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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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[Italian Vocabulary] It’s Carnival time in Italy: 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. 

February in Italy most likely means Carnival. 

Depending on when Easter falls on each year, Carnival takes place somewhere between the first days of February and the beginning of March. [Read more…]

[Italian Vocabulary] All The Words And Phrases You Need To Know To Enjoy Aperitivo in Italy

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There’s absolutely one thing you do not have to miss when in Italy: aperitivo.

What is aperitivo? Well, it’s la bella vita at its best. Let me give you an example. It’s Friday night, you leave the office a bit tired but do not want to go home. You have been working all day and just need some relaxing time: it’s time for an aperitivo, then!

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[Italian Vocabulary] Useful Christmas Words And Phrases

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Christmas is around the corner and it’s a perfect chance to learn some Italian vocabulary.

I’ve just created a new section for this blog and I am really excited about it.  I felt that I needed to write more posts about the Italian language, so I thought that it would be interesting to focus on the vocabulary for specific topics.

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How to choose the best Italian city for a language course

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If you’ve been studying Italian for a while, you are probably considering coming to Italy to improve your language skills. 

Or maybe you have never studied Italian and want to begin doing it with a language course in Italy. No matter if you find yourself in one situation or the other, choosing the best Italian city for a language course is always quite tough.

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[Italian Phrases] Ci prendiamo un caffè?

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What do you think when you think of Italy? 

Well, pizza, probably. Beautiful monuments, clear blue sea, heaps of pasta, maybe. But there is something else that is deeply rooted in Italian culture, just like pizza and pasta: it’s coffee, il caffè! [Read more…]

[Italian books] A book about learning Italian and falling in love with it

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I haven’t been reading many Italian books lately, but luckily I’ve come across a really interesting one. 

The book is In altre parole by the Pulizer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, basically a declaration of love for the Italian language.

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[Italian phrases] Metti su l’acqua!

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“Sono arrivata, metti su l’acquaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

I was walking the dog at lunch break yesterday when I heard the phrase above. I turned my head and saw a lady getting out of her car and opening the front gate of her house.

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3 easy tips to improve your reading skills in a foreign language

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A few weeks ago I wrote a post suggesting a few tips to practice a foreign language daily.

That post was mainly focused on building vocabulary and learning new words. But mastering a language involves many other abilities.

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