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Buon giorno ragazzi! Read on for… A recap of class #4 Outside-of-class assignments Important announcements. Che passiate una buonissa settimana–ci vediamo martedi/mercoledi prossimo! (Have an excellent week — see you next Tuesday/Wednesday… depending on your class location!) Jodina What we … Continue reading →

Nel blu dipinto di blu… Alitalia is offering special fares, round trip, starting at $500, departures from Boston. Must be purchased by Nov.9, travel by March 24, 2010.  March/April is a nice time of year to be in Italy. Spring’s … Continue reading →

Tiziano Ferro, Italian latin pop singer, is talented, fun to listen to (and easy on the eyes!). One of my students turned me on to his music (grazie Gariella!). Ferro also records Spanish versions of his Italian albums and has … Continue reading →

San Diego’s Taste of Little Italy returns — taking place this Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. Among the participating restaurants are Anthology, Burger Lounge, Indigo Grill, Mimmo’s, Mona Lisa, Po Pazzo, Rice at the W Hotel, Cafe … Continue reading →

“Chi non ha testa ha gambe” . . Salve! Ecco la frase idiomatica della settimana = Here’s your weekly Italian Idiom, brought to you by Italiano With Jodina: “Chi non ha testa ha gambe.” Literally, this means ‘He who doesn’t … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →