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9 Apr 🔥 Language Musings 🤔 & News✍️

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jodina

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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🥣Mangia la zuppa!🥄Proverbi e detti

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Jodina

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

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jodina

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

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Jodina

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💟

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Jodina

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!

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Jodina

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

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Jodina

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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The Vowel Sound U/ooh/ – “It’s Never About YOU” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Navigating Pronunciation Landmines

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Jodina

Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ This week’s Italian Language Nugget is brought to you by yet another vowel sound pronunciation landmine. The letter in question is U. Just like the vowels A [“Don’t Call Me Al“] … Continue reading →

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The Vowel Sound i/ee/ – “Rhymes with Tree” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Navigating Pronunciation Landmines

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Jodina

Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ Buongiornoooo! This week’s Language Nugget is brought to you by yet another pronunciation landmine Vowel Sound – today we’re looking at the Italian Vowel Sound i – which in Italian rhymes with … Continue reading →

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The Vowel Sound A – “Don’t Call Me Al” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Jodina

Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ Today’s language nugget/pronunciation landmine is brought to you by the Italian Vowel Sound A. Such an innocent looking letter. You’d think it’d be easy. And yet, it fools many a student (especially, … Continue reading →

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