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10 Popular Italian Idioms That Come From Movies and TV Shows

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Idioms are one of the funniest yet hardest things to learn in a foreign language. 

You can be a very fluent speaker but if in the middle of a conversation someone tells you sei lungo come la Quaresima (you are long as Lent) or that it is time to tagliare la testa al toro (to cut the bull’s head), you may end up with a puzzled look on your face.

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Fun Ways of Practicing Italian: YouTubers To Follow if You Want To Improve Your Italian Language Skills

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YouTube offers all kinds of resources for all kinds of necessities and it is a great tool for language learners as well. 

YouTube is one of the most important sources of video entertainment in my daily life and it is a wonderful opportunity for practicing my English comprehension skills. I watch a lot of videos on a daily basis – all of them in English – and I feel that this is highly beneficial for my English fluency.

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[Hidden Italy] A Different Way of Visiting Rimini: A Walk Around Town Following The Steps of Federico Fellini

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If you mention Rimini, here in Italy, your mind will immediately picture a clear image: endless beach, rows of colorful beach umbrellas, music blasting from radios, kids playing.

As a matter of fact, Rimini is one of the most popular Italian beach destinations, for families in particular. The city is on the Adriatic coast and, since the sea is not exactly nice there, it offers all kinds of services to compensate such a flaw.

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Expats in Italy: An Interview with Rebecca Hughes, Blogger and Travel Writer at La Brutta Figura, About the Pros and Cons of Living in Italy

How is living in Italy? Is it really so fascinating as people think? It’s time to ask an expat again!

My dear Expats in Italy section is back and I couldn’t be happier because I really love this kind of posts. If you have been following me for a while, you know that I chat with expats living in Italy every now and then because I really want to know their opinion about life in Italy and Italian culture in general. For me, as a native, it is a great opportunity to look at Italy with different eyes and I hope that for you guys is a way to read about the opinions of people who live here without being Italians – and manage to survive! 

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[Italian Books] The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti: A Great Novel by One of The Best Italian Contemporary Authors

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I am so happy I can finally recommend you one of my most favorite Italian books!

What was stopping me from doing so? well, I was waiting for it to be translated into English and now it’s finally done. So now I can tell you everything about one of the best books I have read lately: The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti.

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