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Consigli per migliorare il tuo italiano
Why are you learning Italian? How far have you come, and where do you want to go? Today I ask you QUESTIONS to help you set your GOALS, organize your TIME and FOCUS, so you can start with the right foot in the new year. I also have a tip for DUOLINGO users. This video is all in slow Italian with keywords and it doubles up as listening practice.

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I miei propositi per il 2025
My New Year's Resolutions
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San Nicola e i Krampus
Una tradizione natalizia dell'Alto Adige
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Essere o avere?
A tricky grammar topic clarified
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Italiano avanzato - Advanced Content

NEW! Milano città della moda
Perché Milano, una città che molti considerano brutta, è diventata una delle capitali della moda mondiale? Leggiamo insieme come è cambiata negli ultimi decenni.
How come 'ugly' Milan has become one of the capitals of fashion? How has the city changed over the last decades? Two articles with audio, cultural notes, glossaries, exercises & translation.

Il futuro dei musei
Il Museo Egizio di Torino festeggia 200 anni dalla fondazione: leggiamo le riflessioni del direttore Christian Greco e della presidente Evelina Christillin.
As the Egyptian Museum in Turin celebrates 200 years, the museum director and its president reflect on the future of museums, between cancel culture, lack of funding, and mass tourism. Advanced reading with audio, glossaries, translation & exercises.

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