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Explore Italy Through Weekly Posts!

Benvenuti al Blog di Matta!

Welcome to the Matta Blog!

Esplora l’Italia attraverso articoli settimanali!
Explore Italy Through Weekly Posts!

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culture & news

food & wine

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Italian Language Learning, Tips, Motivation

Exploring “Voci” in Italian: A word that speaks volumes

Say Goodbye to Fear and Hello to Fluent Conversations in Italian! New Online 4-hour Course.

Follia Linguistica: Giocando con Foglie, Folla e Folletti!

Studentessa Shares Her Experience from the 2024 Matta Italian Language Program in Lucca

Sofia, la Piccola Matta Teaches Italian

Introducing “Sofia, la Piccola Matta Teaches Italian! By Melissa Muldoon

Sofia, la Piccola Matta, and Moka the Beagle Teach Basic Italian: Numbers, Colors & Adjective Rules

Art & Artists

Arezzo is La terra di Piero: Discover the artistic legacy of Piero della Francesca

Ilaria del Carretto: The 13th Century Lucchese Beauty Whose Legacy Lives Beyond the Tomb

Singing the “Rap”tures of Sansepolcro and Piero della Francesca

Everyone’s talking about David (and now I’m chiming in too)!

Cultural Anecdotes & Current Affairs

The Fontana Sisters: How Three Women Transformed Italian Fashion

Mastering Italian Pronunciation: The Double Trouble with Mispronouncing Italian Words

2024 Olympic — Italy’s Wild Ride: Cheesy Tales, Lost Rings, Historic Wins & Unexpected Fails

La canicola estiva! Roman Ruff-erences: Unveiling the Bark-tastic Origins of the Dog Days of Summer – Youtube Video

Food & Wine

What turns a bad day around? La torta di pere e cioccolato!

Eat like a local in Lucca! My recommended restaurant picks — inside and outside Lucca’s walls.

Tiramisu – having your dolce and eating it too!

Tacchino arrotolato — turkey with an Italian twist

Grammar Lessons

Body Talk: Expressing Sneezes, Hiccups, Yawns, and other noises our bodies make in Italian!

How to Say “We Should Have” or “We Were Supposed to” in Italiano

Mastering Italian: How Small Steps with ‘Goccia’ Lead to Big Language Gains

Ovunque tu vada, vacci con il tuo cuore: Understanding Ovunque and Dovunque in Italian

Direct Object Pronouns: The Secret Ingredient for Spicing Up Your Italian!

Is it a masculine or feminine Italian noun? How to tell the difference & why it matters.

History, Holidays, Festivals

The Return of Lidia Poët Season 2 on Netflix: New sizzling stories and more fabulous costumes!

Saluting the Superheroes in Our Lives: Our Moms!

Announcing the 2024 Matta Arezzo September Giostra del Saracino Weekend

Gobble Up the Good Times: Let the Thanksgiving Festivities Begin!

Books, Music & Film

The Return of Lidia Poët Season 2 on Netflix: New sizzling stories and more fabulous costumes!

Unlock Italian Mysteries This Halloween: Spooky Book Club Adventures for Every Language Level

Announcing the Fall 2024 Matta Italian Book Club: Dive into Mystery with ‘La Libreria dei Gatti Neri’ by Piergiorgio Pulixi

Sun-Kissed Cinema: Dive into Italian Films for Your Perfect Summer Escape!

Traveling, Cities, Excursions

New Italian Language Homestay in Verona with Cinzia – Now Available on Studentessa Matta!

2024 Matta Lucca Program in Full Swing: Italian Learning & Cultural Fun!

Semplicemente Fantastico! Dive Into Italian Culture with the 2025 Matta Language Programs

Boost Your Italian Before You Go: Enroll in the Matta Four-Hour Traveler’s Italian Course

Posts by Date

Mulino Bianco Magic: The Sweet Dream of Italy’s Perfect Family

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Vedere la cappella Sistina dal computer – Virtual visit to the Vatican

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Possiamo darci del tu? Agreeing to use informal address in Italian

Prisencolinensinainciusol: The Catchy Nonsense Song That Sounds Like English!

Mina – Parole Parole! Italian singer called “la Tigre di Cremona”

Learn Italian with audio fables by Walter Donega

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Voci: Libro scritto da Dacia Maraini

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Paola Cortellesi Italian Actress & Comedian: l’arte della satira – the art of satire

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Amanda Knox: l’ultima svolta – the latest twist in the murder case

Non mi piace cucinare – cooking is not pleasing to me! Verb Piacere. How it is used

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Sonoma California – che bel posto

Il Postino interpretato da Massimo Troisi e la poesia di Pablo Neruda

Malafemmena ritorna a Capri

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Genitori e figli agitare bene prima dell’uso

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Riunione di italiano – Italian San Jose Meetup Conversation Group

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Una giornataccia!

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Lasagna ad occhio – Making Lasagna from scratch

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Sanremo Italian Music Festival 2010

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Tagliatelle preparato con amore: Preparing homemade pasta with love

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Ogni scherzo vale! Any joke is permissible at Carnival time!

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