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Sono Innamorato – (Le Avventure Di Uno Scarpone) Posted by Geoff on Apr 5, 2018
Do you believe in love at first sight? I do … it happened to me … I’m in love! Story by Geoff with Italian translation by Serena Read part one here Thirty Eight Left … that’s her name. I guess that if you saw us together you’d maybe think us a mismatch. Me: rugged, practical…
Le Avventure Di Uno Scarpone Posted by Geoff on Apr 3, 2018
I first saw him on a Wednesday, in October I think it was … or perhaps it was November. However, it was definitely a Wednesday, because it was market day in Pontremoli, and I was sitting atop my box in Piazza Italia wondering if today would be my lucky day. Story by Geoff with Italian…
The Italian Past Participle Posted by Geoff on Mar 26, 2018
How does the Italian past participle (il participio passato) work when used with the verbs essere (to be) and avere (to have)? Let’s find out. The Past Participle With Essere: When we use the past participle with essere it has to agree with the subject in gender and number. This means that the ending of…
Using The Indefinite Adjective Del Posted by Geoff on Mar 19, 2018
Last month I published an article called Qualche Problema in which we looked at the correct usage of the indefinite adjective qualche. Today we’re going to look at another way of saying some, any, or a bit of. To express an indefinite quantity we commonly use the preposition di (of) combined with the definite articles…
The Haunted Castle Posted by Geoff on Mar 16, 2018
What would a medieval castle be without its ghost? Boring! But if you feel the need to have a ghost in your castle … at least come up with an original story. Geoff’s Patent Original Formula For Castle Ghost: The ugly psychopathic twin sister The hidden horde of Spanish gold The faithful adopted wolf The…
Italian Curiosities – Part 2 Posted by Geoff on Mar 12, 2018
Curiosity numero due … a haunted castle. It wasn’t the ghost that bothered us … but the cold! How to get to the Castello Malaspina di Fosdinovo, taken from the official website: Ricordiamo per chi viene in macchina che l’accesso al parcheggio è praticabile solo entrando dal lato nord del paese. Non entrate nel borgo…
Italian Curiosities – Part 1 Posted by Geoff on Mar 6, 2018
After days of bitterly cold wind, snow and ice, we we’re desperate to get out of the house and see something different. We did! Per domenica hanno messo bel tempo … they’ve predicted nice weather for Sunday. By nice, I mean no snow or rain, and temperatures above 0°C … well that’s something! Having studied…