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How to Talk About Foreign Languages and Cultures: Mini-Story Pt. 5

January 31, 2014 By Cher Leave a Comment

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it on my list to record again!

[068] How to Talk About Foreign Languages and Cultures: Mini-Story Pt. 5

Vocabulary Speed-Dates:Cartesio, significa, il dialetto, comprendere, legati

— Cartesio – Name for Rene Descartes

— Significa comes from the verb SIGNIFICARE – to mean, signfiy

— Il dialetto – dialect

— Comprendere – understand, include, consist of

— Legato – united, linked

Grammar Bomb: ha detto, vorrei capire come funziona l’universo;

Ha detto – He/she/It said – Past tense

Ha comes from avere – Detto comes from dire.

Read: Italian Past Tense (Because Even Though We Shouldn’t Live in It, We Need to Talk About It)

vorrei capire come funziona l’universo – {In Italian speak} I would like to understand how functions the universe.

This isn’t a typical sentence in English, obviously. But it happens often in Italian. So as I mentioned in a previous episode, keep embracing Italian articles, music, movies + shows so you can get a feel for the structure and quiet your inner literal translator, that person who wants to translate everything word for word in Italian.

Resources mentioned:

— 27 Online Resources to Boost Your Italian Language IQ

— Italian Past Tense (Because Even Though We Shouldn’t Live in It, We Need to Talk About It)

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Italian Podcast, Italian, Vocabulary Tagged With: 30 Minute Italian Podcast, italian, Mini story series, show notes

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About Cher

Cher is the founder of The Iceberg Project and a passionate learner of the Italian, Mandarin and Spanish languages. In a little town called Vegas, you can find her searching the Internet for Doctor Who and Parks & Rec memes, drinking bubble tea, or talking about how much she loves grammar.

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