Category Archives: Sayings

🥣Mangia la zuppa!🥄Proverbi e detti

In honor of this coming Sunday’s Mangia la Zuppa! Italian Soup Cook-Along, today’s proverbi e detti (proverbs & sayings) are about soup and broth. Want to join in the cooking fun? Sign up here for a live online Italian/English cooking … Continue reading

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🥚La Pasqua!🐣Alcuni Detti🐇e Foto

Buona Pasqua! / Happy Easter!      In questo blog (in this blog post) convido con te (I’ll share with you) qualche detto pasquale (a few Easter sayings) e delle foto di vetrine pasquali fatte in Italia qualche anno fa … Continue reading

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🌞Proverbs: Marzo☂️Pazzerello☁️Cielo a🐑Pecorelle

Finalmente è arrivata la primavera (Spring has finally arrived), though it might not feel like it yet where you are. Some folks still have neve (snow) and/or tempo molto freddo (very cold weather) or tanta pioggia (lots of rain). Check … Continue reading

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🐦Proverbi per la primavera☔ | Proverbs for Spring

The weather’s a little nuts this time of year, so it’s the perfect moment to learn a couple of Italian weather- and spring-related proverbs! 1. Una rondine non fa primavera. (One swallow doesn’t mean it’s spring.) 📍Significato / Meaning: Questo … Continue reading

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😍2021 bollettino Nº4 🍭Caramelle per il Cervello!🧠Brain Candy!

Mamma mia che settimana! (Holy cow, what a week!) Thought you might like to relax into the fine settimana (weekend) with a lil’ bit o’ italiano… Read on for an Italian joke 🤣 (una barzelletta), a saying (un detto), and … Continue reading

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Love, Italian Style | Amore all’italiana

“Ti amo” or “Ti voglio bene”? That is the question for italophiles this upcoming day of San Valentino.  The answer, it turns out, depends on the object of your affections. “Ti amo” (I love you) is reserved for romantic loves, … Continue reading

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Fave 3 Friday: Una, due, tre porte in Toscana | One, Two, Three Doors in Tuscany

[Note: Any text in Italian is followed by the English translation.] “Chiusa una porta si apre un portone.” Significa che quando perdi un’occasione c’è subito un’altra opportunità. Quindi, nella vita, siate ottimisti e fiduciosi! This Italian idiomatic expression translates roughly … Continue reading

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Fave 3 Thursday: Italian Idiomatic Expressions with “Acqua” (Water)

[Note: Any text in Italian is followed by the English translation.] Siamo giunti a novembre, e qui a San Diego, speriamo siano vere le voci che girano, a proposito di un autunno e un inverno piovosi, grazie all’effetto meteorologico conosciuto … Continue reading

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words | Foto Blog & Contest>> Comment to win!

NOTE:  This blog post is written inItalian (in italics) and English interspersed, so it is possible to read the article in one or both languages. To borrow on an old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words. Since this … Continue reading

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Vetrine italiane | Anche l’occhio vuole la sua parte | Foto blog

Italian Shop Windows  | A  Photo Blog TO READ IN ENGLISH, SCROLL DOWN PAST PHOTOS  Dal mio recente viaggio in Italia tra le foto che piu’ mi piacciono sono quelle delle vetrine dei negozi. Sono fatte cosi’ bene che danno … Continue reading

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