As I already mentioned in one of my previous articles, each region organizes some festivals in Italy every year.You can read about some of them in Historical events in Italy.Today, I’d like to talk about peculiar festivals in Italy that are worth a visit. Fair of Sant’Orso The fair of Sant’Orso takes place in Aosta …
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Italian books to read to improve your Italian
Books always keep us good company and, if you’re learning a foreign language, they can also help us improve your language skills.So, today I’d like to give you a small list of Italian books you can read to improve your Italian language skills. Il deserto dei Tartari The first of the Italian books in this …
Do you know how to use essere and avere?
Essere and avere, respectively to be and to have, are two Italian auxiliary verbs. These verbs are incredibly useful and are the first verbs that learners usually learn in Italian.Do you know when and how to use them?Let’s see the present tense of these two irregular verbs first: Essere Io sono Tu sei Lui/Lei è …
Italian walled towns to see – Castell’Arquato
In Italy there are many walled towns that are worth a visit. I wrote about one of them, Brisighella, some weeks ago.Today, I’d like to talk one of the many beautiful Italian walled towns: Castell’Arquato. Castell’Arquato Castell’Arquato is one of the most wonderful Italian walled towns in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna.Time there almost …
Appena or non appena? – What does appena means?
Appena is an Italian word that can have different meanings. Students are usually confused on how to use it, where to place it in a sentence and whether to use “non” or not? In this article I’ll try to answer these three questions. Appena Appena can be used to indicate that something almost doesn’t happen …
