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Canzoni Italiane... di Natale!  It is Christmas' time and at this time of the year, in any shop you go to, Christmas' Carols are playing. What about Italian Christmas' Carols?  You can find them, but

11 December 2013

Tanti auguri di Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo a tutti! Do you want to send some Italian Christmas greetings this year? Perhaps, you'd also like to say Happy New Year and show off your Italian subjun

4 December 2013

Don't worry, this is nothing to do with self help, but you might find it interesting that the present is a very important tense in Italian and that it is used very much more than its corresponding Eng

26 November 2013

Have you ever been to an Italian restaurant? If you have, did you notice something unusual in your 'conto' (bill)?  Sometimes, my students ask me what the term 'coperto' on the bill means... Literally

15 November 2013

This is similar to the expression 'fare le corna', but it is not the same thing at all. In fact, fare le 'corna a qualcuno' means to cheat on someone and the word 'cornuto' or 'cornuta' is an insult w

7 November 2013

Facciamo le corna is an expression used all the time by Italian people which raises much interest among my students for its cultural peculiarity. It literally means 'let's make horns' and it makes no

31 October 2013

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10 October 2013

I have already told you that the Emilia Romagna is famous for its night life especially along the coast. The most famous 'discoteche' are here and they are open all night and even into the morning. Re

2 October 2013

24 September 2013

Che CAVOLO FA LA POLIZIA sulla SPIAGGIA CON LA MACCHINA?? WHAT a hell IS THE POLICE DOING on THE BEACH with the CAR? This is a very good question... let me know what you think and you can read the ans

17 September 2013

Pizza, Pizza and also pizza SENZA GLUTINE (gluten free)!

8 September 2013

Il banco dei salumi e formaggi (the counter of cheese and salami)   My pictures say far more than my words... Have you ever seen anything like that in Ireland? Here in Italy it is absolutely normal in

2 September 2013