Author Archives: Jodina

Buona sera studenti! Ecco il vostro aggiornamento settimanale della classe. (Here’s your weekly class update.) Complimenti a tutti coloro che hanno fatto i compiti di classe! (Thumbs up to all those who did the oustide-of-class assignments!) Read on for a … Continue reading →

The Complete Italian Grammar is IMHO (in my humble opinion) the best Italian grammar book I’ve come across. Part of the ‘Practice Makes Perfect Series’ from McGraw Hill publishers. While I know not everyone is a grammar geek like me, … Continue reading →

This is good stuff — Listen to free streaming music with Radio Italy Live NY out of Manhattan. Complete with Italian radio commercials, in real time. Listen on your computer while you work, or on your iPhone anywhere. Almost like … Continue reading →

Salve! Ecco la frase idiomatica della settimana = Here’s your weekly Italian Idiom, brought to you by Italiano With Jodina: “Tutto fumo niente arrosto.” Literally, this means ‘all smoke, no roast’, and would be used pretty much the same way … Continue reading →

Buon giorno e complimenti a tutti per il vostro entusiasmo (your enthusiasm)!!! Our class is un grande piacere! And now, here’s your weekly update… What we studied/practiced: A review of Italian Greetings/ Intro’s/ Polite-Useful Phrases/ Small Talk The Italian Alphabet … Continue reading →

Can’t make it to Italy’s “Beautiful Country” in person this year? Then sample the breathtaking sights from the vicarious comfort of a helicopter-mounted camera in this gorgeous aerial travelogue. As seen on Public Television, Visions of Italy is the ultimate … Continue reading →

Ciao ragazzi! Complimenti per il vostro lavoro duro e progresso! (Good job on your hard work and progress!) What we studied/practiced: A review of Italian Greetings/ Intro’s/ Polite-Useful Phrases/ Small Talk The Italian Alphabet and Italian Pronunciation The song “Un … Continue reading →

Salve! The Sinatra satellite radio stations offer an ‘eccellente’ way to get your old-school Italian-American music fix — tunes guaranteed to put you in a good mood! On Sirius, it’s channel 75, “Siriusly Sinatra“, and on XM, it’s channel 73, … Continue reading →

Buon giorno a tutti! What a fantastico gruppo di studenti! It was great to see and meet everyone last nite!  Our series of Italian Conversation and Culture classes is off to an excellent start! I am looking forward to molto … Continue reading →

Buon giorno a tutti! What an excellent class and how fantastico to see everyone last nite! We have a really great group of people, and this series of Italian Conversation and Culture classes is going to be molto divertente! Thank … Continue reading →