Italian lessons for Paddies :)

As we recently got a request of italian lessons, I open this thread for everyone is interested in learning the italian language.

Are you irish and do you want to learn a bit of italian?

You can ask here anything you want to know about the italian language.
There are so many italians in here, someone will help you (sooner or later).

Here we can exchange information about translation, word usage, terminology and other linguistic topics.

Here's the first one...

Somebody asked me what "ciabatta" means and how we pronounce it.

- we pronounce it with the "c" as in "church" (not as in "cold"!)
- ciabatta is a type of bread. Literally it means "slipper" because it has the shape of a slipper.

In Italy, this is a "ciabatta"



but this is a "ciabatta", too



(slipper, in english)

R

Thank granpa

and what about this :

---

Scritto da: miccap 31/05/2006 9.35

and what about this :

---

Oh yes, that's a ciabatta too!

---

Scritto da: fergus 31/05/2006 11.00

---

io ci metterei anche questa:



This pic means "lie"

Was about to bet my life we weren't gonna stick to Italian, eh?

Well, "Ciabatta" (here in Maremma) could be a girl with a lot of sexual experience. She can be similar to the Sheela Na Gig

---

Scritto da: jay.ren 31/05/2006 8.52
In Italy, this is a "ciabatta"

---

Be careful about both the meanings of "Zoccola" word too

[Modificato da admin/moris 01/06/2006 12.54]

---

Scritto da: rosy71 01/06/2006 11.45
Well, "Ciabatta" (here in Maremma) could be a girl with a lot of sexual experience. She can be similar to the Sheela Na Gig

---

but i'm pretty sure that in maremma is very common the use of the word "tegame" to indicate those streetwise girls!!!

a tegame is commonly a deep pan.
can anybody provide a picture?

There you go

Piu' veloce di cosi'...

Tempestiva Earendil78

---

Scritto da: iceman.30 01/06/2006 15.10
Piu' veloce di cosi'...

Tempestiva Earendil78

---

In English, please.

---

Scritto da: ollivander 01/06/2006 14.38


but i'm pretty sure that in maremma is very common the use of the word "tegame" to indicate those streetwise girls!!!

a tegame is commonly a deep pan.
can anybody provide a picture?

---

not only the streetwise girls...
even a mother can be a deep pan (in Leghorn: il tegame di tu' ma' , often dressed like Zorro)

I apologise,

The 3d is supposed to be for the english-speaking people on the forum, so I suppose Gior77 is entitled to slap my arse at this stage...

Earendil78, you couldn't be quicker than that, could you ?

---

Scritto da: rosy71 01/06/2006 11.45
Well, "Ciabatta" (here in Maremma) could be a girl with a lot of sexual experience. She can be similar to the Sheela Na Gig

---

Strange, we (in Marcheshire)usually call "ciabatta" a girl without sex-appeal and no fashion dressed.

if i had to think of the word "ciabatta" associated to a femminine image, i'd visualise a woman, in her middle/old age, dressed in a worn out fashion, not exactly pleasant aesthetically speaking. "vecchia ciabatta", would be the full expression, and it can be used also referring to a person (never mind the gender) who's as useful as a swimming suit in north donegal in november

Ora che mi sono imparato l'italiano anch'io...posso impararmi anche l'inglese!!! ao!

Il presidente Sensi, insieme a tutta la società giallorossa ha reputato necessario che il capitano della squadra Francesco Totti, imparasse l'inglese. Non riuscendo a costringere "er pupone" a frequentare un corso durante l'estate è stato commissionato un dizionario "Inglese-Pupone" di cui forniamo alcuni stralci:


WHEN IT WANTS, IT WANTS: QUANNO CE VO' CE VO'



BUT MAKE ME THE PLEASURE:

MA FAMME 'R PIACERE



DON'T EXTEND YOURSELF:

NUN T'ALLARGA'



THE SOUL OF YOUR BEST DEAD RELATIVES:

L' ANIMA DE LI MEJO MORTACCI TUA



THESE DICKS:

'STI CAZZI



WHICH GOD TAXI DRIVER!:

CHE DIO T'ASSISTA



HOW DOES IT THROW?:

COME TE BUTTA?



BY FEAR! :

DA PAURA!



GIVE IT TODAY AND GIVE IT TOMORROW:

DAJE OGGI E DAJE DOMANI



PLEASE RE-TAKE YOURSELF:

ARIPIJATE!



I DON'T CARE OF LESS:

NUN ME NE PO' FREGA' DE MENO



WE ARE AT HORSE:

SEMO A CAVALLO



ROMAN JUMP IN MOUTH:

SALTIMBOCCA ALLA ROMANA



GO TO DIE KILLED:

VAMMORI'AMMAZZATO


For Irish people: I'm sorry about that, but it was very funny, so if u learn this sentences, everybody in Rome will understand U...take care, bye

[Modificato da india252000 15/06/2006 22.48]

L'uccello di Del Piero
Del Piero's bird

[Modificato da admin/moris 15/06/2006 23.30]

This is not funny!

---

Scritto da: nadiaidi 15/06/2006 23.31
This is not funny!

---

Three scores and... Go home !

TRE... E A CASAAA !

---

Scritto da: supermotardIRA 21/08/2006 17.32
Scritto da: Earendil78 01/06/2006 14.51
There you go

excuse me
there you go ...as like as ... here you are?

[Modificato da supermotardIRA 21/08/2006 17.33]

---

According to my school english...

"There you go" can be also translated as... "tieni; tieni questo"
and
"Here you are" is the english for... "eccoti".

Hope this helps!

Right, Scottie

---

Scritto da: Earendil78 21/08/2006 21.40
Right, Scottie

---

Way to go, eh?

---

Scritto da: admin/moris 15/06/2006 23.29



L'uccello di Del Piero
Del Piero's bird

[Modificato da admin/moris 15/06/2006 23.30]

---