Do you know the biggest secret to making lots of Italian friends?
It’s really easy!
Be nice to them. (Mind-boggling, I know.)
Show them that you’re on their team and that you want them to succeed.
Boost their …
Like any language, Italian is absolutely full of expressions, proverbs and sayings that reference the body.
And being able to talk about the body, of course, is also very useful for many more practical reasons.
Whether you’re describing people, visiting …
The snow-laden beauty of the Italian Alps.
The warm, cheesy texture of pizza in Naples.
The smooth, glossy marble of the statues in Rome.
Italy is one of those glorious countries that has tons of character. It’s …
There’s a huge misconception that in order to speak and understand Italian (or any language) you must know a ton of vocabulary.
This is wrong!
Native speakers—of any language—across the globe know and use approximately 15,000 to 20,000 word families…
You can’t make a cake without the ingredients, no matter how shiny your whisk is.
In the same way, mem
orizing vocabulary is absolutely necessary for full mastery of Italian.
You may be able to conjugate irregular verbs or correctly …
How do you turn one duckling into many? You might not like the answer:
Grammar.
There, I said it.
Did you shudder?
Many language learners do exactly that when they hear this word.
Until they learn that grammar is much …
“Grazie mille (Thanks a million),” you exclaim to your best friend for helping you move.
“Molte grazie (Thank you so much),” your grandmother expresses after you give her flowers for her birthday.
If you’re studying Italian, you’ll quickly realize that …
