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This is the third and last part of the article Twelve things you should know before visiting Italy. If you haven’t read the first two articles yet, you can do it now -> part 1, part 2. DON’T TOUCH THE VEGETABLES, EVER! If you want to grocery shop in Italy, be aware that there is …
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Two weeks ago I talked about four things every tourist should know before visiting Italy. If you haven’t read the article yet, you can do it now -> Twelve things you should know before visiting Italy (part 1). This week I’m gonna add four more tips. PUBLIC RESTROOMS If you want to do an escorted …
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Epiphany is the name of a national Italian holiday that falls on January 6. In the night of the 5th January, la Befana – an ugly old woman – flies with a broomstick delivering both socks full of candies to good children and socks full of (sugar-made) coke to naughty children. But who is this …
Every year millions of tourists plan to visit Italy for different reasons – sightseeing, food, culture, etc. If you are one of them, you have probably already read one or more tourist guides to prepare yourself for the trip. Despite this, you could still ignore some useful information. PARKING If you’re hiring a car, for …
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One of the reasons tourists love Italy so much is food. Today I want to share with you my family’s recipe for pumpkin risotto, taken from my new book Sos Italian cooking. Ingredients 300 g (10.58 oz) Arborio rice 300 g (10.58 oz) fresh pumpkin 3 slices of onion 50 g (1.76 oz) unsalted butter …
Italian is one of the most musical languages in the world. But what are exactly the sounds of this language? Let’s summarize the main ones in the tables below: ALPHABET EXAMPLES PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION SIMILAR SOUNDS IN ENGLISH A Animale (animal) [ani’male] Cup B Bagaglio (luggage) [ba’gaʎo] Bike C [1] Cane (dog) [‘kane] Cold D …
After years of study you have finally decided it’s time to get an official certification of your Italian level? That’s good. But maybe you should know a thing or two first. If you are still unsure about the certification you want to get, you should have a look at these articles – Cils and Celi; …
PLIDA PLIDA stands for “Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri -> Dante Alighieri Italian language project”. It covers six levels: PLIDA LEVELS QCER LEVELS PLIDA A1 A1 PLIDA A2 A2 PLIDA B1 B1 PLIDA B2 B2 PLIDA C1 C1 PLIDA C2 C2 After you have chosen your level, you have to pass an exam composed of …
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Certifications of Italian L2 certify the level of proficiency of the Italian language a person has. The commonest certifications are: CILS, CELI, PLIDA and CIC. CILS CILS stands for “Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera -> certification of Italian as a foreign language.” It covers six levels, which correspond to the language proficiency levels appearing …
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