Why don’t you make some Easter sweets at home? As we are spending time at home due to the lockdown, preparing some Italian and Spanish Easter sweets is a fantastic idea! There are loads of different traditional sweets to have a look at: so the first thing to do is choosing what we want to […]
Are you going to celebrate San Giuseppe this year? On the 19th March in Italy people celebrate San Giuseppe (Saint Joseph), who was the Virgin Mary’s spouse. This festivity is very ancient: apparently it was firstly celebrated around 1030 A.D. In many Catholic countries, that day is also father’s day (festa del papà). Italy is […]
A useful Spanish online learning resource to improve your vocabulary: learn our new word of the week, read some examples and use it!
Did anyone say to you “chi dorme non piglia pesci“? “Chi dorme non piglia pesci” is a super fun Italian idiom and it’s so popular that you might have already come across it…if you didn’t, you will! Everyone knows it and use it widely, so it’s important to know what it means and be able […]
Ready for St.Patrick’s Day 2021? Despite the lockdown and the current restrictons, St.Patrick’s Day 2021 will be great! It will look different from other years, but still plenty of nice things to do: this amazing celebration of Irish culture all around the world will take place in alternative ways. Virtual events are replacing the usual […]
This Sunday is Mother’s Day! If you haven’t thought about how to celebrate Mother’s Day, well…it’s time to plan something unforgettable! If you are thinking that the pandemic will affect your celebrations, don’t worry: despite the current lockdown, it’s possible to celebrate your mum in ways that you might have never considered before. Even if […]
If you are learning to speak Italian, adding a new word to your vocabulary is a great practice: read more about our word of the week!
How are you going to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2021? Despite the pandemic, there are some interesting things to do to celebrate Women’s Day 2021, on March 8th. If you want to read more about Women’s Day have a look at this article. Actually, it’s possible to start supporting the 2021 campaign theme #ChooseToChallenge: […]
Have you ever heard the Spanish idiom starting with “cuando se cierra una puerta…“? “Cuando se cierra una puerta, se abre una ventana” is the complete form of this lovely idiomatic expression you might know. As for many others, we need a bit of imagination to understand the hidden meaning, but this is why idioms […]
A useful Spanish online learning resource to improve your vocabulary: learn our new word of the week, read some examples and use it!
