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Problemi con l’italiano? (Problems with Italian language?)

January 29th, 2010 Maura No comments

Pensi di essere l’unico ad avere problemi con la pronuncia e la lingua italiana? Guarda Dustin Hoffman, (vincitore d’Oscar), mentre pratica italiano, impara una delle poesie più famose, ripete a voce alta, si arrabbia e si diverte.

Do you think you are the only one having trouble with the Italian pronunciation and language? Check Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman while he practices Italian, learns one of the most famous poems, repeats loud voice, gets upset and has fun.

To practice Italian this week we invite you to read and watch…….. PRACTICE HERE: Italian/English Version

Para practicar el idioma italiano esta semana te invitamos a leer y mirar… PRACTICA AQUÍ: Versión Italiano/Española

Picture from the movie The graduate with Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft

Sei felice? (Are you happy?)

December 11th, 2009 Maura No comments


The Contenders, della regista italiana Marta Mondelli, è un film sull’amicizia, la gelosia, la morte e il segreto della felicità. Noi pensiamo che la felicità sia un argomento molto importante. E tu? Sei felice?
Fai il test, scopri il tuo livello di felicità e leggi i consigli dell’esperta Veronica, protagonista del film The Contenders.
Smettila di languire nella disperazione e inizia a vivere la tua vita!

TAKE TEST HERE: Italian/English Version
TOMAR EL TEST AQUÍ: Versión Italiano/Española

Citazione della settimana (Quote of the week)

October 27th, 2009 Maura No comments

Questa è la civiltà: hai tutto quello che vuoi quando non ti serve.
(This is civilization: you have everything you want when you don’t need it.)

By great comedian and actor Totò

Totò Truffa – Fontana di Trevi:

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Quote of the week

October 3rd, 2009 Maura No comments

Non voglio dimostrare niente, voglio mostrare. (I don’t want to demonstrate anything. I want to show.)
Federico Fellini

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Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini

September 28th, 2009 Maura No comments

An interesting article: Rediscovering Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini

English version

Italian version

by Gaither Stewart, Senior Contributing Editor for Cyrano’s Journal/tantmieux, novelist and journalist based in Italy.

Conversation at the restaurant

September 4th, 2009 Maura No comments

Being a waiter in Italy can be a well-rewarded profession, with a long-term contract. In Italy waiters have their salary so you are not obliged to leave a tip; however, la “mancia” is certainly appreciated and it is definitely a nice thing to give if the waiter provides a good service. Many restaurants are family owned, so for them offering a high quality service is very important (often the waiter is the owner of the place or a relative).

To practice Italian this week I invite you to read and watch a video…