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Finally (I mean the Italian meaning of finally -finalmente and said with the intonation which means it was high time) our so longed for holidays have arrived! This year I will bring you a taste of ou
Are you finally ready to go to Italy? Did you pack everything? Your sun screen, your books and your portable dictionary? Bravi! Here are some quick pieces of advice, just in case. If you're reading th
La Perla del Mediterraneo (The Mediterranean Pearl) Have you ever heard of Portofino? It is a small village which never changed: with its tall, narrow and colourful houses rounding the bay, so that th
It is time to think about our holidays and many of my friends and students are asking me about Italian places and what I would recommend. Therefore, I have thought that some posts on this subject coul
Thank you all for the lovely comments on this article. I have been asked to take this post down by someone involved and so I have done. My apologies to anyone who didn't have the chance to read my rev
A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale (any joke is allowed for Carnevale)! We have been celebrating Carnevale for a while in Italy and today is martedì grasso (fat Tuesday), last day before il mercoledì delle
It appears that in the last year, Italian became more and more popular among the people of Cork and the number of beginners has increased exponentially (in the school where I teach). So much so that t
Italian children won't go to school tomorrow and their parents won't go to work either as the Epifania (Epiphany) is considered a festivity in Italy. It is, in fact, an important day for us as we all
Presepe o Albero di Natale... che tipo sei (are you a crib person or a Christmas tree person )? It is Christmas time and wherever you go in Italy you will find not only Christmas trees, but also our p
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
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
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
