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The Vowel Sound A – “Don’t Call Me Al” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Jodina

Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ Today’s language nugget/pronunciation landmine is brought to you by the Italian Vowel Sound A. Such an innocent looking letter. You’d think it’d be easy. And yet, it fools many a student (especially, … Continue reading →

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The Three Stooges Sound | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Jodina

Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ This week’s Language Nugget features another common Italian pronunciation landmine… one that has the dubious distinction of being voted by my students as “Most Obnoxious Sound in Italian.” Can you guess which … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 20, 2014 by

[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 Friday: Words To Live By | Parole di vita

Posted on November 14, 2014 by

Questa settimana condivido tre parole preferite. | This week I am sharing three favorite words: assaporare | passioni | apprezzare savor | passions | appreciate Permettetemi di contestualizzare. Questa settimana ho saputo che è venuta a mancare un’amica d’infanzia. Un … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

[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 dolce Pasqua | Sweet Easter | Foto Blog

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Jodina

NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation (in Italics). Anche in Italia le uova ed i conigli sono simboli della primavera e della Pasqua, insieme agli agnelli e agli anatroccoli. Le vetrine delle pasticcerie sono … Continue reading →

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Spooky Poveglia | Italy’s Island of the Dead

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Jodina

NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation (in Italics). Si dice che Poveglia — un’isola abbandonata e situata a sole due miglia da Venezia — sia infestata da fantasmi. Secondo la leggenda questa piccolissima isola … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jodina

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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A Good Sign, Part 2 | Signs Around Venice | Foto Blog

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jodina

One good blog post deserves another!… and since I couldn’t fit all the great Venetian sign photos in last week’s posting (A Good Sign | Un buon segno), here are the rest — including the stories that go with them. … Continue reading →

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A Good Sign | Un buon segno | Foto Blog

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Jodina

Let me just start this blog post with a disclaimer: I am fully aware that while the pun “A good sign” works in English, it gets lost in translation. Still, it was catchy, so I went with it. . This … Continue reading →

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