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Giorno dopo giorno is your way to practice Italian daily, improving your language skills and finally incorporating language practice in your daily routine.

A grammar topic Italian students struggle with is how to use bene, buono, bravo and bello. This post helps you understand how to use them.

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Sunday lunches at my grandmother's were really special. Food was incredible and the dessert was always the same: bunet, a traditional Piedmontese delicacy.

Here's another Italian vocabulary post. This one is focused on the Italian vocabulary for summer, listing all the words and phrases you may need when speaking of the topic in Italian

In this post about Italian grammar, I will explain how to use ci in Italian. The post includes a downloadable pdf file as well.

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Liguria is full of lovely old villages but Seborga is quite unique. Here you'll discover Seborga, its history and its desire for independence.

Perched up on the hills, Inland Ligurian villages have a unique charm and character and Apricale and Perinaldo are a perfect example of this.

There is a place that is very close to my idea of heaven and it's the Hanbury Botanical Gardens in Ventimiglia, right on the French border

Here's a new series of posts and it's about some Italians you should know, people who had a great career but who are almost unknown abroad

One of my favorite Italian books of 2020 has been translated into English and I am really happy because I can finally write about it here!

In this general overview of the conditional in Italian, you'll also find an explanation of how to express the future in the past.

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Food is a very important part Italian culture. This is why it is important to know some key Italian Food Vocabulary if you want to visit the country. In this post, you'll find a list of useful words and phrases to be used at dinner time in Italy and links to other posts containing vocabulary for other meals.

Autumn means a lot of things. Here in Italy, it surely means "castagnata", one of the most typical Italian traditions at this time of the year.

Andarsene, farcela, prendersela, cavarsela, metterci, volerci are quite tricky. Here you'll learn more about pronominal verbs in Italian.

February in Italy means carnevale. Carnival in Italy is a time for celebrating and partying, with people wearing masks and confetti thrown all around.

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Italians love the English language and use a lot of English words in Italian. In this post, you'll find a list of some of the most common.

How did you learn English? That's a question I get sometimes and I've decided to share my love story with the English language.

I always get asked many questions about Italian eating habits and how we can be so thin eating so many carbohydrates. So I decided to write a post trying to answer that question.

In today's chat with an expat, I interview Susan Dufresne, a lady who has left the States to build a new life in Guardia Sanframondi

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False friends can be tricky sometimes. In this post, you'll find a selection of the English-Italian false friends my students struggle the most with.

Piacere is not the only tricky verb in the Italian language. Here you'll learn how to use the verb mancare in Italian, which works just like piacere.

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Gloria Spagnoli writes a guest post with tips and ideas on how to overcome blocks and insecurities when speaking Italian.

If want to practice Italian conversation but do not have much time or still don't feel confident enough to hire a teacher, this program for you.

If you are looking for some good Italian books to improve your Italian or just enjoy a good novel, The Garden of Monsters by Lorenza Pieri might be for you.

If you are looking for some contemporary novels set in Italy, Divorare il cielo by Paolo Giordano (translated in English as Heaven and Heart) might be a good choice

In this post about grammar, I focus on how to use ne in Italian. As I do with these posts, I have also created a downloadable pdf file.

I have created a basic Italian vocabulary for social media and smartphones that may come in handy if you come to Italy and need to chat about the topic.

I have a passion for plants and luckily there are many beautiful Italian gardens you can visit to enjoy the beauty of plants and to learn more about them

This is my grandma's recipe for zucchini and pumpkin flower fritters, a dish that is a staple in our Ferragosto menu.

#italianwritingchallenge is a monthly challenge intended to be used as an italian writing practice and a way to use your skills in a fun way.

One of the questions I get asked the most is about contemporary Italian books that people can read to dive deeper into Italian culture. Here's a suggestion.

This post is part of the Italian grammar series and this time I focus on quite a tricky topic: the difference between conoscere and sapere

My most recent book pick is a great Italian novel by a Sardian writer. The title of the novel is Mal di pietre and the writer is Milena Agus.

"Ti aiuto io" is my Italian language tutoring service, especially intended for those who want to study Italian on their own but with a teacher to guide them

The use of prendere and portare in Italian can be a bit tricky. In this post, I help you figure out the difference between these two verbs.

There are plenty of unique things you can do if you are celebrating Easter in Italy. This is definitely a great time to be visiting the country and discover traditions and celebrations.

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For my selection of books in Italian, today I write about Jhumpa Lahiri's Dove mi trovo, which you can find traslated into English as Whereabouts.