The Italian words mentre and durante at the beginning can cause some confusion in some learners because both are used to express time. However, there’s a small difference between the two. Today you’re gonna learn how to use mentre and durante once for all. Mentre The Italian word mentre can indicate a contrast. So, the …
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Speak Italian informally with manco
Everyone who can speak some Italian and comes to Italy realizes sooner or later that informal Italian can be a little bit different from standard Italian. So, today I’d like to help you improve a little bit your informal Italian by introducing you to the Italian word manco. Manco Manco is an Italian word that …
Italian children’s authors: Gianni Rodari
When I was a child, my parents used to tell me fables to make me sleep. Two of the most popular children’s authors in Italy aren’t Italian at all but German. I’m talking about brothers Grimm. If you don’t know them, they wrote stories such as Cinderella, The frog prince, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, fables …
At an Italian doctor’s office
Today I’d like to continue the list of small guides to survive when you’re in Italy. So, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the Italian doctor’s office. I’ll give you some easy sentences you can use when you have health problems in Italy and need to go to an Italian …
Six fish idioms in Italian
Italian is very rich in idiomatic expressions. Idioms are a group of words in a fixed order that have a specific meaning, that is different from the meaning each single word has if taken in its own. Because of this, understanding idioms can sometimes be difficult. So, today I’d like to list and explain six …
