La Storia e la Ricetta del Pinzimonio

ECCO ALCUNE DELLE "GAFFE", O MEGLIO FIGURACCE, STORICHE DI DEPUTATI E POLITICI, DIVISI NON PER GRUPPI POLITICI, MA PER GRUPPI STILISTICI E LINGUISTICI

Speak Italian everyday, italiano ogni giorno, with a new word and phrase.

Who doesn't like music! One of the best ways to learn or improve a language is with songs. I've compiled a small selection for all tastes of ''i tormentoni dell'estate'' (summer hits) from the present and the past.

The verb "tenere" is one of those multi-purpose verbs just like the verb "get" in English. When it's accompanied with different nouns or propositions, it takes on different meanings.

At 3.32 am on April 6th 2009, the the city of l'Aquila was hit by a devastating magnitude 6.3 earthquake. 309 people died. 10 years later, on April 6th 2019, to commemorate the victims of that tragedy, and to demand justice and prevention, a large torchlight procession was held, a numerous and silent procession. What are the data that emerged from these 10 years? And how can we protect ourselves from earthquakes in Italy? I talk about it in this episode hoping to be able to contribute to a culture of prevention.

With spring only two weeks away and the landscape preparing to burst into brilliant colors, let's embrace the colors through the words of Italian writers.I selected the ones that inspired me to write this post.

Did you know that in Italian there's la font (feminine) and il font (masculine)? Me neither! La font represents the name of the font, while il font is the technical file with all the typographic variations of la font ... my brother, an expert in the field, explained it to me and talks to us here about a particular font, the Trajan. 

5 Italian books to read that I recommend to immerse yourself in the Italian literature of the highest level. These authors represent contemporary Italy that escapes the naked eye.