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Learning Italian
 
I studied Spanish in high school and Latin in high school and college but it wasn't until I started to study Italian that I began to have what I refer to as a true "language experience".
 
It happened unexpectedly through a series of trips to Italy to reconnect with our Italian family in Milan. Our cousin Lidia, who is a teacher,began my Italian education with a sing song rhyme she would repeat every time we would be eating. In un ristorante, trattorie, in her apartment; everywhere and anywhere there was food.
 

la regina Margherita mangiava un pollo con ditta

 

What I learned from this little jingle about Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna,Queen of Italy,is that she liked to eat chicken with her fingers! But more than that I began to appreciate the melodic beauty of the Italian language with its soft rolling R's and light curling of the tongue and I began to think that I would like to learn and speak this language. And so I have.

 

Read more and sign up to become a member of our Italian language club and enjoy a few songs from our Italian inspired playlist to get you in the mood.  

 

Divertiti! Enjoy!

Pamela Marasco, The Cositutti Group

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Italian Language Club
 

There are many ways of learning the language of popes, princes, pilgrims and everyday Italians; audio, video, textbook, flashcards, classes, even a BBC Early Learning Language Course with a furry blue monster called Muzzy.

 

If you have an interest in Italy and would like to be part of our Learning Italian in Courses Language Club let us know. Every few weeks you'll receive an e-mail post with our thoughts and strategies for learning Italian. It's free, it's fun and on occasion you'll receive a special offer to pair an artisan Italian food from CosituttiMarketPlace with a lesson to taste and travel the Italy of our Italian family and friends.

 
 
Advantageous Coincidences

Did you know there are many words in the Italian language that you already know? They are look-alike words with similar, though not always exact, spellings and the same meaning called cognates. Here are a few. Attenzione!

 

  • la lista = the list
  • la fotografia =  the photograph
  • un minuto = a minute
  • il americano =  the American
  • la banca = bank
  • la birra = beer
  • il famoso = famous
  • il calendario = calendar
Then there are a few words that are part of our inner Italian alla Sophia Loren and our love for Italian food (pizza, pasta, lasagne, sphaghetti)
  • baci = kiss
  • bello = beautiful
  • ciao = hello

Look Up Italian Words that are spelled like English Somewhat... but be careful sometimes one or two letters can change the meaning like a story about Fish Gelato in our first language club newsletter. You won't want to miss it!

 

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