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2006 Weekly Feature Articles
Struggling to understand Italian as spoken in Rome, the author makes mistakes and learns a new language.
Determined to finally speak Italian fluently, the author heads to Rome and is shocked at how little she knows.
Just when you thought you figured out which direction the accent points in the word perché comes a new 21st-century way of writing Italian. Popularized by young people via SMS and e-mail communication, the new spelling uses mathematical symbols, homonyms, numbers, and abbreviations to speed up the transfer of messages.
Italian language tattoos have a certain cachet - many people don't know what they say, lending the tattoo a certain sophistication or flair. But that's the point. Many people, including the tattoo artist, don't understand what the tattoo says, and a simple slip of the needle can turn love (amare) bitter (amaro).
Do you want to learn Italian, or do you want to spend your time coming up with excuses for why you can't learn Italian? Like other self-improvement activities you can convince yourself with a multitude of excuses why you can't pronounce Italian words or conjugate Italian verbs - or you can use that time and energy to learn la bella lingua.
There's a course for everything, and now there's a course in Italian for becoming a man. The objective, of course, is to become as intelligent as a woman (that is, become perfect). So get ready to study, men, because this class requires a lot of work.
The songs on the Italian Café CD recall a time before rock and roll began to dominate popular music culture. This collection of classic and contemporary Italian songs includes the legends of the golden age as well as newer artists who draw on a wide range of influences.
Interested in an easy way to improve your Italian vocabulary? Want to listen to Italian and work on your pronunciation at the same time? The Acquerello Italiano program has Italian audio flash cards to complement their audio magazine.
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