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Take a Seat – part 2 Posted by Serena on Jun 2, 2010
In part one of this blog I listed a few of the different kinds of things on which one sits. Part two will deal with how we ask or tell people to take a seat. 1. Sedersi – to sit oneself down: The reflexive verb sedersi is the most literal translation of ‘to take a…
Bed and Breakfast Posted by Serena on May 31, 2010
Benvenuti Ai Chiosi Due mesi fa la nostra amica Adriana, che possiede un Bed and Breakfast qui a Pontremoli, ha dato alla luce un bel bimbo. Ovviamente Adriana al momento è molto occupata col bebè, perciò ha chiesto a me e a mio marito di gestire ‘Ai Chiosi‘, il suo B&B . Così, un paio…
Una Mela al Giorno – part 2 Posted by Serena on May 27, 2010
Grazie a tutti for the interesting responses to my blog ‘Una Mela al Giorno’ I asked you to help me out by finding English equivalents for five common Italian sayings or proverbs. Here below are those that I consider to be the closest in meaning: Proverb Meaning chi fa per sè fa per tre ‘who…
Take a seat Posted by Serena on May 24, 2010
Take a seat…but where? Here is a useful list of some of the most common things that we sit on: la sedia the chair la sedia a sdraio the deck-chair la sedia a dondolo the rocking chair la sedia a rotelle the wheelchair il sedile the seat, e.g. in a car, bus, train, etc. il…
L’Italia in Cinque Parole – la risposta! Posted by Serena on May 21, 2010
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog entitled ‘L’Italia in Cinque Parole’ in which I asked readers to describe Italy and the Italians in five words or short phrases. The response was quite overwhelming, and I began to think that I’d bitten off more than I could chew! The hardest part of the…
Una Mela al Giorno Posted by Serena on May 16, 2010
A couple of days ago Geoff (mio marito) was chatting with some of his friends in the piazza about sayings (detti) and proverbs (proverbi). They ended up by trying to make a list of Italian equivalents for well known English sayings and vice versa. Here, for your entertainment, is the list so far: una mela…
L’Italia in Cinque Parole – aggiornamento Posted by Serena on May 12, 2010
Grazie infinite a tutti coloro che hanno contribuito al mio blog ‘L’Italia in Cinque Parole’. Abbiamo ricevuto una marea di risposte, molte più di quante non ci aspettassimo: fantastico! Gli italiani, invece, sono molto più cauti nel dare una risposta definitiva, hanno paura di compromettersi (caratteristica tipicamente italiana). Ora stiamo compilando una lista/classifica di tutte…