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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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😍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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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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La Madonnina, La Befana & Babbo Natale

~ The holy trinity of present bringers ~     As I sit here sipping on limoncello and nibbling biscotti, I am thinking to myself that it’s time for another blog post. So why not tell you about la Madonnina, la … Continue reading

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Anniversario Unità d’Italia >>

Italy turns 150!

. Italy turned 150 today, which might surprise you. With so many ancient ruins and all the Renaissance and other historical works of art… you might wonder how the country could be so young. . And your surprise would be … Continue reading

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International Women’s Day>> Festa della Donna

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

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L’amore è nell’aria>>

Italian love phrases, proverbs & music

. In onore della stagione d’amore e il giorno di San Valentino (in honor of the season of love and Valentine’s Day), dedico questa puntata del blog ad alcuni proverbi, frasi e una canzone d’amore italiani (I dedicate this blog … Continue reading

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The Week in Words>> A Blast of Italian Vocabulary

. Perhaps one of your new year’s resolutions is to migliorare (improve) in italiano. As a way to expand and improve your vocabulary of Italian words, I thought it might be useful and interesting to share some of the new … Continue reading

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