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Che significa Montelupo Fiorentino?
Che significa Montelupo Fiorentino? E che cosâe? (What does Montelupo Fiorentino mean? And what is it?) . . If you guessed that Montelupo Fiorentino means Florentine Mountain Wolf, youâre right! If you thought it might be the name of an … Continue reading
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Italian Traditions>> Food: A New Year’s Recipe for Prosperity
~Blog Repost~ . Allora, dunque, siamo arrivati a capodanno⊠di giĂ ! Caspita! (So, well, weâve arrived at New Yearâs Eve⊠already! Goodness/Yikes!) And I promised to post a recipe for the yummy traditional Italian holiday dish of lenticchie (lentils). Often … Continue reading
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“Grazie, Firenze!” Guest Blog #3: A student in Florence
Ecco (Here is) Lisaâs latest blog post! If you havenât read her previous entries, theyâre here: Guest Blog Part 2, Guest Blog Part 1 In breve (in breief), Lisa, one of my students, is living her sogno (dream) by spending … Continue reading
Guest Blog: Part 2–“La scuola”
A Student in Florence
Ecco (Here is) Lisaâs second blog post! If you didnât read the first one, itâs here: Guest Blog Part 1 In breve (in short), Lisa, one of my students, is living her sogno (dream) by spending sette settimane (seven weeks) … Continue reading
Guest Blog: Una studentessa a Firenze
A Student in Florence
    Una delle mie studentesse (one of my students), la simpaticissima Lisa DeLucchi, is living her sogno (dream) by spending sette settimane (seven weeks) a Firenze (in Florence), where she has affittato unâappartamento (rented an apartment) and si Ăš iscritta … Continue reading
Si torna a scuola! / Back to School!
. Â Eâ arrivato quel momento dellâanno (Itâs that time of year) â si torna a scuola! (back to school!) Â Here, to build up your repertoire, una manciata di vocaboli italiani riguardanti la scuola (a handful of Italian words … Continue reading
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Everybody Speaks Italian — The Cool Phenomenon of Language Crossover
âWord Bridgeâ (photo by Dutch artist Art Rock) . Â Â âHowâs that?,â you say. Well, you might be a student of la bella lingua (Italianâs nickname, meaning, literally, the beautiful language) and speak it with some degree of proficiency, … Continue reading
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