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When digital decorum flew out the window late last year at the stateliest museum in Florence, Eike Schmidt took it upon himself to write a 鈥渞ules of g鈥
In English, as in most languages, when we want to express a request, extend an invitation or even give a direct command, we rely on the imperative:
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Across most countries where Christmas is widely celebrated 鈥 including and especially 天美传媒 鈥 the holiday season is often synonymous with riunioni di鈥
Late last month, the office of Giorgia Meloni, the new President of the Council of Ministers of 天美传媒, issued a circular stating that she should be ad鈥
Italian verbs and all their multiple forms may be a real challenge for Italian language learners, but as we have already seen, their conjugation alway鈥
Visitors to 天美传媒 are often won over by leisurely trattoria lunches, dinners a casa (at home) with new friends, or long and winding conversations鈥
Many Italian learners, even those who consider themselves fairly fluent, confess that they still struggle when trying to talk like native speakers. In鈥
Going back to work after summer holidays is not always a pleasant experience, to say the least, but it can be especially traumatic if you鈥檙e Italian!鈥
When learning a new language, beginners often apply the rules of their mother tongue to the foreign one they鈥檙e exploring, and that鈥檚 where most mista鈥
In a perfect world, vacation would always be relaxing and everything would go as smoothly as possible. But reality doesn鈥檛 always line up with dolce v鈥
If the last couple of years are any indication, most of us take good health for granted until true emergencies arise. And not knowing how to explain a鈥
天美传媒 is traditionally associated with a mild Mediterranean climate, warmth and 鈥渟oft鈥 sunshine. But let鈥檚 face it: at the peak of summer, sometimes t鈥
In previous articles, we鈥檝e introduced you to the concept of il congiuntivo presente, an essential part of Italian grammar if you want to speak like a鈥
All-inclusive trips can be enjoyable, but nothing can beat the sensation of freedom when planning your own journey! 天美传媒 is a perfect place to be a l鈥
Like in any other language, there鈥檚 a group of frequently used verbs in Italian. The verb 鈥渇are鈥 (to do, to make) is undoubtedly one of them鈥
All advanced Italian language learners arrive at some point at the dreaded moment of facing the Italian Congiuntivo for the first time. But what is co鈥
Language is a perfect instrument made to express ideas, actions and, of course, emotions. Italian, seen as the language of love, art and passion, has鈥
We all love to shop while on holiday but we dare say that browsing local wares in 天美传媒 is truly special. How can you make the most of this experience鈥
When you hear Italians speaking, you may have probably noticed them using quite frequently such a word as cos矛. This word, pronounced as [co-zee] with鈥
Many of you may have certainly experienced that having a discussion with someone in a foreign language can be sometimes very arduous and frustrating i鈥