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Art of Loving Italy

Art & Beauty are all around us.

Italian Festivals, Culture

The legend of Donna Bianca

The magic of the Magi.

Sharing a magical letter from Sophia Loren

Dreaming of pasta dishes: Pasta Carbonara & Tagliatelle Paglia & Fieno

Marilyn Ricci – Moves to Italy and realizes her dream!

Carnival delights in Venice: The Doge’s Ball – Sophia’s dream comes true!

Love letters from Juliet

Italian legend: Giorni della merla – Blackbird days Coldest days of year

Florence do you remember me?

La Befana, the Italian Christmas witch and I have a lovely gift for you!

Panettone versus Pandoro! Christmas Cake Battles

The holiday lights are on in Florence!

Italian Christmas Markets mercatini di natale

Kidding around in the Italian Language

Borgo a Mozzano—the place to find the Devil on All Saints Day in Italy

Etiquette of the Italian kiss

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New Post on the StudentessaMatta.com website. 

New Post on the StudentessaMatta.com website. 

Serena Capilli is the inspiration behind the blog www.italianpills.com where for the past ten years has helped students learn Italian through creative and intelligent means.

Now she’s written and published an entertaining novella (a short novel) called “Due Amiche” that takes place in Alto Adige. I am delighted to have met Serena and feature her new book on the Studentessa Matta site! Recently, I conducted an interview with Serena and wanted to share it with you so you can get to know her better and learn more about her, her teaching philosophy, and her books.

#SerenaCapilli #studentessaMatta #ItalianStoryLanguageLearners #LearnItalianReading #ItalianStudies #LearnItalianBetter

Matta Italian Word of Week: Cortocircuito = short

Matta Italian Word of Week: Cortocircuito = short circuit

Il cortocircuito ci lasciò al buio per tutta la notte.
The short circuit left us in the dark all night.

Sembra che a causare l'incendio sia stato un cortocircuito.
It seems that the cause of the fire was a short circuit.

I morsetti delle batterie vanno protetti dal rischio di cortocircuito.
The battery terminals shall be protected against the risk of short circuits.

#MattaItalianWord #ItalianVocabulary #LearnNewItalianWords #StudentessaMatta

Join Paola Testi the director of @CulturaItalianaA

Join Paola Testi the director of @CulturaItalianaArezzo and me in Arezzo — June 12-24, 2022 for the next Matta "Andiamo" in Italia Language Program.

Language. Culture. Arezzo's Jousting Festival and so much more!

13 Days / 12 Nights / 36 Hours Language Classes /
9 Dinners / Activities & Excursions / Accommodations

Highlights of the 2022 Matta Andiamo Arezzo! Italian Language Program include participation in the June Evening Joust – la Giostra del Saracino and the activities surrounding the festival including the neighborhood cena Propiziatoria in the Santo Spirito quartiere. Arezzo is alive with jubilation, costumes, and parades AND there will be dancing and singing in the streets! We will also spend an afternoon with a local fresco artist CREATING our own fresco painting to take home. Come along with me and get to know all my friends in Arezzo. It will be an experience you will never forget!

For more info and to sign up go to the StudentessaMatta website. Details in bio.

#Arezzo #giostradelsaracino #LearnItalianItaly #CulturaItalianaArezzo #StudentessaMatta #TravelItaly #Spritz #UnforgettableExperience #SmallGroupLanguageProgram

I asked the other day "Why do we study Italian?" I

I asked the other day "Why do we study Italian?" I invited everyone to participate in this survey, asking you to respond with your reasons. I am pleased because immediately after I published the post, I received an answer from Sara S., who like me lives in Austin, Texas. In a guest post, Sara explains why she studies Italian, and why she loves Montepulciano!
#WhyStudyItalian #Montepulciano #GuestPostMattaReader #StudentessaMatta #TravelItaly #PizzaMakingMontepulciano #IlSasso #ItalianLanguageSchools #ReasonsLoveItalianlanguage #loveitalian

Enunciation is very important in ALL languages! T

Enunciation is very important in ALL languages!

To sound like an Italian native remember to work on your Italian vowel sounds. It sounds basic but you need to master the Italian Alphabet—enunciate vowels correctly! For double consonants hold the sound a beat longer. If you don't, you could be saying an entirely different word! Take for example:

Sono - I am
Sonno - sleepy
Sogno - dream

Sera - evening
Serra - greenhouse
Sara - a person's name

Sette - number 7
Sete - thirst

Anno - year
Ano - anus (yikes!)

for a refresher on the Italian Alphabet, sounds check out this post on the www.StudentessaMatta site: "Beginning with Becca! Learning to make sounds in Italian” Links in Bio

#ItalianVowels #ItalianDoubleConsonant #SoundLikeItalianNative #enunciation #learnitalian

2022 is in full swing by now and so should your It

2022 is in full swing by now and so should your Italian studies! There are so many choices for studying Italian online these days and @cultura_italiana_arezzo is at the top of my list because it offers some really interesting options: Advanced Reading Courses, Conversation Courses, Learn Italian through Opera, and even a Small Group Immersion Program at the school with me!!

Read the latest post on the StudentessaMatta Blog site for a full description of courses and learn more about the small group language immersion program Paola and I are organizing together!

#Arezzo #culturaitalianaarezzo #StudentessaMatta #2022ItalianCoursesOnline #SmallgroupItalianPrograms #LearnItalianItaly

C’è una versione precedente di te stesso che è

C’è una versione precedente di te stesso che è molto orgoglioso di tutto quello che hai realizzato. Things you must remember to tell your present self every now and then.

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