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The Fugitive Posted by on Nov 9, 2017

Here, as promised, is our English translation of Serena’s blog La Fuggitiva Qualche anno fa, quando ancora abitavamo in Inghilterra, mio marito Geoff mi chiese di fargli una mascherina copri occhi, perché la luce che entrava dalla finestra al mattino presto lo svegliava. Così mi misi all’opera. Some years ago, when we were still living…

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La Fuggitiva Posted by on Nov 7, 2017

Qualche anno fa, quando ancora abitavamo in Inghilterra, mio marito Geoff mi chiese di fargli una mascherina copri occhi, perché la luce che entrava dalla finestra al mattino presto lo svegliava. Così mi misi all’opera. Usando come modello un copri occhi da viaggio che mi aveva dato mia zia, ne feci una un po’ più…

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La Lista Della Spesa Posted by on Oct 16, 2017

When you’re learning a language you need to use every opportunity to reinforce and internalise the grammar and vocabulary. Sometime, the most mundane of tasks can help you achieve this objective, such as writing una lista della spesa (a shopping list). Who knows, it might even make your shopping experience a little bit more fun!…

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Tutto A Posto? Posted by on Oct 9, 2017

Tutto a posto? is a phrase that you’ll hear all the time in Italy. It’s commonly used when friends and acquaintances meet each other: Ciao, come va … tutto a posto? Hi, how’s it going … everything okay? Well, that seems nice and straightforward, you say … so where’s the catch? The catch is that…

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Pensarci Posted by on Aug 23, 2017

Pensarci can be confusing. If you look in the dictionary you’ll find the explanation that it is a combination of the verb pensare (to think) and ci (which in this case means ‘about it/of it’). But there’s another meaning to pensarci that’s not so easy to decipher … Let’s begin with the easy meaning: pensarci…

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Aiuto! Posted by on Aug 15, 2017

You never know what problems you may encounter when travelling in Italy, so it’s best to carry a ‘tool kit’ of essential vocabulary that’ll help you get out of tricky situations. Aiuto! (help!) is a word that you’ll definitely need to know, although hopefully you’ll never find yourself in an emergency situation. Perhaps more useful…

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I Trovatelli – Part 2 Posted by on Feb 7, 2017

Part 2 of I Trovatelli follows the same formula as Part 1, the text is Italian only. We’ll publish the English translation at the end of the week. I Trovatelli: la storia di come abbiamo trovato ognuno dei nostri gatti. Jennifer L’anno seguente la mamma dei tre gattini, Gigia, Smokie e Bella, soddisfatta del risultato…

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