Archive for July, 2011
Il Verbo Fare Posted by Serena on Jul 8, 2011
The Italian verb fare is one that students learn fairly early on. It is most often translated as ‘to do’ or ‘to make’: ti faccio un buon caffè – I’ll make you a nice coffee mi scusi, ho fatto un errore – excuse me, I made a mistake stamattina devo fare un paio di lavori…
Luglio Posted by Serena on Jul 5, 2011
The month of luglio (July) is named after the Roman consul Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), who was born on the 12th of July 100 B.C. Sopra: Giulio Cesare Unbelievably there aren’t any national holidays or festivals in luglio here in Italy (cosa?!) However, quite a few famous Italians were born in July. Here is a…
La Cicala: favole e leggende Posted by Serena on Jul 2, 2011
There are many popular sayings and proverbs about la cicala, and not surprisingly his frinio (strident song) plays an important part in most of them. Probably the most famous cicada favola (fable) is that written by Esopo (Aesop): La Cicala e la Formica. Here is an adaptation of the tale by the French poet and…