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Category: Language
7 Reasons to Love Italian
We study Italian because we want to, not because we need to. Because the music of the language moves us to learn it, to engage in this “impracticality”, to throw some of our precious time to the wind and do something simple for the pleasure of being able to pronounce words like piacere. –From “Why…
Grazie and more: saying thank you in Italian
You all know that I love writing about gratitude, and I love writing about Italian. Plus, I’m feeling especially thankful this week (see my previous post). So here’s a little post combining both! I hope you enjoy this first in a series (fingers crossed!) in the category “Weekend Italian.” Blessings! Sapete che mi piace scrivere…
Treat yourself to these tricky Italian Halloween words
Even though Halloween is not officially celebrated in Italy, the kid cousins whom I adore there certainly know all about our American tradition. So, to infuse a little Italian into our holiday, here’s some dolcetto o scherzetto parole — trick or treat words — for you. Buon divertimente! Have fun! To hear the spoken Italian, click…
Recentemente in italiano: i miei compiti
Recently in Italian: My Homework With summer’s loose and lazy schedule, I have not been as committed to Italiano as I would like, which makes me anxious as I’m preparing to host cugini (cousins) very soon! Still, in the last few weeks, I have found some fun new ways to practice Italian. Su Internet / On Line Italy Magazine…
Questa settimana in italiano: i miei compiti
This week in Italian: my homework I love collecting Italian language learning books, and I’m very good about blasting through them — lots of exposure, not much mastery. So, in an effort to help review and hopefully retain, I thought that occasionally I would post what I’ve been studying. Ogni giorno Every day, I check…
Capturing Italy: Sweet Nothingness
Il bel far niente, is the Italian concept of sweet idleness, or the beauty of doing nothing, a phrase which I first discovered, possibly like many of you, during my first reading of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love. “The beauty of doing nothing…has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing nothing is the…
Tiny Spanish
In coming to Buenos Aires, Argentina for two weeks I broke my first rule of foreign travel: learn just a little bit of the language. I have not devoted as much time as I like to my Italian studies in recent months and truly, in learning some Spanish phrases, I worried that I might lose too…
Capturing Italy: La Primavera!
Apparently I love taking pictures of flowers in Italy (also doors). And while technically, these photos were taken in summer and not spring, I thought they were appropriate for this spring-themed Capturing Italy post. It’s been another long winter in many parts of the world, and, wherever you are, I hope you are starting to feel…
How I Study Italian
My mom tried to get me to sew or craft like her, but it never took. Neither did cooking. I prefered the quieter interests, and could always be found with a book in my hands. I clearly remember the excitement of third grade, the first year that I was assigned real, bring-it-home-in-your-backpack, homework. I have always…
Prayers & Piazzas 