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Certo! A Word in Italian You'll Use A Lot

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 01/17/2020 - 02:57

Would you like a holiday home in Lake Como? Would you like to spend the summers at the Italian seaside? Would you like to speak Italian perfectly? If the…

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Days of The Week in Italian

by Alesha Allen | Thu, 01/09/2020 - 16:13

A question my friends and I used to ask each other regularly when I lived in Italy was: what are you doing on Saturday evening? This would then spark a…

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Three Ways to Say: I Want

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 03/22/2019 - 04:56

When you first start learning Italian you will often learn the verb ‘volere’. This verb means ‘to want’. A verb is a doing word, a word which expresses an…

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How to use the verb ‘fare’ in Italian

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 08/24/2018 - 04:42

The verb ‘fare’ literally translates as ‘to do’ or ‘to make’, but depending on the context it can also mean ‘to have’, ‘to take’, ‘to go’, ‘to be’, ‘to let’.…

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Word of the week: EASTER

by Alesha Allen | Fri, 04/20/2018 - 00:21

Easter, Pasqua, is a great time to visit Italy and it is coming up on Sunday, April 21st. It is a very important religious event in Italy, and Easter week, La…

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No Longer La Bella Lingua?

by Myra Robinson | Thu, 04/13/2017 - 04:14

If you spend any time in Italy these days, and watch TV or read the newspapers, you’ll soon notice English words which are creeping into every aspect of…

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Word Of The Week: Please

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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Word Of The Week: Il Panorama

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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What To Say At The Station: Alla Stazione

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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