{"id":216,"date":"2009-11-18T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=216"},"modified":"2014-11-13T10:20:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T10:20:28","slug":"word-lists-1-la-cucina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/word-lists-1-la-cucina\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Lists – 1. La Cucina"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re trying to learn a foreign language, there are all sorts of little strategies that can help you memorize those sometimes elusive words.<\/strong><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Learning from a book, or in a class isn\u2019t really the best way of developing your vocabulary for the simple reason that it is too abstract, i.e. too unconnected with the real world. Students often notice that they learn more Italian when spending a week in Italy than they would in a month of studying in their own country. Obviously, in Italy there would be far more opportunity to hear and absorb the language on a daily basis, but the important thing that really makes the difference is \u2018context\u2019. By context, I mean that your learning is taking place in the real world, for example: when you go through a door in a shop, or post office etc. very often you will see a little sign saying \u2018spingere\u2019<\/strong> on the side that you have to push, and \u2018tirare\u2019<\/strong> on the side that you must pull. In this way the verbs spingere<\/strong> (push) and tirare<\/strong> (pull) gradually become embedded in you memory without you even realizing it.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

So how can you reproduce this process of contextual learning when you are at home and far from Italy?<\/strong><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Well one simple trick is to make your own labels and strategically place them around your house, or even your place of work. For a start you can make your own spingere<\/strong> and tirare<\/strong> labels so that every time you pass through the door you will notice those words. Eventually the act of pushing open the door will be linked to spingere<\/strong>, and pulling will be linked to tirare<\/strong>.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

With this useful strategy in mind I\u2019m going to do a series of word lists that you can print out and attach to the appropriate objects in a way that you will see them on a daily basis. Allora<\/strong> (so), let\u2019s start with la cucina<\/strong> (the kitchen):<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

il tavolo<\/strong><\/span>  (the table)   see my blog <\/font><\/font>Tavolo or Tavola<\/font><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

la sedia<\/strong><\/span>  (the chair)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

la pattumiera<\/strong><\/span>  (the rubbish bin)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il lavello<\/strong><\/span>  (the sink)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il fornello<\/strong><\/span>  (the cooker)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il forno<\/strong><\/span>  (the oven)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il microonde<\/strong><\/span>  (the microwave)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

la lavastoviglie<\/strong><\/span>  (the dishwasher)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il frigorifero<\/strong><\/span>  (the fridge)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il congelatore<\/strong><\/span>  (the freezer)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

l\u2019armadietto<\/strong><\/span>  (the cupboard)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il rubinetto<\/strong><\/span>  (the tap)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

la lavatrice<\/strong><\/span>  (the washing machine)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

lo scolapiatti<\/strong><\/span>  (the dish drainer)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

il tostapane<\/strong><\/span>  (the toaster)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

l\u2019interruttore<\/strong><\/span>  (the switch)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

la spina<\/strong><\/span>  (the electrical plug)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

la presa<\/strong><\/span>  (the electrical socket)<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I recommend that you only print out the Italian word, and let the context of where you place the label tell you what that word means, hence every time you use the washing machine you will see your label saying la lavatrice<\/strong>.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Divertitevi!<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re trying to learn a foreign language, there are all sorts of little strategies that can help you memorize those sometimes elusive words. Learning from a book, or in a class isn\u2019t really the best way of developing your vocabulary for the simple reason that it is too abstract, i.e. too unconnected with the…<\/p>\n

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