If you’re looking for Italian movies to learn Italian, I’d start with one question…”Would I actually enjoy watching this?” Not “Is this the most famous film to put on my list?” Not “Will this teach me every tense?” But would you actually want to find out what happens next? That matters. Because if watching feels […]

November 2, 2026

Italian Movies to Learn Italian: Start With the Story

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One of the most complicated things about learning (or teaching) another language are idiomatic phrases.  As I was finishing up one of my English lessons on idioms I asked students to share with me some Italian idioms and explain their meanings.  They were really excited to have the opportunity to finally teach me something…in English […]

January 14, 2025

Chew On This

One of the most complicated things about learning (or teaching) another language are idiomatic phrases.  As I was finishing up one of my English lessons on idioms I asked students to share with me some Italian idioms and explain their meanings.  They were really excited to have the opportunity to finally teach me something…in English […]

January 14, 2025

Chew On This

After a two-week vacation back to the states I have finally gotten over my jet lag and dived back into the Italian swing of things.  It was so nice to be home for the holidays, having the familiar all around me.  It had been over a year since the last time I’d been back to […]

January 13, 2012

Eating my way into New Traditions

After a two-week vacation back to the states I have finally gotten over my jet lag and dived back into the Italian swing of things.  It was so nice to be home for the holidays, having the familiar all around me.  It had been over a year since the last time I’d been back to […]

January 13, 2012

Eating my way into New Traditions

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