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Welcome to this week's edition of your About.com Italian Language Newsletter! Read the next installment in one woman's adventure in fluency. Thinking she has figured out how to shop in the outdoor market, our guest author Bonnie ends up with a surprise.
In the About.com Italian Language forums there's a discussion about the term in bocca al lupo, and a community member solicits suggestions for cat names in Italian. There's a lesson on Italian consonants, and a conjugation table for the verb condurre. Plus, listen to an audio phrasebook with vocabulary related to birds (gli uccelli). | | Making Hamburgers Thinking she has figured out how to shop in the outdoor market, the author ends up with a surprise. When Bonnie discovers that she's actually bought ground meat and buns, she makes hamburgers--not what she expected to be eating in Italy. | What Italian Do You Speak? Most regions in Italy have their own accent, dialect, and sometimes their own language. The various languages and dialects spoken in Italy evolved over centuries and remained distinct from standard Italian for a variety of reasons. | Italian Word of the Day Hear a new word every day in Italian and a phrase using the word in an example. Plus another way to improve your vocabulary: sign up for the Italian Word of the Day newsletter, delivered to your in-box daily. | Italian For Beginners E-mail Course Learn the basics of the Italian language with this free e-mail course for beginners. The weekly newsletter will teach you basic Italian grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. | | | | Italian Language Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | More from About.com | | | | | | Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More >
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