{"id":1185,"date":"2011-11-25T14:31:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T14:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2011-11-25T15:48:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T15:48:16","slug":"descriviamo-la-nostra-casa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/descriviamo-la-nostra-casa\/","title":{"rendered":"Descriviamo la Nostra Casa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most common form of housing in modern Italy is un appartamento in un palazzo <\/strong>(an apartment in a a condominium or block of flats). I miei genitori, per esempio, abitano in un appartamento al quarto piano di un condominio <\/strong>(My parents, for example, live in an apartment on the fourth floor of a condominium or block of flats). Those who live on the outskirts of towns or in the countryside often inhabit una villetta indipendente<\/strong> (a detached house). La villetta \u00e8 generalmente su due piani ed ha il giardino<\/strong> (the detached house normally has two floors and its own garden). Le villette o casette a schiera <\/strong>(terraced houses), which are a fairly common site these days on the outskirts of towns, started to become popular in Italy in the Nineties. Today I\u2019m going to describe the houses of my parents and a couple of my friends to give you an idea of the vocabulary that we use when describing where we live.<\/p>\n

Descriviamo la nostra casa<\/strong> (Let\u2019s describe our house):<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Un appartamento <\/em><\/strong>(An apartment):<\/em><\/p>\n

L\u2019appartamento dei miei \u00e8 composto da due camere da letto, un soggiorno, un bagno, una cucina e un ripostiglio. Ci sono anche due balconcini e un piccolo scantinato.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My parents\u2019 apartment consists of two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a storage room. There are also two little balconies and a small basement.<\/em><\/p>\n

Il palazzo non ha il giardino ma solo un cortile per le macchine. Il riscaldamento \u00e8 centralizzato<\/strong><\/p>\n

The building doesn\u2019t have a garden, just a courtyard for cars. The heating is shared by the whole condominium.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. Una villetta indipendente <\/strong>(A detached house ):<\/em><\/p>\n

La mia amica Lucia abita in una villetta indipendente su due piani. La casa \u00e8 composta da due camere da letto, un soggiorno, una cucina-tinello e due bagni<\/strong><\/p>\n

My friend Lucia lives in a detached house on two floors. The house consists of two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen-dining room, and two bathrooms<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Non c\u2019\u00e8 il garage, ma c\u2019\u00e8 la soffitta. Inoltre ci sono due scale, una interna e una esterna. Il giardino corre tutto intorno alla casa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no garage, but there is a loft. There are also two staircases, one inside and one outside. The garden runs all around the house.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Here is an example of another fairly common design for a modern detached house:<\/p>\n

La mia amica Sara abita in una villetta indipendente a due piani. Al pianterreno ci sono due mini appartamenti indipendenti, uno per i genitori di Sara e uno per i suoceri di Sara. Sara abita al primo piano che comprende due camere da letto, una sala, una cucina-soggiorno, e un bagno. <\/strong><\/p>\n

My friend Sara lives in a two floored detached house. On the ground floor there are two small independent flats, one for Sara\u2019s parents and one for her parents in law. Sara lives on the first floor which consists of two bedrooms, a sitting room, a kitchen-living room, and a bathroom. <\/em><\/p>\n

Accanto alla casa c\u2019\u00e8 il garage, e una bella veranda con pergola. Al primo piano ci sono due balconi. La casa \u00e8 circondata da un bel giardino.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next to the house is the garage, and a lovely veranda with a pergola. On the first floor are two balconies. The house is surrounded by a nice garden.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The most common form of housing in modern Italy is un appartamento in un palazzo (an apartment in a a condominium or block of flats). I miei genitori, per esempio, abitano in un appartamento al quarto piano di un condominio (My parents, for example, live in an apartment on the fourth floor of a condominium…<\/p>\n

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