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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย Un consiglio dalla Mattaย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย โ€จ Matta Italian Lan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย Un consiglio dalla Mattaย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย โ€จ Matta Italian Language Tip! Bring Italian to Lifeโ€”Right in Your Living Room TURN EVERYDAY OBJECTS INTO ITALIAN LESSONS When you practice at home, choose any object around youโ€”a lamp, a book, a coffee cupโ€”and describe it in Italianโ€ฆbut with true Italian flair. Donโ€™t just list words.โ€จ Bring the object to life. โ€จGesture wildly.โ€จExaggerate your voice.โ€จRaise an eyebrow.โ€จAdd drama.โ€จPlay the part. Say โ€œQuesta tazza รจ fantastica!โ€ like youโ€™re presenting it on stage. โ€จOr โ€œQuesto libro รจ vecchissimo!โ€ with feeling. The more expressive you are, the more your brain remembers โ€จBecause Italian isnโ€™t only a languageโ€” itโ€™s rhythm, movement, emotion. Sometimes the body learns firstโ€ฆ and the brain follows. ๐Ÿ’ฅ Make Italian physical, and the words will stick like magic. ๐Ÿ’ฅ #UnConsiglioDallaMatta #MattaItalian #LearnItalian #ItalianLanguageTips #ItalianEveryday #SpeakItalian #ItalianWithFeeling #LanguageLearningFun #StudentessaMatta
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Un consiglio dalla Matta ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย  Matta Italian Lan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Un consiglio dalla Matta ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย  Matta Italian Language Tip! โ€œSangueโ€ non รจ solo โ€œbloodโ€โ€ฆ รจ destino! โ€œSangueโ€ is not just โ€œbloodโ€โ€ฆ itโ€™s destiny! In italiano, sangue puรฒ significare famiglia, carattere, ereditarietร  o persino il temperamento (โ€œavere il sangue caldoโ€). De Giovanni gioca con tutte queste sfumature nel titolo La Condanna del Sangue. In Italian, sangue can refer to family, character, lineage, or even temperament (โ€œto have hot bloodโ€). De Giovanni plays with all these shades of meaning in the title La Condanna del Sangue. Join the 2026 January Matta Book Club โ€” We are reading โ€œLa Condanna del Sangueโ€ Sign up on the www.StudentessaMatta.com website #MattaBookClub #ItalianBookClub #CommissarioRicciardi #ItalianMystery #LearnItalian #ItalianReading #StudentessaMatta #ItalianCulture #ItalianLanguage #Bookstagram
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น NEW MATTA ITALIAN BOOK CLUB !!!! THIS JANUARY 2 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น NEW MATTA ITALIAN BOOK CLUB !!!! THIS JANUARY 2026 Step into 1930s Naplesโ€ฆ where mysteries linger and the dead still speak. This January 2026, the Matta Italian Book Club returns with the 2nd novel in Maurizio de Giovanniโ€™s gripping series featuring Commissario Ricciardiโ€”the haunting detective who can see the ghosts of his victims. This time, Ricciardi investigates the murder of a fortune tellerโ€”un cartomante whose predictions were fake, whose secrets were deadly, and whose business dealings went far beyond reading cards. โ€จLively, guided discussion in Italian (with support!)โ€จ Starts: 3rd week of January 2026โ€จFormat: 5 weeks | 1-hour Zoom meetingsโ€จ Small-group conversationsโ€จPerfect for improving reading, listening & speaking skills Come for the mystery. Stay for the Italian. โ€จJoin the reading fun & level up your Italian Sign up + learn more at the Studentessa Matta websiteโ€จ #MattaBookClub #ItalianBookClub #CommissarioRicciardi #ItalianMystery #LearnItalian #ItalianReading #StudentessaMatta #ItalianCulture #ItalianLanguage #Bookstagram
Matta Italian Word of the Day: CIANFRUSAGLI โœจ Eve Matta Italian Word of the Day: CIANFRUSAGLI โœจ Ever open a drawer and findโ€ฆ a whole bunch of random stuff you forgot you even owned? ๐Ÿคฃ In Italian, we call those little odds and ends โ€” the knick-knacks, trinkets, clutter, and โ€œwhy on earth do I still have this?โ€ items โ€” cianfrusagli! But donโ€™t worryโ€ฆ even cianfrusagli can hold sweet memories. Sometimes the smallest things tell the biggest stories. Try it in a sentence: โ€œDevo fare ordineโ€ฆ ho troppe cianfrusagli in casa!โ€ (I need to tidy upโ€ฆ I have too many odds and ends in the house!) ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Want more fun Italian words and learning tips? ๐Ÿ‘‰ Visit StudentessaMatta.com to explore language goodies, blog posts, and upcoming immersion programs! โœจ http://StudentessaMatta.com โœจ
Le avventure di Commissario Ricciardi con โ€œLa cond Le avventure di Commissario Ricciardi con โ€œLa condanna del sangueโ€ The adventures of Ricciardi in 1930's Naples continues with La condanna del sangue. Il Matta Book Club torna a gennaio 2026 per richiesta popolare!!The Matta Book Club returns in January 2026! Back by popular request! Il Matta Book Club torna per richiesta popolare! #CommissarioRicciardi #ItalianBookClub #ItalianMystery #LaCondannadelSangue #LearnItalian #MattaBookClub #MauriziodeGiovanni #ReadInItalian #StudentessaMatta https://www.studentessamatta.com/matta-january-2026-book-club-la-condanna-del-sangue-commissario-ricciardi/

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