They say the English language is full of idioms and expressions just waiting to trip up ESL students and send them running for cover. And they are right. We have some doozies. “It’s raining cats and dogs!” Yikes Italians would think they were in a bad Spike Lee flick, cross themselves and get started on...Read More
Not everything in Italy is bello and the life here isn’t simply dolce. In fact, there are quite a few things I’ve found to be down right BUONA. And I made a list. You see, the Italian language in all of its grammatically challenging and gender-orienting ways isn’t that hard to grasp. It is hard...Read More
Italian sayings and proverbs are just a tad bit “cuter” to me than American sayings. I don’t know why … I love America, and, believe me, I LOVE speaking English. To be entirely honest, I think the reason I enjoy these sayings so much is because I. finally. understand. them! Oh, you remember Pazzo Marzo,...Read More
Ahhh….j’adore Spring! I really do. But, Pazzo Marzo got the best of me this year. It was a tough month! Sooooo, HELLO APRIL, boy am I glad you’re here. And, that’s no joke! Throughout the month, we alternated between basking in the sunny warmth, to dodging the cold wind, ice storms, and rain. March is...Read More
I just *love* Italians… You know I do. One, on most occasions, more than the rest. But, one thing I do not discriminate on is my love of their cute little accents…in inglese, of course. My personal favorite? “Cherrye” It is no surprise Italians encounter difficulties with my name – Americans have had problems my...Read More
Peppe and I have decided it is time to kick our language skills up a notch! He, for one, is ready to learn Spanish. He insists this has nothing to do with his secret dream-filled love affair with Shakira, or his, thus so far, futile attempts to learn her latest song “Las de la Intuicion.”...Read More
It’s been sooo long since we’ve done a “Word of the Day” that today I present to You A Word of the Day Double Doozy! Word #1 – Cicina So this may not be a new word for you – maybe you have seen it in my posts or on message boards as my tag....Read More
I laughed out loud at the dinner table last week over something funny my Italian suocero said. Well, you may think the fact that I refer to him as my father-in-law and he calls me his nuora, when my impending marriage to his first-born is still (thank the heavens) seven months away, is amusing enough...Read More
As you might know I have been in and out of Italy for almost one full year. Three months here, a few there, a couple more here and so it goes. I don’t want to digress too much by talking about the first year now because that will be a post to save for next...Read More
