Italian words
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5 useful everyday words and expressions (that sometimes mean something slightly different than you think)
See here, 5 useful words and expressions in Italian, which sometimes mean something slightly different than what you might think. 1. A posto You are in Italy in the supermarket or at one of those nice local specialty shops (or on the market at a stall full of Italian delicacies), you are wonderfully well, with pointing, hand gestures and […] More
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Notable words and expressions in Italian (part 3)
Sometimes when you live in Italy you suddenly come across an expression that makes you think: Huh? How strange. What's up with that? Here is the 3rd part with another 5 striking language phenomena. 1. Decaf In the evening after dinner I always order a decaf as they call decaffeinated coffee here. I always look [...] More
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Notable words and expressions in Italian (part 1)
Sometimes when you live in Italy you suddenly come across an expression that makes you think: Huh? How strange. What's up with that? In the acclaimed TV program 'Even tot hier', Niels van der Laan and Jeroen Woe provide the explanation in the 1-minute song. Below are also brief explanations for some language riddles and we begin […] More
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11 Italian words you hear in almost every sentence
When you start learning Italian, you learn words like gatto, bicchiere and dolce. But those aren't the words you hear most often in Italian. That's why here's a list of the (stop) words that you encounter in every conversation (and sometimes almost in every sentence). The words from the list below are often used by Italians […] More
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Italian Words Everyone Pronounces Wrong
Italian pronunciation difficult? No, of course you pronounce those Italian words well. But not all those others and you have to secretly laugh about that. Anyway. These are the common words that quite a lot of inlandesi e belgium still have a hard time with. Just take a look. Ciabatta Ciabatta is an Italian type of bread. An airy, […] More
