{"id":14395,"date":"2017-06-26T11:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T09:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=14395"},"modified":"2017-06-26T11:15:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T09:15:51","slug":"the-sounds-of-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/the-sounds-of-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sounds Of Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

What noise annoys an oyster? A noisy noise annoys an oyster! This, I remember, was a popular tongue twister when I was a kid. Of course, it makes even less sense when translated into Italian: Che rumore da fastidio ad un’ostrica? Un rumore rumoroso da fastidio ad un’ostrica!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sounds can be divided into three main categories. Let’s take a look:<\/p>\n

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Baccanale degli Andrii by Tiziano. Public Domain.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Suono = Sound<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

dall’altra stanza ho sentito venire il suono di risate<\/strong> = I heard the sound of laughter coming from the other room
\npoi c’era il terribile suono metallico della macchina che si schiantava contro il muro<\/strong> = then there was the terrible metallic sound of the car crashing against the wall
\nGiulia ha sentito il bellissimo suono del ruscello<\/strong> nel sottofondo <\/strong>= Giulia heard the beautiful sound of the mountain stream in the background<\/p>\n

Rumore = Noise<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

di notte il rumore del traffico che passa sotto il palazzo \u00e8 molto fastidioso<\/strong> = the noise of the traffic passing under the apartment block is really annoying at night.
\ndurante il terremoto il rumore era terrificante!<\/strong> = the noise was terrifying during the earthquake!
\nabbiamo sentito il debole rumore di un animaletto<\/strong> = we heard the faint noise of a small animal<\/p>\n

Chiasso = Racket, Din<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ragazzi, smettetela di fare quel chiasso!<\/strong> = stop making that racket kids!
\nma che chiasso, non si riesce neanche a dormire!<\/strong> = what a din, you can’t even sleep!
\nquando cambio marcia la macchina fa un chiasso da morire<\/strong> = when I change gear the car makes an awful racket<\/p>\n

A Few Other Ways Of Describing Sounds<\/span><\/p>\n

Musica = Music, A Pleasant Sound<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

qui siamo circondati dalla musica della natura<\/strong> = here, we’re surrounded by the sweet sound (music) of nature.
\nRomeo ha sentito la dolce musica della voce di Giulietta: “Sta’ a sentire Romeo, hai mica una cicca?”<\/strong> = Romeo heard the sweet sound of Giulietta’s voice: “Listen Romeo, have you got a bit of chewing gum?” (makes more sense if you’ve read this blog: Romeo, Romeo, Perch\u00e9 Sei Tu Romeo?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fracasso = Crash, Racket, Din<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

dalla cucina \u00e8 arrivato il fracasso di piatti rotti<\/strong> = the crash of breaking plates arrived from the kitchen<\/p>\n

B<\/span>accano<\/span> = Row, Racket, Din<\/span><\/strong><\/span> (made by people, e.g. at a rowdy party<\/em>)<\/p>\n

i bimbi che giocavano in giardino facevano un gran baccano<\/strong> = the kids playing in the garden made a great row.<\/p>\n

The word baccano<\/strong> has an interesting etymology: In ancient Rome, the Baccanale<\/strong> was a riotous orgiastic festival dedicated to the god Bacchus, the Roman name for the Greek god Dionysus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

What noise annoys an oyster? A noisy noise annoys an oyster! This, I remember, was a popular tongue twister when I was a kid. Of course, it makes even less sense when translated into Italian: Che rumore da fastidio ad un’ostrica? Un rumore rumoroso da fastidio ad un’ostrica! Sounds can be divided into three main…<\/p>\n

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