“Italian with Irene – Eating out” is now available on Amazon!

I’m very excited to say that my first book is now online!!! You can buy it here. Oh well, it’s a booklet but I’m very excited anyway 🤪 It can help you whether you’re going out for a meal in Italy or to learn all the Italian expressions you might use at an Italian restaurant

Past tense in Italian – “L’imperfetto”

Let’s start with some regular verbs: abitare (to live), avere (to have) and aprire (to open). abit-are av-ere apr-ire abitavo avevo aprivo abitavi avevi aprivi abitava aveva apriva abitavamo avevamo aprivamo abitavate avevate aprivate abitavano avevano aprivano   And some irregular’s: essere (to be), fare (to do), dire (to say), bere (to drink), porre (to

Nice break in Sicily

I have flown to Palermo yesterday to see my family and friends. I really needed this break, I am so tired! I just wanted to share those pics I took from the plane with all of you. I kept staring at this amazing sky because it made me feel so peaceful and relaxed, maybe just

Italian greetings

Are you planning on going to Italy soon? Are you excited about visiting this lovely country but scared at the same time because you know you won’t be able to communicate? Well, I can help you! Just keep reading 🙂 Formal and informal expressions We often don’t realise our language rules until we compare them

We have just landed, let’s go to Mondello!

Not long left and I’ll finally see my lovely Palermo again. It hasn’t been that long, I was there at the beginning of July. But Palermo is breath taking, it can always surprise you, it seduces you. Three days left, and my heart will finally start beating again. You can easily lose track of time

The story of my life – Part 1

My life in Italy Life and family I was born in 1990 in a humble family in a working-class area of Palermo. My parents unfortunately split up when I was a kid, but I have always had a great relationship with both of them. My mum is the most amazing and strong woman I have