Archive for September, 2011
Come Non Parcheggiare la Macchina Posted by Serena on Sep 14, 2011
They say that in La Spezia parking spaces are at a premium. However, us Italians are famous for finding creative solutions to life’s little impediments, as you can see from the photos below! Now here is the true story behind the photos: Incidente incredibile questa mattina a La Spezia in prossimità della rotonda tra Via…
Quanto Spesso? Posted by Serena on Sep 12, 2011
In my last blog Quanto Tempo I explained the use of two important expressions that we use when we talk about how long things take. Today, I’m going to continue with the ‘time’ theme by looking at possible replies to the question quanto spesso? – how often? spesso – often: vado spesso a Bergamo per lavoro…
Quanto Tempo? Posted by Serena on Sep 9, 2011
Let’s have a look at a couple of useful expressions that we use when we’re discussing time: 1. quanto tempo ci vuole? – This common expression is used in an impersonal sense to mean ‘how much time is needed?’ e.g.: quanto tempo ci vuole per fare il pane in casa? – how much time is…
Mia Mamma o La Mia Mamma? Posted by Serena on Sep 7, 2011
As promised in Wednesday’s blog, ‘La Famiglia – Part 2’, this article will explain when we use the articolo determinativo – definite article (the), i.e. il, lo, la, i, gli, le, when talking about family members. The first thing to remember is that in Italian we always use the article before the possessive adjective (my…
La Famiglia–Part 2 Posted by Serena on Sep 5, 2011
Let’s continue with our discussion about how we name the members of our family. In part 1 we talked about the immediate family. This blog will widen out to include the extended family. mia nonna = my grandmother: la mamma di mio papà, cioè la mia nonna paterna, si chiamava Rosetta – my father’s mother…
Settembre Posted by Serena on Sep 2, 2011
Nome (Name): The month of settembre (September) takes its name from the Latin word septem (seven) because it was the seventh month in the Roman calendar. Festività (Festivals): In September we don’t have any national festivals. This is not surprising given that the long summer holidays have just finished. Settembre è il mese del rientro…