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Give It Up for the Italian Language!

by DHales | Oct 13, 2016 | Books, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

Dare (dah-ray) To give “Dai!” (pronounced “die”), a young woman gasps when she hears a racy bit of gossip. “Dai!” an exasperated mother snaps at her rambunctious toddler. “Dai!” yells a fan watching a soccer match. “Ma dai!” protests a shopper when someone...

Italian Phrases You Won’t Learn in Class: Animals in Conversational Italian

by DHales | Oct 9, 2014 | Books, culture, Education, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

"In bocca al lupo!” In our continuing series of posts, Riccardo Cristiani, the head Italian teacher at Dante Learning, notes that animals have been at the center of Italian rural life for centuries and, of course, have a place in popular culture as...
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