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NUOVI CORSI AT THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE STARTING NEXT WEEK! BOOK YOUR PLACE!
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The importance of writing
I am always telling my students how effective writing is to improve the mastery of the language we are studying and to enhance our confidence. In fact, through writing we can improve our sentence construction, our grammar and expand our vocabulary at all Italian levels. As in Italian we use the present tense to talk […]
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Martedì andiamo…
Martedì andiamo tutti dal dottore all’ospedale! Ooh no, facciamo le corna! Are you ready? This Tuesday we are all going to the doctor… ’Facciamo le corna’ is an Italian expression which literally means ’let’s make horns’, but you would say it means ’touch wood’…
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Dove andiamo domani?
DOVE ANDIAMO DOMANI? Andiamo al mercato a fare la spesa! Vorrei un po’ di patate, 4 pomodori, un mazzetto di prezzemolo… Tomorrow we are going to do our shopping to the market… because in Italy we have so many beautiful markets, check it out with us!
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How long does it take to learn Italian?
Learning Italian, as many of you already know, is a wonderful journey and, as such, its duration depends on many factors. It also depends on your goals, of course. A student may be completely happy to master the language to the extent that he or she can go to Italy and be able to ask […]
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Buona Pasqua to everybody, but let’s not forget Pasquetta!
Buona Pasqua a tutti (which literally means Good Easter to all, but you would translate Happy Easter to everybody). Today I have been asked by my neighbor if the Easter Bunny has already come to my house… My face probably answered for me and she gave a few coloured and rubbery rabbits to my son […]
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Italian is…
Take a look at this slideshow I made promoting Italian and Italy.
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College of Commerce classes start tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. Places available.
Our exciting College of Commerce classes start tomorrow (Tuesday). For anyone looking to start learning Italian, our beginners class (starting Wednesday) is a great way to start. Learn with an experienced native Italian teacher, using real life situations such as going to a market, visiting friends, going to a restaurant and booking a room. Its […]
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Two words about my home town, Turin or Torino
I came to terms with the fact that when I say to anyone in Ireland: ‘I am from Turin’, they answer: ‘ah, Fiat’ and sometimes they also say: ‘Juventus!’. Thankfully, this is not what Turin is about and those who went there can confirm it. In fact, although Turin is a big and industrial city, […]
