Tips, tricks, and deep dives into how Italian works for English speakers.
Italian Romantic Phrases: Master the Nuances of Expressing Affection With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you might want to learn a few Italian sentences to express love and affection – after all, Italian is often said to be the most romantic language in the world! What better way to celebrate the season of love […]
Mastering “La Famiglia“: A Beginner’s Guide to Italian Family Tree Words Italian culture places a strong emphasis on family bonds. Family gatherings and celebrations are cherished occasions where generations come together to share love, stories… and food! The vocabulary used to talk about family in Italian presents a few intriguing and captivating facts that will […]
A Key Strategy For Really Improving Your Italian Pronunciation In our last post we discussed how the Immersion Strategy is an integral part of not just learning Italian, but specifically for helping you improve your pronunciation; Pronunciation being our second Pillar of Language Learning. This time around, we are going to talk about the second […]
Why You Need A Supportive Community to Successfully Learn Italian Learning a language is fun and with the right approach (like the one outlined in this guide) you are sure to have the right mindset, tools and focus to ensure you get to your goal of being fluent in Italian. But let’s be realistic… it […]
Variety in Language Learning is Key to Your Success in Italian This really brings together everything that we have been saying. Using a wide variety of learning materials and resources is the key to success in learning any language. There is such an abundance of resources and tools at your disposal, including all the things […]
The Importance of Learning How to Speak Italian Why are you learning Italian? I’m pretty sure it’s because you want to be able to SPEAK Italian! This is the most crucial skill when learning a language as it allows us to physically communicate with native speakers and enter their world. As adults, we often inhibit […]
How Important is Knowing the Grammar to Learning Italian Fast? By oversimplifying (a lot!), we could say that a language is made up of: ➜ The sounds that you hear and produce when speaking ➜ The words that are used to talk about things ➜ The grammar, that decides the structure of sentences ➜ The […]
Why is Learning Italian Vocabulary So Important? Needless to say, without vocabulary, you would not be able to speak a language at all! Our vocabulary is made up of the words that we have learned, know and use on a daily basis to refer to entities and events in the world. Even among native English […]
Strategies That Will Really Improve Your Italian Pronunciation Everybody loves the sound of Italian – it’s such a passionate and melodic language – often vying for the title of the most romantic language! So, in order to speak Italian like an Italian, you need to first become familiar with how Italians pronounce their words. Starting […]
Instantly Boost Your Italian with these Commonly-used Words Transport: Facciamo un giro in macchinaLet’s go for a drive in the car Prendiamo il traghetto per attraversare il lagoLet’s take the ferry to cross the lake A che ora parte il treno?What time does the train leave? The house: Hai una casa bellissimaYou have a beautiful […]
Finding Your True Motivation to Learn Italian If you are here, it’s because you either really want to learn to speak Italian, or Italian is a language that you’re considering learning and just need that little extra nudge.. The reasons people have for wanting to learn this beautiful and romantic language are varied and many, […]
The Simple Rules for Accurate Italian Vowels Vowels are the cornerstone of Italian. The Italian language is heavily vowel-centered and this is what gives it its lovely melodic sing-song sound that we all know and love. The Italian word for ‘vowel’ is actually VOCALE so you can see the relationship between vowels and ‘vocalizing’ because […]
