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[Italian Grammar] Prendere and Portare: What is The Difference Between These Two Verbs??

08/04/2022

The use of prendere and portare can be a little tricky. In this post, I help you figure out how to use this two verbs in Italian
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The use of prendere and portare can be really tricky.

These two verbs are frequently translated as ‘to take’ in English and this makes students really confused when they need to use them. With this post, I want to try and see if I can help you figure out how to distinguish these two verbs.

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[Family Recipes] Zabaione, A Delicious Treat That Reminds Me of My Childhood

07/21/2022

In this post, you'll find the recipe my mom uses to make zabaione, a delicious treat with eggs, sugar and sweet wine
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Zabaione is not exactly a summer recipe, I know.

This glorious mix of eggs, sugar, and sweet wine is normally associated with autumn or even with Christmas but I have recently eaten it and now I absolutely have to write about it.

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[Italian Books] Mi sa che fuori è primavera by Concita De Gregorio

07/07/2022

If you are looking for some Italian books in English, I highly recommend you this new title about a mother and her terrible loss
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Europa Editions always makes me really happy.

If you are interested in Italian literature translated into English and don’t know this publisher, I highly recommend checking its catalog because it has many interesting titles by contemporary Italian authors.

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The Feast of Saint John in Italy: A Magical Time of the Year

06/23/2022

Traditions and celebrations of Saint John in Italy, a truly magical time of the year
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It’s the day of Saint John tomorrow and there is some magic in the air. 

Saint John, San Giovanni in Italian, is the patron saint of many big and small Italian towns and this makes it a very special day. The day of the patron saint is a public holiday in Italy and this means that tomorrow many people will be taking a day off if the town where they work celebrates its patron saint.

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Un giro in Vespa: My Newsletter in Italian Has Arrived!

06/09/2022

My newsletter in Italian has finally arrived. It is a bi-monthly newsletter focused on the Italian language and culture.

I have been regularly sending a newsletter for quite a while now.

In fact, I checked my Mailchimp account before writing this post and saw that my very first newsletter was sent in 2015, on March 16th precisely. This means seven years of writing and sending email messages almost every week (the last one I sent was number 332, can you imagine?).

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My name is Cinzia and Italy is the place I call home.

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The use of prendere and portare can be a little tricky. In this post, I help you figure out how to use this two verbs in Italian

[Italian Grammar] Prendere and Portare: What is The Difference Between These Two Verbs??

In this post, you'll find the recipe my mom uses to make zabaione, a delicious treat with eggs, sugar and sweet wine

[Family Recipes] Zabaione, A Delicious Treat That Reminds Me of My Childhood

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