Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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From Michael San Filippo, your Guide to Italian
Caro Lettore,

Welcome to this week's edition of your About.com Italian Language Newsletter! If you've always dreamed about studying Italian on a shimmering island in the middle of the Mediterranean, then consider Otto Lettere.

In the About.com Italian Language forums there's an explanation for the terms stia buona! and stia bene!, and a member begins a debate on what is a translation. There's a lesson on demonstrative adjectives (gli aggettivi dimostrativi), and a conjugation table for the verb consolarsi. Plus, listen to an audio phrasebook with vocabulary related to visiting the dentist (dal dentista).

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Study Italian in Sardinia This Summer
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Italian Word of the Day: Italian Word of the Day #101

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Italian Word of the Day #101
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Welcome to today's edition of the About.com Italian Word of the Day!
Italian Word of the Day
Ricreazione
English translation: RECREATION, BREAK
Lo sport è una sana ricreazione.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Italian Word of the Day: Italian Word of the Day #100

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Italian Word of the Day #100
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From Michael San Filippo, your Guide to Italian Language
Welcome to today's edition of the About.com Italian Word of the Day!
Italian Word of the Day
Spettacolo
English translation: SHOW, DISPLAY, PERFORMANCE
Ti è piaciuto lo spettacolo?
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Italian Word of the Day: Italian Word of the Day #99

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Italian Word of the Day #99
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Oramai
English translation: BY THIS TIME, NOW, AT THIS POINT
Oramai era troppo tardi.
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Skeleton / Lo Scheletro
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Italian For Beginners: Lesson #15
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From Michael San Filippo, your Guide to Italian Language
The definite article is used before titles such as il signor Rossi and la professoressa Ciampi, and abstract nouns such as la libertà and la matematica. It is also used when referring to famous people: il Galileo, la Loren. In Tuscany, there is also a tendency use la when referring to girls and women: la Francesca, la Giuliana.
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