We’ve had the honor of having a pleasant chat with Aina Llopis Castell, an Italian teacher for foreigners in Spain. Aina shared with us some advice to improve your italian and she told us how she managed to reach the C2 level in the Italian language even though she never lived in Italy.
Studying a language and practising it are two completely different things, as I am sure you are well aware. This means that talking to native speakers and having a “real” conversation with them could be hard for lots of different reasons: pressure, expectations, shyness, performance anxiety… And then, let’s face it, the pandemic has made things worse… So, let’s roll up our sleeves e let’s think a bit about how to get over these “absence of social life”… In this video I have decided to collect some useful, original and interesting questions to break the ice and start a convesation in Italy! So, to avoid those common and predictable questions, such as “Come va?” (How are you?) which lead to short answers… and then nothing! All followed by moments of embarrassing silence! No, no, no, no!
When it comes to language learning, one of the hardest parts is certainly the comprehension of idiomatic expressions which for native speakers are obvious, but for a foreigner are difficult, because of their nonliteral meanings! That’s why in this video and article we’re going to meet 16 Italian expressions that start with the preposition “A”, widely used by Italians, which will be very useful. We are sure that you have already read or heard many and wondered “What does it mean?”.
Let’s set Italian grammar aside, for once, because I want to talk about a very peculiar and interesting cultural phenomenon, something that seems to have been born right here, in our “Bel Paese”! I’m talking about the BIG BENCHES…keep reading this article if you want to know more about them!
As we approach the holiday season and Christmas Day in particular, you might find yourselves too busy with the preparations, the ornaments, the presents and the lights and your will to learn Italian might decrease a little…but we can’t let this happen, on the contrary: we have to find some new incentives so that you can keep practicing your Italian…between a slice of panettone and a headband with the words: “Merry Christmas”! There is no better excuse (or incentive) than a good “cinepanettone“. This is a completely Italian invention that indicates a comic Italian movie in which the main event is generally based on a series of misunderstandings and double entendres. They take place during the Christmas season, are aimed at a popular audience and made specifically to be watched during the holidays. Let’s find out together what are the top 5 must-see cinepanettoni!
In this video we will be talking with a LearnAmo student! His name is Robert and we will have the pleasure of interviewing him. He has started learning Italian a relatively short time ago… yet his Italian is incredible. Let’s learn his story together!
