So you have to take the Italian B1 exam? I’m not gonna lie — Italian exam proctors are tough and intimidating, and with all those verb tenses, it’s easy to walk in feeling underprepared no matter how much Duolingo you’ve done. I took the CILS C1 exam years ago (two levels up from the B1),…
First of all, congratulations on trying to learn Italian on your own. Apps like Duolingo seem like the perfect solution for busy adults. You can use them anytime and they are fun. But can Duolingo make you fluent in Italian? There are a lot of great things about language apps, but unfortunately Duolingo, or any…
I was eighteen years old the first time I set foot on Italian soil. And the second — I mean the literal second — I stepped off that plane, I fell in love with the Italian language. Not with Italy exactly, though that came too. With the language itself. The sound of it. The way…
Yes—you can learn Italian by watching TV with a few important caveats. You’ve probably heard people say they learned English just by watching TV. And often, it’s true… to a point. But when you dig a little deeper, you’ll usually find they were under 12 years old and clocked hundreds of hours in front of…
You want to speak Italian, right? And not just speak Italian, but stay connected to Italy and feel immersed in the language and culture everyday. But you don’t live in Italy. And a trip (if you’re lucky) two weeks a year is not making you fluent. In fact, you’re hoping you can remember how to…
What is the real name of this town? That depends on who you ask. Selva Gardena has three names: Italian, German, and Ladin are also the three official languages of this area which is part of Ladinia. What is Ladinia? Ladinia is a nation without a state in Northern Italy. This area played an important…
