Word of the Week

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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 06/23/2014 - 08:41
We celebrate the official arrival of summer – June 21 – by dedicating our Word of the Week to… summer – l’estate! Dove trascorrerai l’estate? Where are you…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 06/16/2014 - 08:19
Summer is “wedding season” in Italy, and we have picked sposa – bride as our Word of the Week. Getting married is sposarsi. I miei amici si sono sposati sul…
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by Alesha Allen | Mon, 06/09/2014 - 09:01
Il tavolo is ‘the table’, in the sense of a piece of furniture. However if ‘the table’ is prepared for a meal, it becomes la tavola. At home, when food is…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 06/02/2014 - 02:30
Here at ITALY Magazine we really like taking to the road to explore Italy – there is always something new to discover! So this week we teach you the word…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 05/26/2014 - 10:37
Home sweet home, or, as we would say in Italian, casa dolce casa! Our Word of the Week is casa, home or house (no distinction in Italian). If you want to…
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by Katia Amore | Mon, 05/19/2014 - 01:00
You cannot imagine how many times we have been tempted to dedicate one of our language articles to "swearing in Italian".   It never felt right though, until…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 05/12/2014 - 08:29
Isn’t May one of the nicest months of the year? Spring is in full swing, trees and flowers are blooming and there are many outdoor events to enjoy the warm…
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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 04/28/2014 - 11:09
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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by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 04/14/2014 - 12:37
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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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 04/07/2014 - 11:40
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…