Archive for May, 2018
Mi Piace! – Part 2. Posted by Geoff on May 14, 2018
In Mi Piace! – Part 1. I wrote: “In Italian it’s not the person that does the liking, but the thing that pleases the person”. Today we’ll find out why it’s so important to understand this basic concept. Insisting on translating ‘mi piace‘ as ‘I like it’ is fine if you never intend to move beyond…
A Body Of Evidence Posted by Serena on May 11, 2018
The strange case of the irregular body continues to unfold. Today we find our inspector Augusto at the morgue speaking with the medical examiner Dottor Della Salma. Chapter 1. The Strange Case Of The Irregular Body Chapter 2. An Extremely Subjunctive Investigation Chapter 3. A Not So Perfect Witness L’ispettore Augusto è all’obitorio a colloquio…
Mi Piace! – Part 1. Posted by Geoff on May 7, 2018
In my last couple of articles we’ve been focusing on pronomi personali indiretti (indirect personal pronouns). Today, we’ll put what we’ve learnt into practice with the important verb piacere (to please). You won’t get far in Italy without the verb piacere: Ti piace l’Italia? (Do you like Italy?) you’ll be asked, and hopefully you’ll reply…
A Not So Perfect Witness Posted by Serena on May 4, 2018
This, the third chapter of my detective story, takes the form of a quiz based on the passato prossimo. If you haven’t read the previous chapters you can find them here: Chapter 1. The Strange Case Of The Irregular Body Chapter 2. An Extremely Subjunctive Investigation Since he retired from the Royal Navy many many…