Archive for March, 2014
What Are You Reading? Posted by Geoff on Mar 13, 2014
Two for the price of one today … a short conversational blog which also doubles as a mini book review! Author Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome in 1966. He has written three novels and a collection of short stories. He won the prestigious Italian Viareggio-Repaci Prize for Fiction with his bestselling novel Io Non…
Now, Where Did I Leave My Glasses? Posted by Geoff on Mar 12, 2014
Ho cercato dappertutto, ma non li trovo! I’ve looked everywhere, but I can’t find them! Here’s a list of all the places I’ve looked highlighting the words that describe position: Ho cercato … dentro tutti i cassetti = in all the drawers sotto il divano = under the sofa/couch sopra l’armadio = on top of…
Una Grande Bellezza? Posted by Serena on Mar 10, 2014
It won an Oscar for best foreign language film of 2014, The Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA, but is really all that good? Let me state right here and now that I haven’t actually seen La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty), directed by Paolo Sorrentino. But after it was screened at the Cineforum here…
Cat Chat, A Conversation with Mimì la Gatta Posted by Geoff on Mar 7, 2014
Eccomi … sono Mimì la Gatta! Geoff: ti ricordi la prima volta che ci siamo incontrati? do you remember the first time that we met? Mimì: certo che me la ricordo, eravamo giù in parcheggio, vero? of course I remember, we were down in the car park, weren’t we? Geoff: infatti, tu e Cocò eravate…
February Quiz – The Answers Posted by Geoff on Mar 5, 2014
Well done everyone who had a go at our end of February quiz. Quizzes are are fun, but also very useful to Serena and myself because they help to highlight difficulties that you, our readers, experience when learning Italian. If you haven’t already had a go at the quiz you can find it HERE. Now…
Come Pulire i Carciofi Posted by Serena on Mar 3, 2014
A couple of days ago on my cousin Federica’s Facebook I dropped in on this typically Italian chat about a photo of a box of globe artichokes: Federica: “Carciofi!!!” (Artichokes!!!) Silvia: “Nooo!!! Ma dove li hai trovati???” (Nooo!!! Where did you find them???) Federica: “Torino ” (Turin) Silvia: “Aaaahhhhh, mi hai illuso!!!!” (Aaaahhhhh, you got…