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🎣Buon Pesce🐠d’Aprile!🐟

Happy April Fool’s Day! {English below} Occhio alle spalle, il primo aprile, il giorno degli scherzi e delle notizie incredibili: i pesci d’aprile sono in agguato ovunque, a casa come in ufficio ma anche su internet, sui giornali ed in … Continue reading

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🥣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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🌞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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💟Leggenda di San Valentino💟

Conosci l’origine della leggenda di San Valentino? […English Translation Below…] Sono molte le leggende riguardanti la vita di San Valentino – eccone una: La Festa di San Valentino ha le origini nell’antico rito romano di Lupercalia. La Chiesa cattolica voleva … 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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Buoni propositi per l’anno nuovo | New Year’s Resolutions

[Note: Any text in Italian is followed by the English translation.] È giunto quel momento: un nuovo anno luccicante è iniziato! Un anno pieno di possibilità e buoni propositi, cioè tutti quegli atti e nobili intenzioni che vorremmo riuscire a … 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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Auguri alle donne! | International Women’s Day

March 8th is International Women’s Day. This day is observed widely in many countries around the world. Oddly though, it is not observed in the United States. In fact, the first time I’d heard of it was shortly after I’d … Continue reading

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