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9 Apr 🔥 Language Musings 🤔 & News✍️

 Roundup of recent news & media content from Italiano With Jodina Miao è come i gatti dicono ciao in italiano LANGUAGE HACK 🇮🇹 I nostri “pets” ci possono aiutare a parlare meglio l’italiano! Miao is how cats say ciao in … Continue reading

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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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28 Mar 🔥Learning Hacks & Language News⚡

 Roundup of recent news & media content from Italiano With Jodina What motivates you to study Italian?  🇮🇹“Top 10 Motivations for Studying Italian” It’s the most musical language in the world. It’s the language of the country with the greatest … 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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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 Soup💰Recipe for a Lucky Year

Prefer to read this post in English? Skip to the text in  green.      Secondo l’usanza 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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