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[Italian Grammar] How To Use Bene, Buono, Bravo and Bello

11/18/2021

In this post, I help you figure out the use of bene, buono, bravo and bello
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I have been helping students practice their Italian for quite a while now.  

And by doing so, I have noticed some recurring patterns: students tend to make the same mistakes and usually struggle with more or less the same grammar topics.

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[Hidden Italy] A walk around the Cimitero Monumentale in Milan

11/11/2021

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One of the goals of this section of the blog is to help you discover off-the-beaten-track Italian locations.

I have specifically created this ‘Hidden Italy’ series to write about places that you might not know or that might not be on the usual not-to-miss list of Italian destinations.

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[Italian Vocabulary] Common Latin Phrases Used in Everyday Italian

11/04/2021

In this post, you'll find a list of some of the most common Latin phrases used in everyday Italian
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My husband has developed a small obsession with Latin, lately.

He is not a scholar nor has any knowledge of the language, he just finds that Latin is a more elegant and austere language than Italian so he throws Latin words here and there, in his conversation.

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Are Italians really superstitious? A fun article about superstition in Italy

10/28/2021

Are Italians really superstitious? In this post, I write a few things about superstition in Italy and the common beliefs related to it.
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I am not very superstitious, but it seems that a lot of Italians are.

It seems that many people in Italy strongly believe that some things might bring bad luck and it is a common belief that people are generally more superstitious in the south of the country.

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[Italian Books] Dove mi trovo by Jhumpa Lahiri

10/21/2021

For the selection of books in Italian, this week I write about Dove mi trovo by Jhumpa Lahiri, which you can find in English as Whereabouts
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Jhumpa Lahiri is a very famous writer who is particularly dear to many students of Italian.

As a matter of fact, she has written In altre parole, one of the most popular books about learning Italian, a book that many students have read – either in Italian or in English – and that many have loved.

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

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