Archive for May, 2020
Italian Onomatopoeia Posted by Bridgette on May 30, 2020
Ciao a tutti! Today I want to explore the linguistic phenomenon of onomatopoeia, which is the formation of a word from a sound associated with that word. It originates from the word ὀνοματοποιία in the Greek language which means ‘making or creating names’, and in English we use it to describe the unique words made to imitate…
San Martino – Giosuè Carducci Posted by Bridgette on May 23, 2020
Buongiorno! Today I want to share with you all a poem by Giosuè Carducci, who was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy. He became the first Italian in 1906 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature. The English translation is posted at the end as well, but I challenge you…
La felicità Posted by Bridgette on May 16, 2020
Come essere felici ogni singolo giorno. How to be happy every single day. Yesterday I watched this inspiring TedTalk video about happiness. I want to share it with you to both practice your Italian and to help you reflect. Feel free to use the Italian automatically generated subtitles (but be warned – there are mistakes) or…
Una sfida – pt. 2 Posted by Bridgette on May 9, 2020
Fermatevi! Se volete partecipare alla mia ‘sfida’ – cliccate qui. Se volete la risposta… continuate a leggere! Fate attenzione che sopra ci sono alcuni spoiler. Stop! If you want to participate in my challenge, click here. If you want the answer… continue to read! Be warned that below there are some spoilers. Last week I wrote…
Una sfida Posted by Bridgette on May 2, 2020
Buongiorno! Today, I have una sfida (a challenge) for all of you. I have been watching Italian movies almost every night, mostly with a friend through zoom. Have you tried una videochiamata per guardare un film insieme agli amici? ‘Zoomiamoci’ (un gioco di parole..) quantomeno con lo spirito questa settimana.. let’s zoom together at least in spirit this week…