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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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[Italian Grammar] Uscire, Lasciare or Partire? How To Say To Leave in Italian

05/12/2022

Uscire, lasciare or partire? How to say to leave in Italian? In this post, you'll find some explanation on how to choose the right verb
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English speakers always have a hard time when they need to say ‘to leave’ in Italian.

In fact, English has just one verb to express that concept, while Italian has at least three different verbs: uscire, lasciare, and partire. I have seen my students struggle a bit with that and I thought it could be useful to write a post about this aspect of the Italian language.

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[Italian Vocabulary] 10 Words That You Can Only Hear in Liguria

04/28/2022

In this post, you will find ten quintessentially Ligurian words, words that can be heard only in that region
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I was 19 the first time I realized that some of the words I was using every day were quite unique. 

It was my first day at college and I was unpacking my suitcase when I asked my roommate “Scusami, dov’è la rumenta?”. She gave me a weird look and she told me she had no idea what I was talking about.

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[Italian Grammar] Verbs That Can Have Both Auxiliaries

03/03/2022

Did you know that some verbs can take essere and avere? In this post, I tell you more about Italian verbs that have both auxiliaries!
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Did you know that some Italian verbs can use both essere and avere as auxiliaries?

This is something that drives my students crazy and so I thought it could be another interesting topic for a blog post. As I always do for this type of post, I have also created a downloadable pdf file for you to keep for future reference.

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Fancy speaking Italian every day for a month? Pausa Caffè is here for you!

02/17/2022

Pausa caffè is a challenge that helps you overcome your fear of speaking Italian in a fun and easy way

If you have been following me for a while, you may know what Pausa Caffè is. 

But if this is your first time here, let me tell you a bit more about it. Basically, Pausa Caffè is a challenge to help you practice your Italian every day for a month.

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[Italian Grammar] The Conditional and How to Express the Future in the Past in Italian

01/20/2022

In this general overview of the conditional in Italian, you'll also find an explanation of how to express the future in the past in Italian
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It’s time for a new grammar lesson and this time it is about the conditional in Italian.

As I always do when I select topics for this section of my blog, I have picked this specific aspect of the Italian language because I have noticed some of my students struggle with it a little bit, especially with the use of the conditional to express the future in the past.

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[Advent Calendar] Italian verbs to be used at Christmas

12/23/2021

Here you'll find a list of 24 verbs to be used at Christmas and a downloadable pdf file for you to keep.
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Instantly Italy’s Advent Calendar is almost over and it’s been a blast!

I started the tradition of the Advent Calendar last year with a series of videos about the Italian traditions for Christmas: it was so much fun that I simply had to do it again. The topic I chose for this year is Italian verbs that could be used during the Christmas season.

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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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[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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It’s time for a new Pausa Caffè!

09/30/2021

Pausa Caffè, a challenge to speak Italian every day for a month is back!

Fall is here and it’s a perfect time to restart our challenge to speak Italian every day!

We have spent summer outdoors exploring and enjoying the sunshine but now it is time to curl up on the sofa enjoying a nice cup of coffee and practicing Italian!

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