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11 Short Stories in Italian For Intermediate Learners
If reading in Italian has become too challenging for you, you might not have been using the right content and should consider making a change. There are countless ways to learn new vocabulary and grammar at an intermediate level of Italian, but the most important...
7 Great Italian Textbooks to Expand your Vocabulary
Having a good vocabulary in Italian is a strong indicator of your ability to comprehend new material or listen to Italian conversations. That's why, based on my over 10 years of experience as an instructor of Italian as a foreign language, I have compiled the...
Mastering Italian: Comprehensive Guide to Conjunctions
Italians are quite wordy and love stringing together long sentences. To put them together they use conjugations (or connectors) A conjunction in Italian is a small word that joins information together within a sentence. I am sure you have already...
Teacher’s Guide: Find the Best Italian Language App
The use of apps for learning Italian is on the rise. It isn't easy to pick just one Italian language app. Each App takes a different approach to learning and may be better suited to one type of student over another. Learning a language, especially as an adult, is a...
What does “Stare per” mean in Italian?
What does "Stare per" Mean in Italian? The phrase "stare per + infinitive" is used in Italian to indicate that an action is about to happen or is imminent. The verb stare means "to stand" or "to be," and when it is combined with the preposition per and...
Why getting an Italian Language Certification is a great idea and how to do it
If you are a big fan of the lingua di Dante and you have already achieved a certain level of Italian, you might want to prove your worth or, maybe, set yourself a higher goal to keep your motivation high. In both cases, validating your Italian language...
Writing Formal or Informal Emails for your Italian Citizenship Exam
If you’re preparing for your Italian Citizenship exam, you know that one of the writing prompts for the writing portion includes writing a formal or informal email. First and foremost, it’s important to determine the appropriate register for your email because Italian...
Teacher’s Guide: Italian Verbs with Double Auxiliaries
What's the difference between ho cambiato and è cambiato? Ho cambiato casa - I've changed home (I moved to a different home? il clima è cambiato - The climate changed If you have an eye for details, you have already noticed that the verb cambiare can be used...
How to get your CELI 2 certification
What is the CELI 2? The CELI 2 is an official Language Certificate issued by the University of Perugia, Italy, to demonstrate to the Italian government, an Italian university institution or an employer in Italy a B1 (intermediate) level of competence in the Italian...
How to Use the Expression ‘Mi tocca’
Toccare - to touch Have you ever heard or read the Italian sentence 'mi tocca' and felt confused about it? That's normal! The verb 'toccare' is used with different meanings in Italian. 'Toccare' generally means 'to touch' in English with the meaning of coming...