Archive for 'Italian Language'
Caratteri Somatici – Un Quiz Posted by Serena on Apr 15, 2012
Here’s a fun little quiz based on facial features. Try to complete it in Italian, but if you find it too difficult the English translation is below. Please post your answers in the comments section, even if you can’t get all of them. Il naso: 1. Ogni volta che dice una bugia, il suo naso…
Cosa Devo Indossare? Posted by Geoff on Apr 13, 2012
È primavera, il periodo in cui il tempo fa dei brutti scherzi, sbalzi di temperatura, ed acquazzoni che ci confondono e ci fanno chiedere: “cosa devo indossare oggi?” It’s spring, the period in which the weather plays nasty tricks on us, leaps in temperature, and rain showers that confuse us and make us ask ourselves…
L’Elemento Umano Posted by Geoff on Apr 9, 2012
We’ve made you work hard with our recent blogs, so I think it’s time for a change of strategy. I’ve always found that one the the most effective ways to absorb la lingua italiana is by listening to music. Here’s a lesson in the use of the si impersonale (see this blog: Si Impersonale -Part…
Le Pulizie di Pasqua Posted by Serena on Apr 2, 2012
I’ve had several requests recently for more articles in Italian. Well of course it’s always a pleasure for me to write in my mother tongue, so here we go! I’ll give you a short vocabulary with some keywords and idiomatic expressions at the end of the post. If you have any problems please ask for…
In Cucina Posted by Serena on Mar 26, 2012
In Italian we have two verbs that both mean ‘to cook’, cucinare and cuocere. Cucinare refers to the work done by il cuoco/la cuoca (the cook), i.e. the process of cooking/making food, e.g oggi cucino le lasagne (today I’m cooking/making lasagne), Maria sa cucinare tutti i piatti tradizionali della zona (Maria knows how to cook/make…
Il Verbo Venire Posted by Geoff on Mar 23, 2012
A short while ago I wrote a couple of blogs about il verbo andare (to go). Let’s have a look now at its companion venire (to come), beginning with the common conjugations. Il presente (The present tense): io vengo = I come tu vieni = you (informal) come lui/lei/Lei viene = he/she/you formal comes noi…
Da Zanego a Montemarcello Posted by Serena on Mar 19, 2012
I have included a small vocabulary at the end of this post, however if you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment. Dopo il grande freddo di febbraio, marzo ci ha regalato delle bellissime giornate piene di sole e più calde della media stagionale. Avevo un disperato bisogno di ‘fuga’, di avventura…