Helpful Labels – The Living Room Posted by Geoff on Dec 10, 2014
We’re glad to hear, via the comments, that readers are finding these labels useful. If you missed our previous posts here are the links: The Kitchen The Bathroom The Bedroom And if you haven’t tried it yet have a go, it really is a powerful tool for reinforcing your Italian vocabulary. Basic Vocabulary in the…
Di Sole e D’Azzurro Posted by Geoff on Dec 9, 2014
Devo dire che quest’anno il tempo fa veramente schifo! Quando fuori c’è solo il cielo grigio, l’umidita, ed un vento gelido ho bisogno di qualcosa che mi tiri su, e se non posso avere il sole e l’azzurro di cui ha bisogno la mia anima almeno c’è un’alternativa. Ecco una bellissima canzone della mia cantante…
I Mostaccioli Napoletani Posted by Serena on Dec 5, 2014
Last week I wrote a post in which I introduced some Useful Household Vocabulary. In today’s recipe we’ll see a practical application of that vocabulary, and cook something delicious at the same time! I mostaccioli are a type of biscuits traditionally made during advent, the period from the 8th of December, Festa dell’Immacolata, up until…
Helpful Labels – The Bedroom Posted by Serena on Dec 3, 2014
Here’s the third part of our ‘Helpful Labels’ series: la camera da letto (the bedroom), more commonly known as la camera (the room). The idea behind our ‘Helpful Labels’ series is that you choose some of the phrases below to make labels which can then be strategically placed around your bedroom. These labels should be…
The Vertical Forest! Posted by Geoff on Dec 1, 2014
Ho sempre amato gli alberi … I’ve always loved trees, but where I grew up in England there weren’t any ‘real’ forests. The great forests of England disappeared long before my time, victims of the famous maritime fleet (built of oak), the industrial revolution, and large scale agricultural and livestock farming. I remember my amazement…
Did You Spot The Mistakes? Posted by Geoff on Nov 28, 2014
In our post ‘Spot The Mistakes’ we asked you to identify the grammatical errors in each of the translated sentences. How did you get on? Let’s find out. Errors are marked in RED, the corrections in GREEN, and notes in BLUE Rosanna gave me several kilos of peaches, so I’m going to make some peach…
Useful Household Vocabulary Posted by Serena on Nov 26, 2014
Last week, in response to our post Helpful Labels – The Kitchen a reader asked me: “how would you express that you are cleaning/tidying up? I believe that in Italian, it is expressed as putting things in order, or in their place? Also, what is the difference in saying that you are baking cookies vs…