“MENTRE la festa” or “DURANTE la festa”? “MENTRE facevo” or “DURANTE facevo”? In this lesson we will be talking about MENTRE and DURANTE, two terms that people often confuse with each other, but that are actually used in rather different ways! Let’s shed some light on their differences together…

Carnival is just around the corner and here in Italy we are getting ready to celebrate it as it should be! Being a very ancient and widespread festival, each Country celebrates it differently…but you should know that here, each region has its own traditions to celebrate the last day before the start of Lent – and they all do it in grand style! A few examples of this are parades, dressing-up, special foods, but also masks (and no, it’s not just about makeup ‘masks’). If you are curious to know more about the Italian traditions to celebrate Carnival, its ancient history and all the expressions of our language related to masks, all you must do is continue reading this article!

The smell of pop corn, the comfy chairs, the amplified sounds, the giant screen. Going to a movie theater is an experience! Even those who don’t like going there also like watching movies, don’t they? And everybody likes talking about movies they did, will or won’t ever watch! It’s not rare, however, for a lot of foreigners to not know the basic words to conversate about films or cinema! Today, Annagrazia and I arranged a relaxing evening! Stick with us to learn the right expressions to talk about movies in Italian!

Italy is a country full of customs and traditions that represent a cultural baggage of immesurable value. Some of these traditions are really clear in the rite of marriage, which is considered to be an important aspect of the italian culture. The celebration of this event says a lot about the customs and habits of a community, ethnicity or religion. In this article we are going to look at 10 Italian proverbs about marriage!