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13 Classic Books Every Italian Has Read When in School

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Or, to say it better: 13 Italian classic books every Italian SHOULD have read when in school. 

Let’s be honest: how many of you have read all the classics that have been assigned to you, when you were a student?

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[Italian Vocabulary] All the Italian words and phrases related to Easter

I have prepared a pdf file with all the Italian words and phrases you’ll find in this post. You can find it in Your Italian Toolbox, a section of Instantly Italy where you’ll find Italian learning materials. You can get access to it by subscribing here. .

Easter has just passed, this year, but there’s still so much to say about it!

Even if it is not as big as Christmas, Easter is a very heartfelt celebration here in Italy. Actually, if you are a religious person, Easter is a very important feast, as it celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and there are a lot of important traditions linked to it.

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[Italian Phrases] Io porto le paste!

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There are very few things more Italian than a Sunday lunch. 

Even if habits are slowly changing nowadays, Sunday lunches are still a staple in the life of every Italian. It might not be that we have a Sunday lunch every single week, but it is still something that is quite common to do.

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[Italian Vocabulary] Spring is here: all the words and phrases you need to know

I have prepared a pdf file with all the Italian words and phrases you’ll find in this post. You can find it in Your Italian Toolbox, a section of Instantly Italy where you’ll find Italian learning materials. You can get access to it by subscribing here. 

We have been waiting for so long, but it’s done: Spring has finally arrived!

March has been quite glorious, over here, and actually made us feel we were in spring way earlier than its official starting date. We got warm days, blue skies, and amazing sunshine. It was not official, but it was spring no matter what.

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