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Improve Your Italian with a Speaking Challenge: Pausa Caffè is Back!

09/22/2022

Pausa Caffè is a challenge that helps you practice and improve your Italian in a super easy and fun way

Autumn is here, it is time to cozy up and get back to your Italian practice. 

If you have been taking a break during the summer months, a speaking challenge is a perfect way to get back on track and start working on your Italian again.

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Using Songs To Practice Italian: Five Songs To Study Verbs

09/08/2022

Songs are a great tool for language learning. Here you'll find five songs to practice Italian verbs
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I know I am saying something really obvious but music is a great tool to practice a foreign language.

I have always loved music a lot and this has been really helpful to practice and improve my English. Over the years, I have consumed hours and hours of English music, which has helped me memorize thousands of English words and phrases.

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[Hidden Italy] Alta Langa, A Peaceful Corner of Paradise in Piedmont

08/18/2022

Alta Langa is the lesser-known part of the amazing area around Alba, in Piedmont, famous for its wine and truffles
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When you say the word Langa, people immediately think of wine, cheese, and truffle.

In fact, the Langhe, the hilly area around Alba in Piedmont, is one of the most famous gastronomy areas in the whole world. In autumn, people literally flock to the region to taste its delicious wine and maybe a bit of its superb white truffle.

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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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