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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/09/2015 - 03:00
The 65th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival begins this week in the charming coastal town of Sanremo, also known as "la città dei fiori", the city of…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/02/2015 - 06:04
As we plan to run several articles dedicated to the beautiful island of Sicily this month, we decided our Word of the Week would be isola - island.
La Sicilia…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/26/2015 - 11:35
This is the time of the year when many Italian families head to the beautiful mountains of Italy for the much beloved "settimana bianca" (white week),…
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by Silvia Donati | Sat, 01/24/2015 - 03:00
How to answer the phone
Italians have a peculiar way of answering the phone: unlike the English language, Italians don’t say “ciao” (hello), but rather “…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/19/2015 - 08:44
Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano resigned last week, setting the stage for the election of a new head of state, which will take place over the next couple…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/12/2015 - 09:11
Given the bleak international news making headlines just a few days into the new year, we decided our Word of the Week would be pace - peace.
Pace is a…
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by Barry Lillie | Sat, 01/10/2015 - 03:00
The relatively new ‘missed call’ trend used by young people to communicate via their mobile phones has crossed barriers and is now universally accepted as a…
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by Alesha Allen | Mon, 01/05/2015 - 09:10
Having spent five winters in Rome, I never saw snow - la neve - like in the UK. However, I have spent a very wintery weekend in Venice a few years ago, where…
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by Katia Amore | Sat, 01/03/2015 - 03:30
There are circumstances when a simple grazie (thanks) is just not enough!
Maybe you were asking for directions to an Italian man who didn't speak English but…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 12/29/2014 - 05:22
2014 is ending and a new year is about to begin, so our Word of the Week is anno, year.
The plural is anni, years.
New Year's Eve is Capodanno - the new year…
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