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Expressions, greetings and traditions for Christmas and New Year – video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COGe5vm8UVA&t=8s Natale con i tuoi e Pasqua con chi vuoi! - Anno nuovo, vita nuova!Ci sono molte cose da sapere sulle tradizioni natalizie, espressioni ed il vocabolario utili per questo periodo dell'anno. Nel...
Italian expressions with the word ‘castagne’ – video
La castagna, è un sostantivo femminile. Frutto del castagno, un albero molto diffuso in Italia ed in Europa. Nella regione del Trentino Alto Adige e specificamente nella zona ticinese, ci sono interi boschi di castagno.Usiamo la parola castagna anche in...
Understanding the spoken Italian – Gnocchi, gnocco e gnocca – video
https://youtu.be/-mSCzNUzTzIby Barbara Rocci Ciao! The word ‘gnocchi’ was largely used in Italian dialects before entering the 'Standard Italian' language. Gnocchi is a dish but we use the words 'gnocco' and 'gnocca' with a figurative meaning....
Italian colloquialism – che pizza! – video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LkzusJL7C8 Pizza is what we know, a delicious food to eat. But pizza has a lot of secrets. In Italian, we also use the word 'pizza' for another meaning. In the spoken Italian 'che pizza' can be synonymous for...
Italian expression – mangiare a sbafo – video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqLW9XO3WAE&t=161s Hi, Here it is a video about an Italian expression -a sbafo- we use to say that someone is doing things for free, or someone is paying for him/her.It is a negative expression, to underline...
