Porgy gives me my money now – well, actually, Larry does. Or will soon. Whatever – I’ll be employed. # call them, if you wish… emotions – Learn Italian in Song: Emozioni http://bit.ly/aB7GVi # Had a skype video chat w the kid last night. She’s settling in to Aus and has fallen in love with… Continue reading The Twitter Diaries: 2010-02-22 CO, SF, LA
Tag: Italian idiom
Learn Italian in Signs: Horses and Dogs
^ Milan billboard advertising a van: “Milanese Proverb. The master commands, the horse [he] trots.” ^ This sign on a train has been altered from “service rooms” to “torture rooms”. ^ I don’t remember where I took this picture, but it says “Dogs have the right to make dirty [poop], masters have the duty to… Continue reading Learn Italian in Signs: Horses and Dogs
Learn Italian in Signs
above: Piazza Gambara, Milano – Vorrei svegliarti ogni mattina con un bacio – “I’d like to wake you every morning with a kiss.” This sign mysteriously appeared on a bus stop in Lecco. I haven’t seen any others like it, and have no idea who’s responsible, whether it’s one it a series…? It says: “When… Continue reading Learn Italian in Signs
Everyday Italian: Signs of the Times
^ above: 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… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Signs of the Times