Italy beat Germany in the semis of the Eurocup! So happy!! My 2 favourite teams to the final. It should be interesting to see who wins! They played in the group play rounds of the tournament, and 'hanno pareggiato' - it was a draw (1-1), so it doesn't give much of an indication of who will win.
Would like to Spain win it just because no team has won the Eurocup - Wold Cup - Eurocup back to back to back-- but really I will be happy with either team being crowned 'campione'. =)
~Ciao Bella~
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
New book
I had a brief skim and it has a section on grammar, a section that is like 501 (insert language) verbs and a vocab section. Should be really helpful in learning Italian, especially since romance language verbs can be a bit tricky at times! Once I have this website done, I should have some spare time to really start learning Italian! Can't wait!!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Eurocup update
No biscotto for Italy! They made it out of their group because Spain beat Croatia. Very exciting! I look forward to Spain's match with France and Italy's match with England!!
I'll try to get back into studying Italian. I have a lot of school work right now that needs to get done though, so it is not at the top of my list of priorities right now.
~ciao bella~
I'll try to get back into studying Italian. I have a lot of school work right now that needs to get done though, so it is not at the top of my list of priorities right now.
~ciao bella~
Monday, June 18, 2012
biscotto
I had a great birthday- or compleanno!
I haven't been able to practice Italian as much as I would like right now, but I did learn a new idiom thanks to the Eurocup.
Italy, Spain, Croatia and Ireland are in a group together. Italy has drawn with Croatia and Spain, so they have 2 points in their group. Spain and Croatia have both drawn one match and won one match, leaving them both with 4 points. I was looking at an Italian newspaper that said Italy is waiting for the buscuit...I was very confused! So I did some research.
In football (soccer) biscuit -biscotto- means to cheat of fix a match. Apparently if Spain and Croatia draw their match, each scoring 2 goals, they can knock Italy out of the tournament. The term either comes from horse racing when horses were given drug-laced biscuits to alter their performance. Or it could be like an icecream sandwich where the 2 cookies (Spain and Croatia) can push in to squeeze out the icecream (Italy).
Learn something new everyday! We will see if the biscotto happens tonight!
I haven't been able to practice Italian as much as I would like right now, but I did learn a new idiom thanks to the Eurocup.
Italy, Spain, Croatia and Ireland are in a group together. Italy has drawn with Croatia and Spain, so they have 2 points in their group. Spain and Croatia have both drawn one match and won one match, leaving them both with 4 points. I was looking at an Italian newspaper that said Italy is waiting for the buscuit...I was very confused! So I did some research.
In football (soccer) biscuit -biscotto- means to cheat of fix a match. Apparently if Spain and Croatia draw their match, each scoring 2 goals, they can knock Italy out of the tournament. The term either comes from horse racing when horses were given drug-laced biscuits to alter their performance. Or it could be like an icecream sandwich where the 2 cookies (Spain and Croatia) can push in to squeeze out the icecream (Italy).
Learn something new everyday! We will see if the biscotto happens tonight!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Mi dispiace
Mi dispiace (forgive me) for such a long break! I have had visitors in and made a trip to London!! Very nice to see friends and family and have a break from my daily life. After such a long break though, what I've studied isn't coming to me a quickly as it was, but I was surprised that I hadn't forgotten more to be honest.
There is one word that keeps giving me trouble because it doesn't sound like what it means. 'Camera' in Italian means room! Who would have thought.
I looked up how to say camera, and it apparently is macchina fotografica or fotocamera. I think fotocamera will be easier to remember =)
~ciao bella~
There is one word that keeps giving me trouble because it doesn't sound like what it means. 'Camera' in Italian means room! Who would have thought.
I looked up how to say camera, and it apparently is macchina fotografica or fotocamera. I think fotocamera will be easier to remember =)
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Della Palma
I have been taking a break from studying Italian because I have had visitors (and will have more visitors!) in and been travelling with them, so my free time needs to go towards school work.
So instead of sharing about what I'm learning, I will tell you about one of my favourite parts of Italian cuisine- GELATO!! =)
When I went to Italia for the first time, I was about to start my senior year of high school and was making my first international trip. It was a great experience, and I still hold the theory that the first country you visit in Europe always holds a special place in your heart.
I still love Italy, and although I haven't been able to eat gelato as often as I did on that first trip (I may have become addicted...) I still love gelato and Della Palma is still my favourite gelateria!
We often had a break from classes each night when I studied in Italy, and the instructors would usually take us to the Piazza Navona. My friends and I usually would make our way to Della Palma during this time because it wasn't too far and they have tons of choices! I remember one girl got rose flavoured gelato there. It was the best! Here is a photo I took there at the end of our trip. They probably recognized us by that point! haha =)
So I made sure to stop in a few times while I was there on holiday! It's still just as good, and they still have tons of options (my friend got champagne gelato!) Can't wait to go back!! =)
(In case you are thinking of going to Rome and want to visit, here are some links:)
Della Palma website
Trip Advisor- check out the pictures!
~Ciao Bella~
So instead of sharing about what I'm learning, I will tell you about one of my favourite parts of Italian cuisine- GELATO!! =)
When I went to Italia for the first time, I was about to start my senior year of high school and was making my first international trip. It was a great experience, and I still hold the theory that the first country you visit in Europe always holds a special place in your heart.
I still love Italy, and although I haven't been able to eat gelato as often as I did on that first trip (I may have become addicted...) I still love gelato and Della Palma is still my favourite gelateria!
We often had a break from classes each night when I studied in Italy, and the instructors would usually take us to the Piazza Navona. My friends and I usually would make our way to Della Palma during this time because it wasn't too far and they have tons of choices! I remember one girl got rose flavoured gelato there. It was the best! Here is a photo I took there at the end of our trip. They probably recognized us by that point! haha =)
So I made sure to stop in a few times while I was there on holiday! It's still just as good, and they still have tons of options (my friend got champagne gelato!) Can't wait to go back!! =)
(In case you are thinking of going to Rome and want to visit, here are some links:)
Della Palma website
Trip Advisor- check out the pictures!
~Ciao Bella~
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Che la Forza sia con te
I follow @Italianbot on twitter, and he posted a very important phrase to know in any language!
Che la Forza sia con te. : May the Force be with you. haha =)
~Ciao Bella~
Che la Forza sia con te. : May the Force be with you. haha =)
~Ciao Bella~
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