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Mezzi di trasporto – 3 Posted by Serena on Oct 25, 2010
L’ Aereo (the airplane) 1. At the airport: l’aeroporto the airport la compagnia aerea the airline il controllo passaporti the passport control la sala d’imbarco the departure lounge la carta d’imbarco the boarding card l’imbarco the boarding l’uscita the gate il bagaglio a mano the hand luggage il ritiro bagagli the baggage / luggage reclaim…
Mezzi di Trasporto – 2 Posted by Serena on Oct 22, 2010
I Treni (Trains) 1. Some useful words la ferrovia the railway la stazione ferroviaria the railway station la biglietteria the ticket office un biglietto di sola andata a one way ticket un biglietto di andata e ritorno a return ticket la prenotazione the booking lo sportello the ticket window l’orario the timetable / schedule la…
I Gatti – part 2 Posted by Serena on Oct 18, 2010
Here, as promised, is the translation of my little tale about our new gatti: Venerdì scorso, mentre andavamo giù a Pontremoli a lavorare, abbiamo visto seduti su un muro nel parcheggio del paese una gatta sconosciuta, col suo gattino. Nel nostro paese c’è un sacco di gatti mezzo selvatici, e questi due appollaiati lì sul…
I Gatti Posted by Serena on Oct 15, 2010
We had been debating for quite a while the pros and cons of having a cat or a dog. On the one hand, a pet around the house can be really good company, and gives one the satisfaction of caring for another creature. On the other hand there is the problem of commitment. However, it…
Il Dialetto Pontremolese Posted by Serena on Oct 12, 2010
I have often mentioned in my blogs that here in Italy we have lots of different dialects, and that they vary not just from region to region, but from town to town, and even village to village!. When we first moved to our little village near Pontremoli in Tuscany, my poor husband, who had already…
Mezzi di Trasporto – 1 Posted by Serena on Oct 9, 2010
If you’re visiting Italy, and you don’t have your own mezzo di trasporto (means of transport), then you will probably have to use i trasporti pubblici (public transport). Here is a bit of vocabulary to help you get around: 1. l’autobus (the bus) prendere l’autobus to take, or catch the bus domani mattina prendo l’autobus…
San Francesco d’Assisi Posted by Serena on Oct 6, 2010
San Francesco d’Assisi is the Patron Saint of Italy, and when I was a child ‘Saint Francis day’ (the 4th of October) was a national holiday. The great thing about this was that the school year used to start on the 1st of October, so after only three days we were already back on holiday…