This week’s post was very nostalgico. So I want to explore words that have to do with emotions or sentimeni. But first lets start with the catalyst for the post.
Spumoni is Spumoni obviously!
Memories — Ricordi (re-kor-dee)
Grandpa — Nonno (noh-noh)
To Miss (Long For) — Sentire La Mancanza (cen-tear-eh lah mahn-khan-tsah)
This week we are talking about a variety of summer outdoor activities.
Here are some Italian words that go with this theme:
Nuotare (new-oh-tah-reh) — To Swim
Andare en Barca (ahn-dar-reh een bahr-kah)– To Go Boating
And some more Free Words:
Kayak is Kayak
Snorkeling is Snorkeling
Scuba is Scuba
So for this week, since we are talking about going out for a martini, I figured now would be a good time to explain that many words associated with going out for a drink in Italian are the same as their English counterparts. It is also relevant to explain that the word
un bar in Italian is the combination of a coffee bar and what we think of as a bar in English, except that they are combined – so think of it as a Starbucks that serves alcoholic drinks as well! So if you are looking for an espresso, you are going to un bar, the same place you are going if you want one of these:
un bitter – a bitter (like campari)
un martini
un cocktail
alcohol
Cin Cin!
We have already learned the words for hotel, youth hostel, vacancy, and no vacancy and we have learned how to make a reservation for a hotel. Now let’s learn how to say the key words for what is inside a hotel room.
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Well, one of the things I have been doing to get myself “travel ready” is I have been learning Italiano. Roberto was teaching me some words here and there which was fun, but he is not a teacher and so I decided that I needed to really do my best to actually learn the language. [...]
