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Occhio (Eye or Watch Out!)

My 5 Favorite Words in Italian

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1 year ago
by Michael in ,
TweetToday I received a tweet from Melanie (Twitter: @italofileblog) at Italofile Blog asking me if I would be part of a mass-effort of Italy-focused bloggers to each provide a list of their five favorite Italian words, along with a brief description citing why each was chosen. A bunch [...]
Boh!?

“Boh!?”… And Other Perfect Italian Words & Phrases That Don’t Translate Well

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1 year ago
by Michael in , , ,
TweetWhen you split your life between two cultures with two languages, it is quite easy to get trapped in the wrong language from time to time.  I sometimes find myself speaking one language, then suddenly a word or phrase pops out from the other.  I don’t realize it until the person I am [...]
italy_english

Anglitaliano: English Words in Everyday Italian

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1 year ago
by Michael in , ,
TweetWe use a ton of Italian words in English.  More than many might think.  Just walk into a Starbucks, and you will probably walk out with something called a ‘LATTE‘ (Be careful asking for it in Italy, since all you will get is milk), and if it was a large, you will have asked for [...]

Italian… So lost in translation

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3 years ago
by Michael in ,
Tweet“My daughter speaks perfect English. After all, she spent a month in England with a native family”. That was the quote that caused me to simply give up, and it speaks volumes about Italian culture and the denial so many of them live in. It happened this past October. I was in a local [...]
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