Friday, January 29, 2010

Everyday Italian: Signs of the Times

January 29, 2010

^ Occasione means “For sale, great deal!” (And no wonder…) ^ June 14, 2006 – This new shop in Lecco is “opening soon” (prossima = soon or next, apertura = opening [noun]). But maybe it’ll close soon after? ^ English education in Italy clearly never includes proper use of the apostrophe (a common mistake among [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Emozioni

January 29, 2010

Emotions Another classic by Lucio Battisti. Seguir con gli occhi un airone sopra il fiume e poi To follow with your eyes a heron above the river and then ritrovarsi a volare find yourself flying e sdraiarsi felice sopra l’erba ad ascoltare and to stretch out happy on the grass to listen un sottile dispiacere [...]

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