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Facial expressions are very important in communication, since they allow us to add some shades to what we are saying in words. In fact, they often betray us! They reveal the truth of our thoughts that we didn’t dare say in words. I have noticed, talking with my students, that very often words and sentences to express all of these facial expressions are missing. Therefore, I will provide them all to you! Or at least… the most common ones! And don’t even think that you will never need them! Just think of how many times they appear in books!

If you were wondering what level you have in Italian, here’s a short test composed by 15 questions to find out what is your actual status in the language learning process. It consists of 15 multiple-choice questions classified according to the degree of difficulty: the first 5 questions are more suitable to a beginner level, the following are questions of intermediate level and the last 5 are advanced level. Let’s get started!

It is known that the Italian cuisine is one of the most famous and appreciated in the world. Given its long and well-known tradition, Italians take great pride in wanting to protect it, defend it and maintain its integrity. Hence the reason for all the arguments and the affliction of Italians when they hear or see things as pineapple on pizza, heavy cream in Carbonara or chicken in Arrabbiata sauce or in eggplant parmigiana. And these things are actually sacrosanct in Italy. However, there are many myths that foreigners often have on Italians and their cuisine which are not entirely true. Therefore, let’s dispel them together!

Some verbs like volerci, farcela, andarsene or cavarsela are called pronoun verbs, which denote the verbs composed by a verb and one or more pronouns. Pronouns are necessary to modify the meaning of these verbs and frequently end up making them idiomatic expressions. In this lesson we are going to show you the most common expressions with pronoun verbs.

In this article we’re going to talk about one of most famous Italian scientists of all time, known all around the world as the father of modern science: Galileo Galilei. Mind you, I’m not going to talk about his life because you probably already know that (or at least you can google it). I want to tell you some fun facts about him, something that maybe you don’t know yet and that might surprise you.

CI or NE? This is quite a dilemma for foreigners studying Italian! What are these two particles for? What do they express? How are they used? How do I know when I should use one or the other? You are about to find out in this article! And I will try to make the explanation clear and short. Let’s go!