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Below is the story and the key takeaways.
Prima di arrivare in Italia, ho letto molti libri di autori e viaggiatore Italiani. Da queste storie, ho imparato molte cose dell’italia. Per esempio, ho imparato che tutti gli uomini italiani sono romantici, comprensivi, e alti. Ho imparato che tutti gli italiani sono golosi.
Ho guardato anche film italiani e pensavo che tutti i film sono triste e che la gente del sud Italia è pazza, perchè la mia migliore amica ha frequentato due ragazzi, uno siciliano e l’altro napoletano, ed erano cosi.
Key Expression:
Ha frequentato due ragazzi – She dated two guys
‘Frequentare’ is a verb that means frequent, hang out at, attend, spend time with, or hang out with
Gli esempi:
Frequentare la scuola – attend school
Frequentare un corso – attend classes
Side note! Everyone gets confused as to what a class is actually called. Italians don’t say class to imply the lesson as we do in English. If you say classe, they’ll think you mean the actual room, which is actually called an aula. They say either corso or lezione to mean class.
Key collocation:
Ho letto molti libri – I read many books.
Two examples where it’s used:
Un Buon libro – a good book
Come un libro aperto – like an open book
Libro di testo – school book
Key grammar:
È – he is/she is/it is.
Your task:
Your task for today, should you choose to accept it, is to find a book you really want to read about Italy, whether that’s on Amazon or at your local library. Then choose a day that you’re going to get that book and commit to reading it.
In the comments below, tell me what book you want to read and why.
