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“Si Chiama Pietro e torna indietro!” This is a popular and silly idiom/rhyme. What it literally means is “It’s name is Peter (Pietro) and it comes back (torna indietro). It’s a little non-sensical… and is used when you lend something … Continue reading →

Buon giorno! In Class #7 we began prepping for our hands-on cooking tutorial next week. We covered: Italian words for food and cooking Conversations in Italian about Thanksgiving and what we are grateful for The Italian recipe for Spaghetti Aglio, … Continue reading →

Ciao– As I  gear up for my “holiday & food” end-of-series fall Italian conversation and culture classes, I have turned to the web for inspiration in preparing lessons on my personal favourites of simple and yummy Italian cuisine. The two … Continue reading →

Italian hand gesture for “What the bleep?” An expressive addition to your resource kit to learning Italian is the book by Bruno Munari: “Speak Italian: The fine art of the gesture”. I definitely recommend adding this humorous tool to your … Continue reading →

Buon giorno a tutti! Read on for… A recap of class #6 A special assignment for Thanksgiving Important announcements Remember–no classes the week of Thanksgiving! There are two classes left in the Fall 2009 series: Tues/Wed Dec 1/2, and Dec … Continue reading →

Italian proverb: Chi canta a tavola e fischia a letto, è matto perfetto! Translated this means: “He who sings at the dinner table and whistles in bed, is perfectly crazy”.  It is meant more as a fun expression that rhymes than … Continue reading →

Salve studenti! Read on for… A recap of class #5 Outside-of-class assignments/activities Important announcements Buona giornata. Ci vediamo martedi/mercoledi prossimo! (Have a good day. See you next Tuesday/Wednesday, depending on your class location.) Jodina What we studied/practiced: Special Italian words … Continue reading →

One more way to get your fix of things Italian is to join the “Italian” group on Yahoo Groups. Here is how the group describes itself: “Italian is a group of adults at different stages of learning the Italian language. … Continue reading →

This is a fun social group dedicated to “speaking Italian and learning as much as we can while eating and drinking ourselves into fluency!” It’s an informal way to meet others interested in la bella lingua and cibo buono. (It … Continue reading →