Don’t worry. You are not alone. For English-speaking people, it feels strange using formal verb and pronoun forms with certain people and informal forms with others. Here are some of the reasons why we feel awkward using the Italian courtesy forms and ways to get over it. When do you have to worry about courtesy… Read more »
What is the real name of this town? That depends on who you ask. Selva Gardena has three names: Selva di Val Gardena in Italian Wolkenstein in Gröden in German Sëlva in Ladin. Italian, German, and Ladin are also the three official languages of this area which is part of Ladinia. What is Ladinia? Ladinia… Read more »
Ciao Italianista, Do you love etymology or the study of words? Do you love starting with one Italian word and seeing how many more related words there are? Do you love learning new detti italiani (Italian sayings)? Inspired from learning about and making pane pugliese, let’s start with the word Pane. Andiamo… Definition of Pane… Read more »