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Twelve dialect words to help you sound like a local in Rome

Twelve dialect words to help you sound like a local in Rome

Blend in with the Romans with these twelve useful dialect words you definitely didn't learn in class.

Ten wonderfully quirky Italian animal-related idioms

Ten wonderfully quirky Italian animal-related idioms

The words and phrases you need to know to decipher Italian restaurant menus

The words and phrases you need to know to decipher Italian restaurant menus

Seven songs that will help you learn Italian

Seven songs that will help you learn Italian

Renting in Italy: the crucial vocabulary you need to know

Renting in Italy: the crucial vocabulary you need to know

Ten untranslatable words that only exist in Italian

Ten untranslatable words that only exist in Italian

Ten weird things Italians say, and what they mean

Ten weird things Italians say, and what they mean

Job-hunting in Italy: The Italian words and phrases you need to know

Job-hunting in Italy: The Italian words and phrases you need to know

From dildo to quarantine: ten English words you didn't realize we stole from Italian

From dildo to quarantine: ten English words you didn't realize we stole from Italian

The 12 ways speaking Italian will mess up your English

The 12 ways speaking Italian will mess up your English

19 of your favourite Italian words (and some of ours)

19 of your favourite Italian words (and some of ours)

12 signs you’ve cracked the Italian language

12 signs you’ve cracked the Italian language

The political Italian vocabulary you should know ahead of the 2018 election

The political Italian vocabulary you should know ahead of the 2018 election

How to talk about love, sex, and dating in Italian

How to talk about love, sex, and dating in Italian

Italy's Sanremo festival kicks off with Sting and a song about the subjunctive

Italy's Sanremo festival kicks off with Sting and a song about the subjunctive

Five easy Italian words with an interesting history

Five easy Italian words with an interesting history

21 mildly interesting facts about the Italian language

21 mildly interesting facts about the Italian language

2017

Why Carla Bruni swapped Italian for English

Why Carla Bruni swapped Italian for English

Iconic 'Baci' chocolates celebrate romantic proverbs from the Italian dialects

Iconic 'Baci' chocolates celebrate romantic proverbs from the Italian dialects

Nine handy Venetian words to use on your next trip to Venice

Nine handy Venetian words to use on your next trip to Venice

The top five free smartphone apps for learning Italian

The top five free smartphone apps for learning Italian

Ten colourful Italian idioms and the strange meanings behind them

Ten colourful Italian idioms and the strange meanings behind them

6 reasons you should study a foreign language abroad

6 reasons you should study a foreign language abroad

 
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Architects in Italy can now use the profession's female form - here's why that matters

Architects in Italy can now use the profession's female form - here's why that matters

The best and most creative insults in the Italian language

The best and most creative insults in the Italian language

How music is keeping one southern Italian dialect alive

How music is keeping one southern Italian dialect alive

Thirteen dialect words you need to know in Florence

Thirteen dialect words you need to know in Florence

The strange history behind five everyday Italian words

The strange history behind five everyday Italian words

Ten language mistakes you should avoid if you want to fit in in Italy

Ten language mistakes you should avoid if you want to fit in in Italy

What makes someone Italian? Language, not birthplace, say most Italians

What makes someone Italian? Language, not birthplace, say most Italians

2016

Venetians call for recognition as a 'minority'

Venetians call for recognition as a 'minority'

This app is helping refugee children speak Italian

This app is helping refugee children speak Italian

Love, food and music: Why Italian is now the world's fourth most studied language

Love, food and music: Why Italian is now the world's fourth most studied language

Sardinia bans 'sexist language' from official communication

Sardinia bans 'sexist language' from official communication

The 35 signs you'll never be truly fluent in Italian

The 35 signs you'll never be truly fluent in Italian

'Speaking the dialect made me a lot of friends'

'Speaking the dialect made me a lot of friends'

Find Italian a handful? Not after you watch this video

Find Italian a handful? Not after you watch this video

LOL: Look at this list of new Italian words

LOL: Look at this list of new Italian words

2015

Keen Italians face uphill struggle to learn English

Keen Italians face uphill struggle to learn English

Italian doctor banned in UK over bad English

Italian doctor banned in UK over bad English

Italy wins EU linguistic battle over jobs

Italy wins EU linguistic battle over jobs

Top ten problems of growing up multilingual

Top ten problems of growing up multilingual

How to live in Italy without speaking Italian

How to live in Italy without speaking Italian

Ten Italian words with other meanings abroad

Ten Italian words with other meanings abroad

Seven ways to get tongue-tied in Italian

Seven ways to get tongue-tied in Italian

VIDEO: Renzi jokes about his English skills

VIDEO: Renzi jokes about his English skills

Italians 'don't love' their language

Italians 'don't love' their language

Ten common mistakes Italians make in English

Ten common mistakes Italians make in English

Italy to teach school subjects in English

Italy to teach school subjects in English

Ten Italian words used differently in English

Ten Italian words used differently in English

Top 15 English words reinvented by Italians

Top 15 English words reinvented by Italians

2014

Top ten 'untranslatable' Italian words

Top ten 'untranslatable' Italian words

Italians speak better English than the French

Italians speak better English than the French

Words of wisdom: Top ten Italian proverbs

Words of wisdom: Top ten Italian proverbs

Top ten: funniest English translations in Italy

Top ten: funniest English translations in Italy

Immigrant kids to get language lessons

Immigrant kids to get language lessons

Ten Italian 'false friends' you need to watch out for

Ten Italian 'false friends' you need to watch out for

Why Milan uni's English switch opened minds

Why Milan uni's English switch opened minds

Test your Italian skills with our debut quiz

Test your Italian skills with our debut quiz

Italy top of the class for teaching English

Italy top of the class for teaching English

Ten 'rude' Italian phrases you can get away with

Ten 'rude' Italian phrases you can get away with

Top tips: how to learn Italian

Top tips: how to learn Italian

Rome parking meter sells tickets for 'sun motion'

Rome parking meter sells tickets for 'sun motion'

'I see English as a present I'm giving them'

'I see English as a present I'm giving them'

The world's top ten unis to study Italian

The world's top ten unis to study Italian

Italian prime minister's bad English goes viral

Italian prime minister's bad English goes viral

Americans taught how to 'rap' Italian gestures

Americans taught how to 'rap' Italian gestures

Top 10 videos: How not to speak Italian

Top 10 videos: How not to speak Italian

Colin Firth swearing in Italian goes viral

Colin Firth swearing in Italian goes viral

Top ten English words adopted by Italians

Top ten English words adopted by Italians

Ten words you didn't know came from Italy

Ten words you didn't know came from Italy

'Italy must teach children in English': minister

'Italy must teach children in English': minister

Top Ten: The best animal sayings in Italian

Top Ten: The best animal sayings in Italian

Pope's Latin tweets are a roaring success

Pope's Latin tweets are a roaring success

2013

'The benefits of Italian life can't be matched'

'The benefits of Italian life can't be matched'

Ten ways to speak Italian with your hands

Ten ways to speak Italian with your hands

What's the point of learning Italian?

What's the point of learning Italian?

Top ten reasons to learn Italian

Top ten reasons to learn Italian

Italians' bad English 'deters foreign business'

Italians' bad English 'deters foreign business'

Sardinian 'rebels' redraw island map

Sardinian 'rebels' redraw island map

TV show mocks Italian MPs' English

TV show mocks Italian MPs' English

Italians are insecure about their English skills

Italians are insecure about their English skills

British PM makes failed Twitter attempt at Italian

British PM makes failed Twitter attempt at Italian

'Italians prefer to do business face to face'

'Italians prefer to do business face to face'

The most embarrassing mistakes in Italian

The most embarrassing mistakes in Italian

 
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