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šLeggenda di San Valentinoš
Conosci lāorigine della leggenda di San Valentino? [ā¦English Translation Belowā¦] Sono molte le leggende riguardanti la vita di San Valentino ā eccone una: La Festa di San Valentino ha le origini nellāantico rito romano di Lupercalia. La Chiesa cattolica voleva … Continue reading
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š2021 bollettino italiano NĀŗ3š¤øGoodies Galore!š
Today, just for un minuto, I invite you to unplug from the madnessĀ š¤Ŗ, and take a happy little Italian break with me! Read on for an Italian joke š¤£ (una battuta), a saying (un detto), and my favorite word (parola) … Continue reading
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Leggenda della Befana/Italian Christmas Witch Legend
All around Italy, i ragazzi, the kiddos, have hung their calze, stockings, by il camino, the chimney, with care, in hopes that la Befana soon will be there. i bravi, the good ones, will get caramelle, candies, and little regali, … Continue reading
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Italian Lentil Soupš°Recipe for a Lucky Year
Prefer to read this post in English? Skip to the text inĀ green. Ā Ā Ā Ā Secondo lāusanza italiana, se ti vuoi assicurare di un nuovo anno fortunato, a Capodanno devi mangiare le lenticchie. Piatte e tonde, assomigliano le monete, e per … Continue reading
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The Vowel Sound U/ooh/ – “It’s Never About YOU” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET oā the week | Navigating Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ā Podcast below ā Ā This weekās Italian Language Nugget is brought to you by yet another vowel sound pronunciation landmine. The letter in question is U. Just like the vowels A [āDonāt Call Me Alā] … Continue reading
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The Vowel Sound i/ee/ – “Rhymes with Tree” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET oā the week | Navigating Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ā Podcast below ā Buongiornoooo! This weekās Language Nugget is brought to you by yet another pronunciation landmine Vowel Sound ā today weāre looking at the Italian Vowel Sound i ā which in Italian rhymes with … Continue reading
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The Vowel Sound A – “Donāt Call Me Al” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET oā the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ā Podcast below ā Todayās language nugget/pronunciation landmine is brought to you by the Italian Vowel Sound A. Ā Such an innocent looking letter. Youād think itād be easy. And yet, it fools many a student (especially, … Continue reading
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The Three Stooges Sound | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET oā the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ā Podcast below ā This weekās Language Nugget features another common Italian pronunciation landmineā¦ one that has the dubious distinction of being voted by my students as āMost Obnoxious Sound in Italian.ā Can you guess which … Continue reading
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