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Una femminista italiana Pt. 4 {Mini-Story Series}

March 3, 2014 By Cher 3 Comments

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!

Transcript for the story:

Sono una femminista.

Credo fermamente nell’uguaglianza e nella parità di diritti per tutti.

Ma intendiamoci: non ho intenzione di bruciare il reggiseno e ammetto che mi piacciono gli uomini.

Secondo me, nonostante ci sia una divergenza di opinioni su questo tema, molte persone capiscono la verità.

Alcuni mesi fa, ho letto di Antonio Gramsci, un italiano vissuto durante il fascismo e la dittatura di Mussolini.

Gramsci riteneva che tutte le persone fossero uguali e che l’indipendenza delle donne in particolare avrebbe portato a diversi miglioramenti sociali.

Ma, a causa delle sue convinzioni politiche, fu imprigionato dal regime fascista di Mussolini per lungo tempo.

Ammiro l’intelligenza di Antonio Gramsci e il suo impegno di attivista.

Nel film intitolato “Iron-Jawed Angels”, la mia attrice preferita, Hilary Swank, recita la parte di Alice Paul, un’attivista del movimento di emancipazione femminile americano, che lottò in particolare per il diritto di voto delle donne.

(In italiano le femministe di inizio secolo, di cui Alice era leader in America, si chiamano “suffragette”).
Ammiro le persone come Alice Paul e Antonio Gramsci che credono in un mondo migliore.

Vocabulary Speed-Dates: le convinzioni politiche, ammiro, impegno, attivista, intitolato, recita

— le convinzioni politiche – political beliefs

— ammiro – {verb: ammirare – to admire} I admire

— impegno – commitment, dedication

— attivista – activist

— intitolato – {verb: intitolare} – entitled

— recita – {verb: recitare} – played a role

Key phrases: a causa di, la mia attrice preferita, il diritto di voto delle donne

— a causa di – because of, due to

— la mia attrice preferita – my favorite actress

— I’ve gone over this before, but it’s important to remember and it’s great for small talk.

— il diritto di voto delle donne – the right for women to vote

Grammar Bomb: delle sue convinzioni politiche, fu imprigionato, nel film

— delle sue convinzioni politiche

Read: How to Make Your Verbs, Adjectives, and Objects Agree in Italian

— fu imprigionato

— fu comes from the passato remoto because it was a long time ago in history and imprigionato is the past tense of imprigionare – to imprison

— nel film

— preposizioni articolate – in + il = nel

Your task

Replace because of/due to in conversation today with ‘a causa di.’

Resources mentioned:

Simple Prepositions in Italian {or why the smallest words hurt the most}

Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives in Italian {or how to talk about what’s yours}

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Click to tweet: Just went on Italian vocab speed dates w/ ammirare, impegno, & attivista 

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— Una femminista Italiana pt. 5

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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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