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La Mia Revisione Posted by Geoff on Jun 1, 2012
I’ve always disliked needles, especially when attached to a syringe held in the hand of a nurse who is staring intently at a nice big vein in the tender part of my inner elbow. Fortunately the nurses at our local ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale – Local National Health Service) here in Pontremoli are really friendly…
Il Pancotto di Mattia Posted by Geoff on May 22, 2012
Yesterday I published a blog by my friend Mattia who, as he himself describes in his post, dreams of becoming a professional cook. Mattia is from Puglia in the south of Italy, and like most Italians is very passionate about his region’s culinary specialities. Here, as promised, is my translation of Mattia’s traditional Pugliese recipe…
Il Giovane Cuoco Italiano Posted by Geoff on May 21, 2012
In our blogs we always try to portray as many different facets of Italian language and culture as possible, but at the same time we are aware of the difficulty of trying to depict a country as varied as l’Italia from our relatively limited perspective. So for some time now we’ve been looking for an…
Bella Posted by Geoff on May 15, 2012
I’ve made a few notes in English at the end of this blog for the words and phrases highlighted in bold. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment. Non è stato difficile decidere come chiamarla. Un batuffolo di pelo rosso bianco e nero, occhi accattivanti, e una coda da scoiattolo…
Asciutto Posted by Geoff on May 9, 2012
With all the rain we’ve had over the last few weeks wet and dry has become a bit of an obsession! Over the next couple of blogs we’ll at some of the vocabulary that we use to describe these conditions. Let’s begin with asciutto = dry: ormai il bucato dev’essere asciutto (the washing should be…
Il Nostro Gatto Matto Posted by Geoff on May 4, 2012
Si chiama Smokie, ha appena più di un anno, è un simpaticone … ma matto da morire! Infatti, a volte non siamo sicuri se si tratti di un gatto perché sembra più un canguro, o una giraffa! È arrivato da noi quando era piccino, la sua mamma l’aveva più o meno abbandonato, e lui si…
Articoli per il Bagno Posted by Geoff on May 2, 2012
Here is a useful list of articoli per il bagno (toiletries), with some expressions that you might want to use if you find yourself in Italy or you have some Italian guests staying with you: il dentifricio = the toothpaste, e.g. il dentifricio è quasi finito (the toothpaste has almost run out) lo spazzolino da…