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The Iceberg Project was created from a desire to travel to Italy & speak the language with ease, comfort and confidence. Now, you'll find addictive language & culture lessons for students eager to become conversational in Italian.

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How to Write a Christmas Message in Italian

Insegno italiano dal 2006 e quello che dico sempre ai miei studenti è che studiare l’italiano non significa solo imparare solo la lingua, ma anche tutta la nostra bellissima cultura! Ecco perché una lezione con me è come prendere un caffè in buona compagnia: mentre facciamo conversazione su un sacco di temi, esploriamo la lingua…

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How to Talk About Bread Making in Italian

Before the pandemic, I never had any interest in making bread. (To be clear, I did try and make a sourdough because it’s delicious and I wanted to be Little House on the Prairie sufficient, but it’s not a hobby that lasted.) COMUNQUE, during what was our final retreat in Florence, the lovely Rachel set…

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Italian Phrases to Talk About COVID-19

Italian Phrases to Talk About COVID-19

Verbs Ammalarsi – To get sick Cercare un rimedio / una soluzione – To find a solution Fronteggiare l’emergenza – To confront the emergency Guarire – To heal Fare attenzione – To be careful Indossare i guanti – To wear gloves Indossare la mascherina – To wear a mask Lavarsi le mani – To wash…

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How To Apologize in Italian

How to Apologize in Italian

We’ve all been there. Sometimes it’s a simple gaffe (anyone read my other post, Parole Pericolose? If not – check it out for some serious mixups), and sometimes it’s a bigger error that involves actually offending your new Italian friend. If it hasn’t happened yet, over the course of your language learning journey, unfortunately, it…

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Learning Italian? What You Need to Know About Dialect

Learning Italian? What You Need to Know About Dialect

Note from Cher: While we do A LOT of Italian-related stuff at The Iceberg Project, we don’t plan trips for you. That’s why I love partnering with a few key travel agents and planners so you can have the trip you keep daydreaming about – whether that’s visiting the town your family is from or…

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Useful Phrases to Say When You Freeze and Forget How to Speak Italian

Useful Phrases to Say When You Freeze and Forget How to Speak Italian

Click play on the player at the bottom to listen to this podcast or find it on Apple Podcasts. Non ho capito. – I didn’t understand. Scusi/a, può / puoi ripetere per favore? – Excuse me, but can you repeat that please? Può / puoi ripetere per favore, ma più piano? – Can you repeat…

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How to Supercharge Your Vocabulary Flashcards for the Digital Age

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,…

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Worksheet: Phrases to Talk About Your Italian Lessons

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?” She responded,…

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Differences in Dating Between Americans and Italians

Differences in Dating Between Americans and Italians

Ok…First things first…Big shout out to any of my cross cultural couples out there reading this. YOU GUYS ARE ROCK STARS! I know this, because I too am part of a cross-cultural coupling, and while it is AMAZING it also presents its unique challenges. And it can be hard, really hard, to overcome some of…

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How to Write a Love Letter in Italian

How to Write a Love Letter in Italian

Ohhhh amore! What’s better than being in love? Whether you’re dating an Italian, married to your high school sweetheart, or still on the prowl, everyone knows that love rules the world. Italians in particular are depicted all the time as being some of the most romantic people in the world, and whether it’s true or…

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

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…

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Chi sono i “falsi amici”??

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…

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