italian

Books to Read for the Beginner Italian Student

We get a lot of readers who check out Cher’s top 10 books she loves in Italian and many who read about how to discuss these beloved (or hated) libri but both of these articles are for the more advanced learner. After seeing emails come through asking for beginner books, we thought it would…

10 Italian Love Songs

I LOVE LOVE. I’m really good at falling in and out of it, talking about it, and looking for more of it. 🙂 That’s why we’ve written articles about love every Valentine’s Day since The Iceberg Project has started. Turns out, you love love as much as we do — especially when it helps you…

Dialogue: Differences Between American & Italian Culture, 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 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…

Dialogue: Differences Between American & Italian Culture, Pt. I

Love Florence? Make Sure to Do This First.

Every time I tell someone I live in Florence, I’m met with the same reaction. “Oh my gosh, you live there!? I LOVE FLORENCE!” And I’m never surprised to hear it, in fact, I totally get it. I too am absolutely smitten with my city and take a lot of pride in being a Fiorentina….

Everything You Want to Know About Chianti

Since I live in Florence, when it comes to wine knowledge, my specialty is Tuscan. In particular, I’ve spent a lot of time learning about and indulging in that famous blend called “Chianti.” It’s a name known all over the world, but it’s not very well understood. Chianti (pronounced “key-ahn-tee” whatever you do, don’t say…

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…

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,…

How to Say “I don’t remember” in Italian

Cher and I are contacted frequently by our lovely readers who want to ask questions or just send us quick notes as a way to practice Italian (thank you by the way, we love your emails!). And, in all these messages, over the years, we started to notice a theme. When someone can’t recall something…

Dialogue: Vacationing in the South at the Beach, Pt. II

Dialogue: Vacationing in the South at the Beach, Pt. I

Relative Pronouns in Italian

One of the biggest struggles I hear about is that it can be tough to piece all of the words you know together in Italian once you know them. …which sucks, obviously, because you’ve spent all of this time accumulating knowledge and it’s not working together in the way it’s supposed to. This issue could…