Con parole nostre

So, it’s July, summer is in full swing. All we want to do is unwind, go for a swim or simply take time off. How can we fit learning Italian into all this? Today, at Con Parole Nostre, Silvia, Barbara and I, talk about how to bring your Italian on holiday with you. Let’s see how we can do that!

Here is the transcript of this episode:

http://bit.ly/conparolenostreEP8

Want to know more about our summer programs?

Coffee break with Montalbano https://bit.ly/2GsWLei

Italian summer camp https://www.italearn.com/italian-summer-camp/

Speaking Italian Spontaneously https://www.timetobeitalian.com/my-programme/

Dialetto. You guys are always asking us about it and it scares many of you. In today’s chat, Silvia, Barbara and I are talking about dialects. Do we speak it? Understand it? Scopriamolo insieme!

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http://bit.ly/conparolenostreEP7

Summer is here! Yes! In Italy that means that it’s time for the Sagre di Paese. What’s a sagra? It’s like a festival celebrated in a piazza or the main street and it involves food, of course, music and so much else. Barbara, Elfin and Silvia today are talking about them and the ones from their own areas.

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Per saperne di più:

- Processione in mare della Madonna di Portosalvo (Gaeta): http://www.gazzettinodelgolfo.it/gaeta-mare-in-festa-per-i-solenni-festeggiamenti-di-maria-ss-di-porto-salvo/

- Il fasulin de l’öc (Cremona)http://www.fasulin.com/

- What dance is liscio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liscio

Where do you get your giornale? In “edicola” ( the newsstand) or online? Elfin, Silvia and Barbara chat about what their reading habits are, their favorite magazines and the importance of an “edicola” even in a digital age.

Extra notes:

In the episode, we talk about Frizzy Pazzy, a sort of chewing gum (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frizzy_pazzy)

Scambio di figurine: all children in Italy collect figurine (stickers for album collections, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_(azienda)#Collezione_virtuale_di_figurine) and do the scambio dei doppioni. To know more on this subject you can check out this article: https://www.foggiacittaaperta.it/news/read/raccolte-figurine-calciatori-panini-ieri-oggi-cronache-passato

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What’s il Pranzo della Domenica? An undying Italian tradition in which families gather around the table to eat for hours on end and get together. Do Italians still do this? Silvia, Elfin and Barbara talk about their own “pranzo della domenica”.

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How do you like your breakfast? Dolce or salata? Pretty simple question, right? However Elfin, Silvia and Barbara start chatting and realize that the answer isn't as straightforward as you'd think. Tune in to hear how they actually like their "colazione".

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http://bit.ly/conparolenostreEP3

Looking good in Italy is a national obsession. That's why in this episode, Silvia, Barbara and Elfin talk about tracksuits and trainers. Are they a fashion blunder for Italians? Can you wear them if you're not going to the gym?

In the episode, we end up talking about SCIURA, a term used to describe elder fashionable ladies from Milan.

For more information on the term and meaning, check this Wikipedia articlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciura and the Instagram @sciuraglam

Read the transcript here: http://bit.ly/conparolenostreEP2

In this episode of Con Parole Nostre, Silvia from Italearn, Barbara from Time to be Italian and Elfin from All about Italian, catch up on their favorite Italian songs, del momento, that is the song they’re listening to most in this period.

We mention:

Vinicio Capossela

Loredana Bertè

Boomdabash

Mahmood

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http://bit.ly/conparolenostreEP1pdf