Roma Termini “Roma Termini (in Italian, Stazione Termini) is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from the ancient Baths of Diocletian (in Latin, thermae) which lie across the street from the main entrance.” —Wikipedia Train stations in Italy can…
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My Crazy Journey to Learn Italian: A Guest Post by La Studentessa Matta
If you are an Italian language learner, surely you know the work of my friend Melissa, otherwise known as Studentessa Matta. She shares her love of learning Italian with passion and enthusiasm, and right now, several of her sites are up for awards at Top 100 Language Lovers. In honor of her, and to encourage…
Week 5: High Frequency Words
This series focuses on Fluent Forever’s alphabetical list of the 625 most commonly used words in any language, presented 10 words at a time with their Italian translation. “Not all words are created equal: we use certain words far more often than others…We get a lot of mileage out of our most frequent words…With only…
Week 4: High Frequency Words
This series focuses on Fluent Forever’s alphabetical list of the 625 most commonly used words in any language, presented 10 words at a time with their Italian translation. “Not all words are created equal: we use certain words far more often than others…We get a lot of mileage out of our most frequent words…With only…
How I Study Italian: Updated for 2016
“…the thirtysomething student [who was Leonardo da Vinci] copied vocabi italiani (Italian words derived from Latin) into his notebooks, filling page after page of the Codex Trivulzianus, his earliest manuscript, which he referred to as “my book of words.” Even as Leonardo neared age forty, he was still working at conjugations, copying “amo, amas, amat” as diligently…
Fun phrases for your weekend…
Ciao amici! Yesterday began a new class term with Italiano with Jodina and marked my 5th anniversary studying Italian with Maestra Jodina Hahn Gallo. ❤ I hope to get back into the swing of the Weekend Italian series soon (focusing on Fluent Forever’s high-frequency list), but until then, here’s some fun phrases that I…
Week 3: High Frequency Words
This series focuses on Fluent Forever’s alphabetical list of the 625 most commonly used words in any language, presented 10 words at a time with their Italian translation. “Not all words are created equal: we use certain words far more often than others…We get a lot of mileage out of our most frequent words…With only…
How to say I Love You in Italian
One of the beauties of Italian is that it is a very specific language. I would say I love that, but that would be very un-Italian indeed. For example, one uses a different word to indicate playing a sport (giocare) versus playing an instrument (suonare). Or for painting a wall (tinteggiare) versus creating something with paint —…
Week 2: High Frequency Words
Weekend Italian: high-frequency words to kick-start your Italian brain. Grab a cup of coffee and spend a little time this weekend learning Italian!
Week 1: High Frequency Words
Testing out a new post series…please tell me what you think in the comments!
Prayers & Piazzas 