Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts.At The Iceberg Project, we’re big believers in incorporating Italian into everyday tasks as a way to further your learning and vocabulary. So, we got to thinking, what is something everyone does every day, but maybe has…
Dialogue: Taking a Day Trip to Chianti
At The Iceberg Project, we believe the only way you can truly learn a language is by using it in real life. (We also believe that burrata is one of the best cheeses around.) To help you get that real-life experience, we put together this dialogue for you. It’s about two friends — both Italian —…
Dialogue: Shopping for Clothes
At The Iceberg Project, we believe the only way you can truly learn a language is by using it in real life. (We also believe that burrata is one of the best cheeses around.) To help you get that real-life experience, we put together this dialogue for you. It’s about two friends — both Italian —…
How to Supercharge Your Vocabulary Flashcards for the Digital Age
I have a confession to make: I hate language learning flashcards. Well, I used to, anyway. Before you reach for your pitchforks, hear me out: The traditional vocabulary flashcard suffers from two key problems. Flashcards are, in my opinion: — Cumbersome – Flashcards take up space, and lots of it. If you’re using index cards,…
Worksheet: Phrases to Talk About Your Italian Lessons
Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or listen to it on Stitcher or Apple Podcasts. We snaked our way through the streets of Florence as we made our way to il mercato di Sant’Ambrogio. I turned toward Mary, “Com’è andata la tua lezione? – How’d your lesson go?”…
Dialogue: Differences Between American & Italian Culture, Pt. I
At The Iceberg Project, we believe the only way you can truly learn a language is by using it in real life. (We also believe that Italian is the best foreign language to learn.) To help you get that real-life experience, we put together this dialogue for you. It’s about two friends — one Italian…
Chi sono i “falsi amici”??
No matter whether it’s your first foreign language or your fifth, the rules of the Italian language can be really confusing. Plus, there isn’t a whole lot of material out there in Italian that offers comprehension practice targeted at English speakers. That’s why I ask my team to create original content in Italian constantly, like…
How to Buy Cheese in Italy
Mmm, cheese. I seriously love this stuff and at this point, after years eating kilos upon kilos of it, I consider myself pretty familiar with this holy grail of dairy products. I like fresh cheese and aged cheese, flavored cheese and DOC cheese. In fact, when it comes to Italian cheeses, I am not sure…
Italian Vocabulary for the Environmentalist
Given all that’s happened recently with natural disasters and politically, the environment — or the destruction of it — is a hotter topic than ever. (Pun NOT intended.) If you want to discuss this with your language partner, a friend, or family member, how can you express your concerns in Italian? What are the specific,…
Dialogue: Vacationing in the South at the Beach, Pt. I
At The Iceberg Project, we believe the only way you can truly learn a language is by using it in real life. (We also believe that Italian is the best foreign language to learn.) To help you get that real-life experience, we put together this dialogue for you. It’s about a couple — one Italian…
Dialogue: Learning Italian with a Private Tutor, Pt. II
At The Iceberg Project, we believe the only way you can truly learn a language is by using it in real life. (We also believe that having a bottle of wine in your house at all times is a must.) To help you get that real-life experience, we put together this dialogue for you. Unlike…
Dialogue: A Candlelight Dinner (Cena a lume di candela)
At The Iceberg Project, we believe the only way you can truly learn a language is by using it in real life. (We also believe that prosecco is the perfect aperitivo drink.) To help you get that real-life experience, we put together this dialogue for you. It’s about a couple — one Italian and one…