In Italy Carnival is a festive season that is generally celebrated during February or March. During Carnival there are parades and street parties where people usually wear masks and costumes. Carnival is a special period of time where social roles are suspended. So, everyone can mock everyone, even the authority. It’s not surprising that nowadays …
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Italian hand gestures (Part 2)
Last Summer, I was happily soaking up the sun on a beach in Greece when I heard the sound of some motor scooters approaching. After few minutes, I saw two boys and a girl coming down the beach and then stop to enjoy view. Then, one of the two boys – I’ll call him Roger …
If sentences in Italian – Some ways to express a hypothesis
In this article I want to talk about if sentences in Italian, explaining some of the most common ways to express a hypothesis in Italian. To talk about hypotheses in Italian, we use if sentences. These sentences are composed of two parts: 1. A condition – also called dependent clause 2. The action that occurs …
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American stereotypes about Italians (Part 2)
Hello, welcome back to my blog. Some time ago I found a video on youtube that presented some questions Americans had for Italians. Since they were based on many American stereotypes, I decided to answer these questions. You can find the answers to the first questions in this article: American stereotypes about Italians. Today I’m …
New Year’s resolutions: Learn Italian from scratch
New Year has come, and with it come also new resolutions. If one of your resolutions for this year is to learn Italian from scratch, today I’ll give you some resources you can use to reach your goal. But first, here are some important things you should keep in mind when you start learning a …
