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Italian Language For English Speakers: English-Italian False Friends (Nouns)

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I am sure you have come across many posts about English-Italian false friends while googling language resources online.

This is the type of post you usually find on language learning blogs, right? Well, when I came up with the idea of writing a blog post about English-Italian false friends, I first thought that this was a very ordinary idea. But I keep on seeing my students making little mistakes due to these tricky words and I’ve decided to give it a go.

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[Hidden Italy] A Visit to Bussana Vecchia, an Abandoned Village That Has Found a New Life

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My mission to help you discover interesting and unique places in Liguria continues. 

In these past months, I have taken you to Noli, a small place with a very long and important history, to Triora, a remote village up in the mountains that is famous for its dark past, and to Verezzi, a small town that offers scenic views and great hiking opportunities. But there are many more places to discover.

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Expats in Italy: A Chat with Isabella Paz of YouTube Channel “The Passeggiata” About Life and Travels in Italy

It’s the first time I interview a YouTuber and I am super excited!

Jokes aside, when I met Isabella – the expat I am interviewing today – on Instagram, I found the fact that she had a YouTube channel very interesting because I believe that making videos is a great way to tell about life in a certain country. Needless to say, I have immediately asked her if she was interested in being interviewed and I am super happy she said yes!

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10 Things I Hate About Italy and Italians

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I can’t say how many times I hear the sentence “I love Italy and Italians so much!”. 

My job gives me the amazing opportunity of chatting with people from all over the world and since I teach Italian, most of those people – ok, all of them – are in love with my country.

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Ricomincia la scuola! A List of Useful Italian Words and Phrases That Are Related to School (Downloadable File Included)

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It’s September and school is about to start again, here in Italy. 

The air is getting chillier and everybody is getting ready for a new school season, you can really feel it in the air even if you have no kids. It’s that time of the year when you wish your only thought was to go to the nearest stationery store and buy all you need for the new year.

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