Archive for 'Culture'
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…
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…
Buon Halloween Posted by Bridgette on Oct 31, 2019
Buon Halloween! Today is the notte di Halloween! Maybe you’re wondering, do Italians celebrate Halloween? Although it is certainly not a recognized and popular holiday, it has been growing in popularity, especially among the youth! Some kids may head out to do some trick-or-treating, or dolcetto-scherzetto, and some adults may dress up in costume, or costumi, for…
Suburra: Un film italiano su Netflix Posted by Bridgette on Oct 10, 2019
Sono sempre alla ricerca di opportunità per ascoltare quella bella lingua che è l’italiano. Quindi, qualche notte fa, ho fatto una ricerca su Netflix per qualche film in italiano. Voglio consigliarvene uno: Suburra. I am always on the look out for opportunities to listen to that beautiful language that is Italian. Therefore, a few nights ago, I…
La Toscana Posted by Bridgette on Oct 3, 2019
La seconda regione di cui voglio parlarvi è la meta di molti turisti, americani e non. La stupenda Toscana. The second region that I want to speak to you all about is the destination of many tourists, American and non. The beautiful Tuscany. Anni fa forse qualcuno di voi si ricorda un film famoso con Julia Roberts…