Language Tip of the Week
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by Pat Eggleton |
We all know that 鈥渁rrivederci鈥 means 鈥済oodbye鈥 but what if someone says 鈥渁rrivederla鈥? What is the difference?
Well, don鈥檛 worry because the person is鈥
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by Pat Eggleton |
The suffix 鈥搃no [masculine] or 鈥 ina [feminine] means 鈥渓ittle鈥:sorella 鈥 sister;sorellina 鈥 little sistercaro 鈥 dear;carino 鈥 dear in the sense of 鈥渃ute鈥漈he鈥
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by Pat Eggleton |
Words by Pat Eggleton
You will all know that an Italian wouldn鈥檛 dream of beginning a meal without wishing everyone else at the table 鈥淏uon appetito鈥 鈥 the鈥
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by Pat Eggleton |
Words by Pat EggletonTo ask if something is sold in a shop, we saysi vende plus objectif we are asking about one thing. - "si vende il pane? Do you sell bread鈥
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by Pat Eggleton |
Words by Pat EggletonNervoso doesn鈥檛 mean 鈥渘ervous鈥. It means 鈥渋rritable鈥. If you want to say you are nervous, you should say, Sono ansioso / a. Una camera鈥
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by Pat Eggleton |
Words by Pat Eggleton鈥淧rego鈥 often causes confusion because it is used a lot. It can be used to mean 鈥淵ou鈥檙e welcome鈥 or 鈥淒on鈥檛 mention it鈥 after someone has鈥
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by ITALY |
Confetti are not tiny dots of coloured paper but the sugar-coated almonds that Italians give you before weddings, Christenings and graduations. The verb鈥
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by ITALY |
Spaghetti are plural in Italian and Italians are always very amused when English-speaking folk treat the word as a singular noun. If you want to say 鈥渢he鈥
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by ITALY |
This is a tip for all you romantic souls out there.
Have you ever seen the initials TVB carved on a tree or as part of a graffito in 天美传媒? You may have seen鈥
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by Pat Eggleton |
Words by Pat Eggleton
Plurals can be confusing in Italian, the good news is that some Italian words don鈥檛 change in the plural , eg:
Words that end in鈥
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