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Le Conte Italiane Posted by on Mar 31, 2016

As promised in yesterday’s blog, here is a small collection of conte (counting games) that I’ve selected from many many examples. Most of these conte contain the idiomatic expression toccare a qualcuno (to be somebody’s turn). For an explanation of le conte see here. I’ve also included translations for the two baffling barzellette (jokes) from…

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Now It’s My Turn Posted by on Mar 30, 2016

Last week Serena wrote a vocabulary blog about her cold, which it seemed that I’d escaped. But unfortunately, adesso tocca a me (now it’s my turn) … sniff sniff … Well, if Serena can make a blog out of a common cold so can I! But I’m not going to whine about how bad I…

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This is the Beautiful Eye … Posted by on Aug 13, 2014

Il post di ieri mi ha fatto ritornare in mente una canzoncina per bambini che mi piaceva molto quando ero piccola: “Questo è l’occhio bello”. L’aspetto più eccitante della canzoncina è che bisogna usare le manine per indicare le varie parti del viso, ed io presa dall’entusiasmo finivo sempre con l’infilarmi un ditino in un…

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Il Gatto Inverno di Gianni Rodari Posted by on Jan 18, 2013

Today is a real winter’s day up here in our little village in the mountains: a lot of crispy white snow, limpid blue sky, and icicles dangling from the drain pipes. Gigia, one of our six cats, has been having fun exploring the fluffy white carpet that has covered our patio, and seems very excited…

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