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  • Italian for English speakers: free conversation with Alain, a native speaker, plus questions, answers and practice materials. Just listening is perfectly fine. — Italiano per chi parla inglese: conversazione gratuita con Alain, domande e materiali.
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33 min readAl ristorante: la cena, dall’ingresso al conto ｜ At the restaurant: dinner, from the door to the billItaliano vero — le situazioni. Seconda puntata. Nella prima abbiamo parlato di cibo; oggi il cibo entra dentro una cena vera, dalla porta al conto. Real Italian, part 2. In part 1 we talked about food. This time that food goes into a real…
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11 min readAl bar: caffè, cornetto e due parole ｜ At the bar: coffee, a cornetto and a few wordsItaliano vero — le situazioni. Terza puntata. Dopo il ristorante, il posto dove un italiano entra ogni giorno: il bar. Real Italian, part 3. After the restaurant, the place an Italian walks into every day: the bar. La scena è quella della…
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11 min readA tavola in Puglia: i piatti ｜ At the table in Puglia: the dishesItaliano vero — le situazioni. Questa è la prima di tre puntate sul mangiare fuori, e parla soltanto di una cosa: il cibo. Real Italian, part 1 of 3. This time there’s only one topic: food. Oggi impariamo i nomi dei piatti, gli ingredienti…
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12 min readCaravaggio 2/12: la prima notte a Roma ｜ Caravaggio, episode 2: the first night in RomeAll’osteria della Lupa: i primi amici romani di Michelangelo. — Milo Manara, Panini Comics At the Lupa tavern: Michelangelo’s first friends in Rome. Caravaggio a fumetti, puntata 2 di 12. Nella puntata 1 Michelangelo è arrivato a Roma ed è…
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18 min readCaravaggio 1/12: l’arrivo a Roma ｜ Caravaggio, episode 1: arriving in RomeCaravaggio nel suo studio, fra i suoi quadri: la Deposizione, la Cena in Emmaus e la Crocifissione di San Pietro. — Milo Manara, Panini Comics Caravaggio in his studio, among his paintings: the Entombment, the Supper at Emmaus and the…
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18 min readFrasi da film: L’ultimo samurai in italiano ｜ Film lines: The Last Samurai in Italian«Il fiore perfetto è una cosa rara.» Un ciliegio, due tazze di tè e una spada: la scena di questa puntata. “The perfect blossom is a rare thing.” A cherry tree, two cups of tea and a sword: the scene of this episode. Con questo articolo…
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22 min readLe parolacce in Italia: perché le diciamo ｜ Italian swear words: why we use them«Vaff…!» Il gesto dell’ombrello: il modo più italiano di mandare qualcuno a quel paese. “Vaff…!” The so-called “umbrella gesture”: the most Italian way of telling someone where to go. In Italia le parolacce si sentono dappertutto: al bar,…
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6 min readIl congiuntivo 3: il passato ｜ The Italian subjunctive in the pastThe Italian subjunctive (congiuntivo), part 3: the past — how to say “I think it was…” In part 2 we saw how to form the subjunctive (if you missed it, here is part 2: how to form it). This time we go just one step further: how to talk…
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9 min readIl congiuntivo 2: come si forma ｜ How to form the Italian subjunctiveThe Italian subjunctive (congiuntivo), part 2: how to form it — the magic of swapping “A” and “E” Last time we saw that the subjunctive is “the door to the world of the heart” (if you missed it, here is part 1). This time: how to open that…
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4 min readIl congiuntivo 1: che cos’è ｜ What is the Italian subjunctive?The Italian subjunctive (congiuntivo), a complete guide: the magic of telling “facts” from “feelings” Many people learning Italian say “the subjunctive is hard”, but it is really a very simple story about a “switch in your heart”. English…
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13 min readTi voglio bene or ti amo? Italian words and gestures of affectionVerona, at the blue hour: a balcony, two coffees, and a rose. In the episode about Italian gestures, we saw that we Italians also speak with our hands. Today we take a step further and talk about affection: how to say "ti voglio bene" in…
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8 min readItalian gestures: how to speak with your hands«Ma che vuoi?»: the most famous Italian gesture in the world, in the piazza, at coffee time. If you watch two Italians talking, you can understand a lot of things even without hearing a single word: whether they agree, whether one of them…
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