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Prego: The Italian Word That Does It All!
My students often look puzzled when they hear Italians toss around the word Prego in all sorts of situations. “What does Prego even mean?!” they ask, as if it’s some secret code. So, let’s clear up the mystery of this super versatile Italian word! 1. The Polite “You’re Welcome” First things first: Prego is what […]
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‘Il treno dei bambini’ Leaving Cert’s New Book
Il Treno dei Bambini is a captivating story, brought to life as a beautiful movie on Netflix, but this isn’t all! It’s also a remarkable book by Viola Ardone, published in 2019 and a finalist for the prestigious Premio Strega award in 2020. This bestseller has chugged its way into hearts worldwide and, hold onto […]
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Blame the Romans!
The Romans invented gender fluid nouns. Often students are perplexed about nouns that are masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural. These ‘transgender nouns’ can be blamed on the Romans. Because they had neuter nouns in Latin and these neuter nouns are the roots of the Italian transgender nouns. Many neuter nouns are […]
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Upcoming Classes – September 2025
All upcoming classes will be listed here with all the details currently available. Often future classes will not be available to book until closer to the start date. If you would like to be updated on a class, please enter your email and the level you are interested in on the blue bar at the […]
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New Italian Beginners Online!
I’m very happy to tell you that, due to great demand, we are starting soon a new class online for Beginners! Whether you are planning a trip to Italy or you have decided to learn this beautiful, musical and colorful language for fun, let’s start with our Beginners course. Italian Beginners will be held online (Zoom) 7.30-9.00 pm […]
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Happy New Italian Beginners Online!
Italian Beginners classes have been running online for several years and have been very successful: small groups, a conversational approach in a fun and relax environment are the keys for this success. Finally you can learn and enjoy our classes from everywhere in the world from the comfort of your home! Full course description: Fancy […]
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A Few Places left! Andiamo!
Italian Beginners classes have been running online for over a year and have been very successful: small groups, a conversational approach in a fun and relax environment are the keys for this success. Finally you can learn and enjoy our classes from everywhere in the world from the comfort of your home! Full course description: […]
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Leaving Cert: success!
Friday 25th of August 2023, a very important day for all Irish students who were waiting for their Leaving Certificate results. But an important day for me, too. I have been preparing students for their Italian Leaving Cert for thirteen years. Working with them every school week, teaching, seeing their improvement and boosting their confidence. […]
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Volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca and other Italian proverbs
Cosa significa (what does this popular Italian saying mean) ‘Volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca’? Literally, this Italian proverb is telling us that we cannot have the barrel full (of wine) and the wife drunk! In fact, if the barrel is full, the wife is sober and probably alert and watchful for her […]
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New Beginners Course starting on August 23rd!
Italian Beginners classes have been running online for over a year and have been very successful: small groups, a conversational approach in a fun and relax environment are the keys for this success. Finally you can learn and enjoy our classes from everywhere in the world from the comfort of your home! Full course description: […]
