01 Parola del giorno
adverb · /ahl-MEH-noh/ · tap to listen
Both the numeric "at least" (almeno dieci) and the consoling kind, the silver lining you reach for when the rest didn't go to plan.
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Italian lessons in Canberra
Imparare l'italiano, davvero.
For people who want to do it properly — with Jo.
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02 Saggezza della nonna
In bocca al lupo
Into the mouth of the wolf. Good luck! (and you reply «Crepi il lupo» — "may the wolf die")
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Ciao, sono Jo.
I'm an Italian teacher in Canberra who has spent the better part of three decades falling for Italy — its food, its language, the way a whole afternoon can disappear over one long lunch. I go back as often as I can, notebook in hand.
I teach because I want you to fall just as deeply — and because imparare l'italiano should feel like being let in on a secret, not sitting an exam.
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