Author Archives: Jodina

  Pronto? . From the Dept. of “Don’t Believe Everything You Read in a Translator,” here is a mini compendium of goofy translations by various online translators that students and friends have reported on. ~ LOL & Enjoy!   “Secondo … Continue reading →

For learners of Italian, or any language for that matter, listening to and singing along with children’s songs is an excellent way to pick up pronunciation, rhythm, and cadence of a language. ~~~ Their simple melodies make these songs easy … Continue reading →

Yes, can you believe it??!  Even more Italian love songs ! ~ ~ ~ Ecco a few late entrants for the title “La più bella canzone d’amore”: Notte di luna calante, recorded by Domenico Modugno (“Volare”) in 1960 Perdere l’amore, … Continue reading →

E vabbene, mia amica told me that no compendium of  Italian love songs would e complete without these… Ancora, Eduardo De Crescenza, big success at San Remo Festival 1981 Se io se lei, Biagio Antonacci {NB: I’ve always thought this … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day! ~ Buon giorno di San Valentino! ~ Here some phrases you might like to use today to woo your valentine in italiano… . • Ti amo. – I love you.  (Used only romantically) • Amore mio – … Continue reading →

Just in time for Valentine’s Day… 5 Italian Love Songs! ~   I took a survey of my friends’ fave Italian love songs… Here are 5 of them:  . . Anema e core (Soul & Heart), classic Neapolitan song, sung … Continue reading →

Ciao! Well, Valentine’s day is nearly upon us… many have mixed feelings about this day, myself included. (Is it just another ‘Hallmark’ day to boost the sales of trinkets… or is there more to it??) Whichever side of the fence … Continue reading →

Scioglilingua is the Italian term for tongue twister. That’s a tricky word to say; let’s break it down into syllables and a phonetic spelling: Scioglilingua (shol-yee-ling-gwuh). The actual meaning is closer to ‘tongue loosener’ than ‘twister’. Here it is: “Sopra … Continue reading →

Hello again! 😀 This is part 5 of my 5-part series on ways to speed up your learning curve. The following excellent ideas are the result of a challenge I posed to my students: “Come up with entertaining & enriching … Continue reading →

Welcome back! 🙂 Here we are at part 4 of a 5-part series on ways to speed up your rate of learning. The great ideas that follow are the result of a challenge I posed to my students: “Come up … Continue reading →