CAPO in Italian can be:
1. head
2. head, chief, leader, boss
3. article, item → capo di vestiario (a. of clothing)
4. head of cattle → capo di bestiame
5. beginning → da capo (from the b.)
6. top
7. end → i capi di un cavo (the ends of a cable)
8. cape → Capo Horn
9. charge → capo d’accusa
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1. slowly
2. softly
3. quietly
4. flat, even
5. surface, top
6. plain, flatland
7. floor
8. level
9. plan, program, scheme
10. design
11. piano (musical instrument)
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Mind the accent:
Papà = Dad
Papa = the Pope
I tell you this just to avoid awkward situations .. 😉
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Funziona così anche per gli occhiali e i pantaloni
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Well, the only purpose of this D is to separate the vowel sounds between the two words: a+D+Anna
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Meta = 1 Destination 2 Goal, Aim
Metà = Half
Gianni Rodari wrote:
“Per colpa di un accento
un tale di Santhià
credeva d'essere alla meta
ed era appena a metà”
🠞 " Because of an accent a man from Santhià believed he was at his destination but he was only halfway there "
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Eeeeeeeeeeeeccì! 🤧
Eccì - this is the sound of someone sneezing in Italian
Then, you'll reply: Salute!
What does a sneeze (starnuto) sound like in your language?
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1. "Molto" cambia se è per un sostantivo. Qui il sostantivo è caramelle:
ho mangiato moltE caramelle
2. "Molto" non cambia se è per un aggettivo, un verbo o un avverbio. Qui "molto" si riferisce a "belle":
Roma e Firenze sono città moltO belle
Allo stesso modo funzionano TANTO e POCO!
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The Italian word SENSO translates several things such as 1. Meaning & 2. Direction. Hence the old Italian pun:
It's based on:
⚠ Attention ⚠:
Don't mix them! 😉
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Gattino = kitten, piccolo gatto
Il gattino affettuoso fa il pane e le fusa
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Two possible origins for to vote / votare:
1. From the Indo-European root vâgh- hence the Sanskrit vâgh-àt = votive promise, sacrifice
2. From the Gothic vôp-jan = to invoke
Then the Latin vovere = to promise solemnly, to wish, to consecrate
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Which is the correct pronoun?
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Trick or treat: how to spell it in Italian?
1 Dolcietto o scherzetto?
2 Dolchetto o scerzetto?
3 Dolcetto o scherzetto?
4 Dolceto o scherzeto?
Highlight the Solution →Dolcetto o scherzetto?
La risposta corretta è la numero 3←
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noTe🎵- noTTe 🌃 (notes/night)
paLa 🥄 - paLLa ⚽ (shovel/ball)
toRi 🐮🐮 - toRRi 🗼🗼 (bulls/towers)
capelli 🦱- cappelli 👒🎩 (hair/hats)
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🍷 Dolcetto di Dogliani - Piemonte, great bottles for under 20€
🍷 Amarone - Veneto the price varies a lot, but you can find excellent bottles for 40€
🍷 Brunello di Montalcino - Toscana, great bottles for 15 - 40€
🍷 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
🍷 Chianti Rufina
🍷 Roero Rosso - the best Nebbiolo for under 20€
🍷 Etna Rosso - a very special wine from slopes of Mount Etna, reminiscent of a Bourgogne, 15-25€
🍷 Montefalco Sagrantino - needs some age and expect to pay around 30€, but this is often overlooked when Italian greats are discussed
Here the Tweet:
Roero Rosso - the best Nebbiolo for under 20€
Etna Rosso - a very special wine from slopes of Mount Etna, reminiscent of a Bourgogne. 15-25€
Montefalco Sagrantino - needs some age and expect to pay around 30€, but this is often overlooked when Italian greats are discussed— The Gracchi Brothers 💛❤ (@Chianti_mipiace) October 31, 2020
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Giuseppe: Beppe/Peppe-Pino-Giuse
Federica: Chicca-Fede
Luigi: Gigi
Antonio: Totò-Toni-Anto
Valentina: Tina-Vale
Francesco: Checco-Cesco-Ciccio-Franci-Fra
Giulia: Giuly-Giù
Giovanna: Gianna-Vanna-Giova-Giò
Filippo: Pippo
Emanuele: Lele-Manu-Ema
Alessandro: Ale-Alex-Sandro
Susanna: Susi
Domenico: Mimmo-Mimì
Beatrice: Bice-Bea
Alberto: Berto-Albi
Riccardo: Richi
Margherita: Rita-Marghe
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Fantastic etymology by @susie_dent !
Etymology of the day: ‘ambition’ is from the Latin ‘ambire’, to ‘go about’. Roman candidates for election would walk the streets canvassing votes in their bid for office. They wore white togas to imply purity and integrity - ‘candidate’ is from ‘candidus’, ‘white’.
— Susie Dent (@susie_dent) October 27, 2020
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DOUBLE NEGATION in Italian language is just a matter of structure. If you use words like "niente, mai, nessuno" before the verb, that's enough. But if you put them after the verb it is necessary to put “non” before..
Ex:
1 Nessuno parla
2 Non parla nessuno
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Reflexive verb or not?
Insert both forms in the right place.
Trovare/arsi, Perdere/ersi, Lavare/arsi
1 Gigi _____ le mani
2 Luca _____ una moneta
3 Senza la mappa noi _____
4 Paolo _____ l'auto
5 Se giochiamo male _____ la partita
6 York _____ nel Regno Unito
Highlight the Solution → 1 Gigi SI LAVA le mani 2 Luca TROVA una moneta 3 Senza la mappa noi CI PERDIAMO 4 Paolo LAVA l'auto 5 Se giochiamo male PERDIAMO la partita 6 York SI TROVA in GB ←
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1. Beginning: da capo/ from the beginning
2. Boss, leader. A related word to this is also Capitano / Captain ⚓
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Some Italian expressions with wolves 🐺🐺 :
Avere una fame da lupi = to be really hungry
Tempo da lupi = really bad weather
Abitare in mezzo ai lupi = to live in a very rural area *
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Please insert "qualche" or "di+articolo"
1. In tasca ho solo ___ moneta
2. Sono uscito con ___ amici
3. C’è ancora ___ latte in frigo
4. ___ volta al sabato vado al cinema
5. Dopo cena vuoi ___ torta?
6. Cerchiamo ___ indizio
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