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Irregular Italian nouns: continued Posted by Bridgette on Dec 20, 2019
Ciao a tutti! Last week we saw some nouns that seemingly change genders from singular to plural. Today, we are going to see some more irregular Italian nouns; specifically, nouns with two plurals and different meanings. But before that, vorrei augurare un buon natale a tutti! Arriva Babbo Natale tra 5 giorni! E adesso…
Irregular Italian nouns Posted by Bridgette on Dec 13, 2019
Ciao a tutti! I’m sure many of you know the basics of Italian grammar when it comes to nouns. Masculine singular usually is represented by an ‘o’ at the end of the noun, masculine plural with an ‘i’, feminine singular with an ‘a’ and feminine plural with an ‘e’. Simple, right? Now if only it…
La musica italiana – Italian music Posted by Bridgette on Dec 6, 2019
Ciao a tutti! I know a few weeks ago I talked about Bella Ciao. As wonderful of a song it is, I want to also discuss and share some more recent Italian music, because soon Transparent Language will be offering a Spotify playlist encompassing music from all around the world! Che roba! Wow! To do so, we…
La differenza fra il nord e il sud: il linguaggio Posted by Bridgette on Nov 29, 2019
La differenza fra il nord e il sud: il linguaggio. The difference between the north and the south: language. Ci sono piccole differenze fra il nord e il sud, come il linguaggio. Quando una persona parla, si può capire se uno è del sud o del nord non solo dall’accento, ma anche dalle parole che…
Bella Ciao – Goodbye beautiful Posted by Bridgette on Nov 22, 2019
Ciao, belli! Given last weeks blog post and the cultural discussion surrounding la seconda guerra mondiale and partigiani, I decided to write about a famous Italian song, Bella Ciao. A lot of you have heard the song, sono quasi certa. But for those of you who have not, this song is an old folk song that was…
Le Quattro Giornate di Napoli Posted by Bridgette on Nov 14, 2019
Le Quattro Giornate di Napoli: A film review The Four Days of Naples (Nanni Loy) is a movie based upon the true story of the uprising of the napoletani against the German militant occupants during World War II, shortly before the arrival of the Allied forces. It is an emotional movie, yet tinged with small…
Cosa sta succedendo alla lingua italiana? Posted by Bridgette on Nov 7, 2019
Cosa sta succedendo alla lingua italiana? What is happening to the Italian language? Qualche settimana fa ho usato un nuovo verbo in italiano, un mix tra l’italiano e l’inglese = spoilerare, o to spoil. Per qualche persona potrebbe sembrare impossibile mischiare tutte e due le lingue, però succede spesso. Vediamo qualche altra parola in italiano…