Just like idioms, slang words will get you to the best of places when travelling abroad. When it comes to talking to locals, expanding your vocabulary, and improving your understanding of another language, they are definitely the way to go!
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Each language features one-of-the-kind words that can never be comfortably translated into another. As a result, such words are a tough nut to crack for native speakers (and most importantly, translators – we feel for you).
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If you want to stray a bit from the traditional ways of learning Italian, you’ve come to the right place. The Italian language is brimming with idiomatic expressions involving food, animals, nature and more.
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We keep saying that learning a language goes beyond mastering grammar rules and conjugation, if only someone would listen…
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Keep your friends close but your enemies closer – that’s what any sensible person with a ton of enemies would say. False friends (or falsi amici) are words that are similar or identical in spelling or sound in two languages but actually have significantly different meanings.
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If you’re in the process of learning Italian, you might need a little break from your grammar book, and we can hardly blame you. We can blame you a little though.
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People are often charmed by the musicality of Italian, as well as the promise of la dolce vita. The language ranks fourth among the world’s most learned languages, after English, French and Spanish.
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