Dolce Vita at Colorado College
Italian is a piece of cake
The word CIAO is a worldwide known Italian greeting used both as “Hello” and “Bye”.
Its etymology must be sought in the Venetian word “Sciáo” (= slave), for in the Republic of Venice it was common to greet others using the phrase “Sciáo vostro!” (= I’m your servant!), to indicate good will among friends.
“Ciao” is also the name of a popular Italian motorbike, produced by Piaggio from 1967 through 1991.
Tuesday was the last day of class of the FYE “Slow food in a Fast Food nation”, so we decided to celebrate making probably the most famous (and delizioso) Italian dessert:
Tiramisù!
Third Monday of Block 2, which means Spesso Espresso is back again!!
Finally, reason ten is simple: Continue reading “Learning Italian: The ultimate 10 reasons! (10/10)”
Last week end was family weekend at CC and the Italian house opened its doors to its residents’s family!
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As Italians say:
Parla come mangi!
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If you ever join a music class, you will have to learn words like larghetto, adagio, allegro vivo, andante maestoso… Continue reading “Learning Italian: The ultimate 10 reasons! (7/10)”
Italian is the language of humanism, political thought, fashion, design, architecture and cuisine.
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Did you know that Italy is the country that has won more Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film than everyone else?
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