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The Italian Subjunctive — il Congiuntivo — how

The Italian Subjunctive — il Congiuntivo — how to conquer this great big beautiful ugly beast!

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Ah, the dreaded congiuntivo - the Italian subjunctive mood! It terrorizes many people and gives them the chills as if it were a terrifying ogre that eats innocent students for breakfast.

Are you too afraid of this intimidating beast!?

The Italian Subjunctive mood is not all that scary, and it's time to demystify and make friends with it!

In a new post on the Studentessa Matta blog you will understand the congiuntivo better, what it is, what triggers it, how to conjugate it, and how to use it with many practical examples. Puoi farcela! You can do it! You can conquer and tame the subjunctive and use it like a real Italian!

#Congiuntivo #ItalianGrammar #italianLanguage #ItalianVerbs#SubjunctiveMood #GrammarNerd #ItalianCulture #ItalianSyntax #SpeakItalian #StudentessaMatta #LearnItalialn #italian grammar #italianverbs #ItalianLesson #SpeakItalialn #italiancongiuntivo

New film review of Rapiniamo il Duce (Robbing Muss

New film review of Rapiniamo il Duce (Robbing Mussolini) on the Studentessa Matta blog site.

Rapiniamo il Duce (Robbing Mussolini) is a new Netflix fiction action film partially based on actual events.

It was well-known that Mussolini had a secret stash of treasures hidden away and heavily guarded. It contained all the gold, jewels, money, paintings, and precious objects he had stolen from the Italian people in the name of Fascism. In the final days of the war, to save himself, Mussolini fled north.

We all know what fate befell the Duce and where he ended up, but what happened to his treasure and where it is now is still a mystery. In this new movie, a band of misfit thieves set out to steal the stash in the confusion of the last days of the war.

Read my review, listen to music from the film, and feast your eyes on some of the fantastic costumes.

#RobbingMussolini #RapiniamoIlDuce #ItalianCinema #NetflixOriginal #HeistMovie #PoliticalSatire #ComedyFilmItalian #HistoricalFiction #Fascism #ItalianResistance #Antifascist #ItalianCulturalHeritage #ArtTheft #ItalianHistory #Mussolini #Duce #DuceLostTreasure #OutrageousPlot #PracticeItalian #FilmItalian #StudentessaMatta

On today's date, in 2019, "Eternally Artemisia”

On today's date, in 2019, "Eternally Artemisia” was published! Publication day is always a special date to remember and celebrate as it represents a huge milestone in the life of an author! I loved writing this story and I miss the days of living in Artemisia's world!

The novel celebrates Artemisia Gentisleschi, the 17th-Century painter; her art and spirit are shown through various lifetimes.

The story also explores the idea that when there is a profound attachment between two souls, who experience life so intensely and passionately, they are cosmically bound together. They endure through all seasons, never fading away, and are fated to meet repeatedly.

Find your copy of "Eternally Artemisia" on Amazon in print, epub for Kindle, and as an Audiobook. Links in Bio.

#Artemisia Gentileschi #EternallyArtemisia #Florence #Rome #Baroque #TimeTravel #SearchingUniverse #StrongWomen #EternalLove #NovelItaly #RenaissanceItaly #IsabellaMedici #Medici #Florence #Firenze #Arezzo #Rome #MussoliniHistory #SophiaLoren #SofonisbaAnguissola #Michelangelo #artHistory #ItalyNovel #ItalyArt #italytravel

Literal translations are like a slippery banana pe

Literal translations are like a slippery banana peel on a language learner’s path to fluency!

Think of it like this: translating word for word from your native language is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. It just doesn’t work!

You need to learn the unique shape and style of the language you’re learning, just like you need to find the right shape and size of the puzzle piece to complete the picture.

I’ve compiled a list of expressions using FARE, PRENDERE, and AVERE to guide you. Look it over, familiarize yourself with the particular usages, and check out some idiomatic expressions using these verbs.

Start reading and listening more in Italian; soon, your ear will recognize these expressions, which will start sounding more natural.

And hey, if you slip on a grammatical “banana peel,” remember language learning is a journey, so just pick yourself up and keep going!

#ItalianGrammar #ItalianExpressions #StudentessaMatta #ItalianConversation #Fare #Prendere #Avere #ItalianVerbs #ExpressYourselfinItalian #ItalianLearningTips #ItalianCommunication #FaSenso #AvereFame #PrendersiInGiro #PrendereSole #Fareunafoto

The best way to sound like a true Italian is to le

The best way to sound like a true Italian is to learn the common uses of FARE, PRENDERE, and AVERE.

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It is time to start thinking like an Italian!

To communicate effectively in Italian, it's essential to understand the language's idiomatic expressions, grammar structures, and cultural nuances.

This means moving beyond literal translations and thinking in the language you are learning rather than just translating word for word from your native language.

For example: Ha senso? Is the way to say in Italian - “Does that make sense?”

An English speaker might be inclined, however, to form the thought of “making sense” using the fare verb “FARE” — “Fare senso.”

Attenzione!!! “Fare senso!” in Italian means something is gross or disgusting!!! “Qualcosa puzza! Fa senso!”

It is important to master the correct usage of these verbs to avoid misunderstandings, communicate more effectively and sound more like a native Italian speaker.

Take, for example, the verbs FARE, PRENDERE, and AVERE. I've compiled a list of Italian expressions using these verbs to help you learn how to use them like an Italian.

#Fare #Prendere #Avere #ItalianVerbs #ItalianGrammar #ItalianExpressions #StudentessaMatta #ItalianConversation #ExpressYourselfinItalian #ItalianLearningTips #ItalianCommunication #FaSenso #AvereFame #PrendersiInGiro #PrendereSole #fareunafoto

Leonardo da Vinci’s legacy lives on in Milano!

Leonardo da Vinci’s legacy lives on in Milano!

La eredità di Leonardo Da Vinci
vive ancora a Milano!

New article on the Studentessa Matta Website.

Leonardo! Leonardo! What didn’t you become involved with? The 15th-century artist’s curious mind seems never to have stopped resolving problems — from artistic perplexities and agricultural difficulties to engineering conundrums.

Did you know that during his soggiorno a Milano, as he was painting the famous fresco painting of the last supper, Leonardo also had his hands in the dirt growing grapes and nimbly fiddling with gears engineering canal locks?

Learn more about what occupied Leonardo da Vinci in Milano before escaping the city and before the French troops took over the city in 1500!

#LeonardodaVinci #studyitalian #Milan #italianLanguage #Milano #LeonardoPortraits #SantaMariadellaGrazia #sforza #dukeLudivicosforza #Cenecolo #LeonardoVineyard #CasaAtellani #Navigli #CanalsMilano #CanalsMilan #LeonardoEngineering #StudentessaMatta

Buon venerdì! Happy Friday! It was a busy week of

Buon venerdì! Happy Friday! It was a busy week of Italian lessons AND the first meeting of the Spring Matta Book Club.

I wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to all my hard-working Italian students to share the pride I feel regarding their impressive progress with the world! Everyone is expressing themselves SO WELL!!! What a great week of conversation and language practice.

Colette D, Laura G, Laura M, Kelly K, Carol S, Denise C, Tonya D, Dee A, Susan H, Therese S, Sara S, Martine J, Julie L, Robin L.

Che bel lavoro! Complimenti! Continuate così! Great job! Keep it up!

#learnItalian #italianLanguage #studyitalian #italianclass #ItalianConversation #ItalianCulture #Italianbookclub #italianliterature #readinginitalian #bookclubitaliano #leggereinitaliano #parliamoitalian #italianidioms #italianexpressions #ItalianVocabulary #studentessamatta

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