian are:
Breakfast: La colazione
Lunch: Il pranzo…
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by Georgette Jupe | Thu, 04/02/2015 - 02:05
A time for celebration and classic recipes, Easter is almost here. In that spirit, colomba is our Word of the Week.
La colomba (noun, female) is a traditional…
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by Katia Amore | Sat, 03/01/2014 - 03:00
Confetti, the small pieces or streamers of paper, which are usually thrown at Carnival parades and wedding celebrations, are actually known as coriandoli in…
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