Proprio is one of those Italian words that can confuse learners at first, since it can have many different meanings and uses. So, today I’d like to try and simplify things for you, providing you with a list of meanings that proprio can have in Italian. 1. Possession Proprio can be used to indicate possession. …
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The authentic Amatriciana recipe
Everyone loves Italian cooking but do you really know how to cook the most famous traditional Italian dishes? For example, amatriciana – or matriciana – is one of the most known Italian dishes in the world. Let’s see how to prepare the authentic amatriciana recipe. Amatriciana Pasta all’amatriciana is one of the most famous dishes …
Ricordare and Ricordarsi. What’s the difference?
Many people who decide to start learning Italian, have difficulties to understand the difference between ricordare and ricordarsi. Especially learners coming from English speaking countries. The fact is that in the majority of the cases they believe that ricordare means to remember, while ricordarsi means to remind. However, this is a big oversimplification and it’s …
Dive into nature visiting these two Italian national parks
If you can’t wait to visit Italy when the lockdown is over, what I’m about to write might interest you: a real dive into nature. Here are two Italian national parks to take into consideration for your next holiday in Italy if you want to dive into nature. 1. Pollino national park One of …
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Guilt-free chocolate cake
I tried this guilt-free chocolate cake some weeks ago, when in Italy we were forbidden to leave our homes – except for 200 meters walks, and very important reasons, such as buying food, and medicines or going to work. During those weeks keeping in shape was very hard – the only “serious” physical activity I …
