Archive for 'Italian Language'
Argh Boom Clunk … Eeek!!! Posted by Geoff on Nov 3, 2015
All illustrations are from the popular Italian fumetto, Dylan Dog In Italy, fumetti (comic books) have long had a faithful following, and although the present day market is saturated with fumetti from Japan, America and so on, Italy still has a strong tradition of producing its own illustrated stories which can be traced back to the beginning of…
Carmela’s Nightmare Posted by Geoff on Oct 27, 2015
Here is Chapter 4 of Carmela’s Story. You can find the previous chapters by clicking on the links below Carmela’s Story – Chapter 1 Carmela’s Story – Chapter 2 Carmela’s Story – Chapter 3 Carmela picked up the faded newspaper clipping that had slipped out of her libretto and nestled it amongst a small collection…
Italian Quiz – October 2015 – The Answers Posted by Geoff on Oct 22, 2015
Let’s find out how you got on with this month’s quiz, which was based on material from our recent posts. Part 1: Vocabulary revision a. In the 70’s pop singer Elton John was famous for wearing which type of footwear? (Italian name required) = le zeppe, gli zatteroni b. In which Italian city were the…
At The Supermarket in Italy Posted by Serena on Oct 13, 2015
The setting: a small and friendly supermarket in a old sleepy town in Italy The characters: Serena and the staff at supermarket Il giovane cassiere, all’entrata del supermercato: “Buongiorno!” The young cashier, at the supermarket entrance: “Good morning!” Serena: “Buongiorno!” Poi, parlando tra sé e sé: “Allora, vediamo la lista della spesa: pere, uva, funghi…”…
Gigia And The Grape Jam Posted by Serena on Oct 9, 2015
The setting: Geoff and Serena’s kitchen. The characters: Serena and Gigia the cat. Gigia, seduta sul tavolo della cucina mentre osserva Serena al lavoro con pentole, bilancia, colapasta e uva, tanta uva: “Questa è l’uva che tu e Geoff avete raccolto stamattina sull’orto?” Gigia, sitting on the kitchen table whilst observing Serena at work with…
Carmela’s Italian Footwear Obsession – Part 1 Posted by Geoff on Oct 2, 2015
Carmela boarded the 07:21 train bound for Modena. Wearing a Bonnie Parker style beret, an old faded red hoodie and worn out jeans, she blended in like a chameleon with the early morning workers on their way to just another day on the production line. But Carmela’s was a different line of work. It had…
Down On The Farm In Italy – The Solutions Posted by Geoff on Sep 25, 2015
Isn’t it frustrating when something that should be simple turns out to be surprisingly difficult? Farm animals, animal noises, the things that we learn in nursery school in our mother tongue, become illusive. Are we really at the pre-nursery stage in our studies of the Italian language? Not really. The problem, as I so often…