Per l'amore della mamma

For the love of Mom

Buona festa della Mamma! (Happy Mother's Day!)

In honor of Moms around the world (and in particular mine— Ti voglio bene, mamma!) a collection of photos and dual-language quotes… use them to improve your Italian, share them with the Moms in your life, or just enjoy!

Check out the full board: "Per l'amore della mamma" on Pinterest (and be sure to connect with Via Optimae on Pinterest and Facebook to share your own Mom-related quotes and photos!)

Il lillà è uno dei fiori preferiti di mia madre. 
 The lilac is one of my mom's favorite flowers. 


Grazie di tutto, mamma!

The most-used nouns: no. 006 CASA

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In this series, we're covering the most used nouns in the Italian language 

(I sostantivi più utilizzati nella lingua italiana)

In case you missed it… 

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Numero 6 è…..

 casa (la)

N.006 CASA in ITALIAN: The most-used nouns digital magazine

"Casa" is the general term for any dwelling and can be translated as house or home depending on the context.  A lot of people live in apartments in Italy, and those too can be referred to as casa*.  

You'll often hear it in the following…

a casa

at home

casa mia

my house

sotto casa

on the street in front of one's house 

(especially if it's an apartment building)

*If you want to refer specifically to the stand-alone structure that we would call a "house" you can use the term villa (which we also use in English) especially if it is surrounded by a bit of land.

See more examples, listen to songs, and practice your listening comprehension of casa in the newly updated digital magazine: 

Can you write a sentence using the word casa? Or maybe you can find a quote or aphorism that uses it? Comment below! (or on Facebook if you prefer)

Happy studying!

Ready for the next word in the series?

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