Everyone loves Italian cooking but do you really know how to cook the most famous traditional Italian dishes? For example, amatriciana – or matriciana – is one of the most known Italian dishes in the world. Let’s see how to prepare the authentic amatriciana recipe. Amatriciana Pasta all’amatriciana is one of the most famous dishes …
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Ricordare and Ricordarsi. What’s the difference?
Many people who decide to start learning Italian, have difficulties to understand the difference between ricordare and ricordarsi. Especially learners coming from English speaking countries. The fact is that in the majority of the cases they believe that ricordare means to remember, while ricordarsi means to remind. However, this is a big oversimplification and it’s …
Dive into nature visiting these two Italian national parks
If you can’t wait to visit Italy when the lockdown is over, what I’m about to write might interest you: a real dive into nature. Here are two Italian national parks to take into consideration for your next holiday in Italy if you want to dive into nature. 1. Pollino national park One of …
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Guilt-free chocolate cake
I tried this guilt-free chocolate cake some weeks ago, when in Italy we were forbidden to leave our homes – except for 200 meters walks, and very important reasons, such as buying food, and medicines or going to work. During those weeks keeping in shape was very hard – the only “serious” physical activity I …
Do you know how to use the Italian word mica?
Mica is one of those Italian words that confuse many learners of Italian. And that can be frustrating since it’s very used in conversations. So, today I’ll try to explain how we Italians use the word mica. Are you ready? Let’s start. 1. One of the major uses of the Italian word mica is …
Difference between finché and affinché
Finché and affinché are two Italian words that many learners confuse, perhaps because their spelling is very similar. So, I thought it was a good idea to write an article to explain the difference between finché and affinché. Let’s start. Finché One of the things that confuses learners the most about finché is the negation …
7 Ways to Inspire a Love of the Italian Language in Your Children
Today’s article is a guest post by Tomedes written by Ofer Tirosh. Tomedes translation company shares practical tips and insights into how to inspire a love of Italian in the next generation. Children learn in myriad ways, absorbing information through their experiences and their senses. Young children love to learn through play and often don’t …
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Seven common Italian expressions with the word testa
Two weeks ago, I told you that there are many common Italian expressions with the word testa and I explained eight of them. Now, I’d like to add seven more common Italian expressions with the word testa. 1. Dare alla testa In Italian, this expression has at least two different meanings. The first meaning it …
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Two super fun games to play at home with your children
If you can’t leave your house, you’ve children, and don’t happen to have a garden, these two super fun games can save your day. a. Treasure hunt The first of the super fun games to play at home is treasure hunt. It can be fun even if you don’t have a garden. Indeed, kids usually …
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Eight Italian expressions with the word testa – head
Our head is considered one of the most important parts of our body. So, it’s not surprising that in Italy we have many Italian expressions with the word testa – head. And all of them are widely used. So, let’s see eight Italian expressions with the word testa. 1. A testa alta Someone who cammina …
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