30+1 days Challenge w/ @lovelybluepanda

Everyday this month (May 2022), me and @lovelybluepanda will share our personal finds and opinions on a specific subject we decided beforehand. You can join us too in the comments or simply by tagging us in your post!

DAY 19 - ANIME

Anime. This word always makes me think cause in Italian it means “souls”. I am not a huge fan, I have probably watched more TV adaptions than read actual books, but still… I remember the first years of University, when I used to travel by train basically everyday from my hometown to the city in which I was studying. In the train station there was this small but really very well supplied kiosk, and I loved to spend there some time before jumping on a train. I remember it had LOT of animes there. I often felt like buying one,but I generally ended up buying something else? LOL.
But nowadays I really would like to start reading again, and probably anime would be good for that. I need to find a good one :)
Suggest me something, maybe?

I’d like to draw some anime’s inspired person but who knows… for now I already have problems with drawing easier stuff soooo better if I stop there!

(Song: Anima mia - I cugini di campagna)

anime(s) = un/gli anime
character = il personaggio
black and white = bianco e nero
colors = colori
storyline = la storia, la trama
drawing = il disegno
line, stroke = il tratto
pencil = la matita
ink (n.) = l'inchiostro

crayyola:

apparently ur last 5 non face emojis are ur aestuetic. ❤️‍‍♂️ AWWW

❤️

LOL it looks so Italian

learning-to-think:

sayitaliano:

Ciao!
I have a question for you: what is something typically Italian for you?
I mean, if I say Italy/Italian, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

(Please use stereotypes too, I don’t mind, is a genuine question. And ofc you can send your answer through asks on Anon if you aren’t comfortable)

I know it’s not specific to Italians, but it’s still typically Italian? so yeah: moving hands when talking. Also the… pinching hand gesture? you know the one. And the way my grandma rolls her r’s when talking French (it might be occitan influence but her parents were Italian so… I think it’s Italian influence), and the way she’s still a bit the chef of the family, and her eldest daughter is the one taking over, the stereotype of la mamma italiana.

(though, full disclosure, before I sat and thought, the first thing was pizza, and how pineapple of pizza is considered a crime)

That’s cause pineapple on pizza IS a crime LOL :’)
Grazie!

I’d like to add one thing about the letter R and pronunciations though, just cause it popped up in my mind and could help learners too.
You know actually we have a very different way to pronounce r’s compared to French (I think the tongue is in two different positions too when pronouncing them but I’m not sure), and not every Italian can actually roll them but that’s not important in our language. There are also sounds that are very Regional and typical of certain areas, and not all Italians can actually make them. (This is just because I got reminded of this weird fact and I needed to share it).
I might make a video or audio for this.

Concurrences exercise #…idk

Short exercise about adjective-noun-article concurrence (this is not a gender-free exercise cause Italian grammar is still very related to genders and there are occasions in which is hard to find a gender-free way of writing). Make your choice and check it under the keep reading link (+ some rules).
I divided it into singular and plural versions.

(Don’t scroll too much further if you have the “expand” thing on. The questions are 7)

1.the younger sister/s
A. la sorella minora
B. la sorella minore
C. la sorella minori

D. le sorella minore
E. le sorelle minori
F. le sorelle minore

2.the big dog/s
A. il cane grande
B. lo cane grando
C. lo cane grande

D. i cani grandi
E. li cani grandi
F. i cani grande

3.the big rock/s
A. il sasso grossi
B. lo sasso grosso
C. il sasso grosso

D. i sassi grossi
E. li sassi grosso
F. i sasso grossi

4. the small egg/s
A. la uova piccola
B. l'uovo piccolo
C. lo uova piccolo
D. lo uovo piccolo

E. le uova piccole
F. le uove piccole
G. li uovi piccoli
H. i uovi piccoli

5.the broken arm/s (human body)
A. il braccio rotto
B. la braccia rotta
C. lo braccio rotto

D. le braccie rotte
E. i bracci rotti
F. le braccia rotte

6.the green field/s
A. lo campo verde
B. il campo verde
C. il campo verdo

D. li campi verdi
E. i campi verdi
F. il campo verdi

7.the black piano/s
A. le pianoforte nere
B. il pianoforte nere
C. il pianoforte nero

D. i pianiforte nero
E. li pianoforte neri
F. i pianoforti neri

Thanks tumblr for adding the “expand” thing: so very useless if it removes the keep reading link as well.
So I basically have to make this longer?
Okay.

• Pianoforte is one of the few composed nouns that acts as a normal noun (changes the final vowel when it turns plural)
• Egg: the weirdo noun. It’s masculine when singular (L'uovo) but it turns feminine when it’s plural (LE uova). One more problem: the article. Remember that the plural is so even if you have the noun ending in -a. I wrote a post already about it if you want to get more into details.
• Similar things happens with il braccio and le braccia. I added “human body” cause, “braccio” can also be a mechanic one (of a crane, e.g.). In this case, the plural stays at the masculine: i bracci. Again, I go more in detail in an older post.
• Some articles, as “grande”, “maggiore and "minore”, have only singular and plural. They have no change in genre, no matter the subject:
  e.g. mia sorella minore, mio fratello minore; le mie sorelle minori, i miei fratelli minori.

1 B,E - 2 A,D - 3 C,D - 4 B,E - 5 A,F - 6 B,E - 7 C,F

Hi, I am Mando Lino!

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sonofuoco:

sayitaliano:

Ciao!
I have a question for you: what is something typically Italian for you?
I mean, if I say Italy/Italian, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

(Please use stereotypes too, I don’t mind, is a genuine question. And ofc you can send your answer through asks on Anon if you aren’t comfortable)

Family. Love. Messy politics. Catholicism. Regional pride. Dialects. “Italy” is a bit of a myth as the country is not overly united. Food. Fashion. La Bella Figura. Film. Discussion. Music. Dancing. Architecture. History. My ancestors. My favorite place to be (Rome).

Probably not quite what OP meant, but there ya go.

No, that’s perfect actually. Grazie

Ciao!
I have a question for you: what is something typically Italian for you?
I mean, if I say Italy/Italian, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

(Please use stereotypes too, I don’t mind, is a genuine question. And ofc you can send your answer through asks on Anon if you aren’t comfortable)

Some very random prepositions usages examples

++ for more accurate infos and rules check the posts you can find in the grammar masterpost here (scroll down to the “preposizioni” section) ++

diverso/differente + da
diverso da me, diverso dal solito, diverso da tutti

a casa + di + (nome) persona
a casa di zio Luigi, a casa di Giulia, a casa dello zio, a casa di suo zio

andare + a + verbo azione/luogo
andare a mangiare, andare al mare, andare a correre, andare a dormire

in + stato in luogo
in città, in montagna, in cucina, nella scatola, nel salotto

con + persona/animale (compagnia)
con la zia, con sua mamma, con il cane, con il tuo amico

su + moto per luogo/stato in luogo
sulle scale, sulla testa, sul maglione, sulle montagne russe

per + verbo fine/scopo
per scrivere, per capire, per uscire, per ammirare il panorama

tra/fra (stato in luogo)
tra gli alberi, fra le stelle, tra le farfalle, tra i fratelli, fra le sorelle

30+1 days Challenge w/ @lovelybluepanda

Everyday this month (May 2022), me and @lovelybluepanda will share our personal finds and opinions on a specific subject we decided beforehand. You can join us too in the comments or simply by tagging us in your post!

17 - AMNESIA

About the magic of our mind (I know this is a serious condition, but still I find our mind to be magical in this sense, cause it’s not always easy to understand it and how it works and from how something originates)…

Memory is located in our brain inside the sistema limbico, where it is supposed to register new events, store old ones and analyze the received infos. If any of these three phases is altered, we can have a subject affected by amnesia.
Amnesia can happen and appear after an injury of the brain, a psychological trauma (that could have also taken place during the early days of the subject), medical conditions, abuse of alcohol… Aging too can be a factor.
Having amnesia means you cannot remember a recent or a past event (recent ones are more common), and you cannot form new memories, but you can still learn new actions.

memory = la memoria
brain = il cervello
mind = la mente
events = gli eventi
amnesia = l'amnesia (pronunciation.: amnesìa)
aging = invecchiare, l'invecchiamento (n.)

So did you learn the difference during ESC? :’)

First one is “what are you doing/saying / what do you want?”
Second one is first one reinforced “what the hell are you doing/saying / what the hell do you want / what the hell is going on?”

30+1 days Challenge w/ @lovelybluepanda

Everyday this month (May 2022), me and @lovelybluepanda will share our personal finds and opinions on a specific subject we decided beforehand. You can join us too in the comments or simply by tagging us in your post!

DAY 16 - SPIRITUALITY

Online there are many different acceptions of this word but the most common is “the belief that something beyond our self exists and we’re connected to it, and through it”.

What is your relationship with spirituality? I feel like in Italy, this side of each person isn’t really taken into consideration, especially by the youngers. On the other side, there are also elders who are quiet devoted to their spiritual side but are a little close minded: this because spirituality is often connected to Church and, historically, it has never been really open but always tried to address people thoughts and beliefs in a specific direction (no offence, just stating the truth).

Anyway,this is the Italian wikipedia page, and later, you’ll get your short vocabulary:

Spirituality can have different acceptions and interpretations. It denotes behaviours, ideals and values related to the spirit.

From the most basic point of view, it consists of a perspective according on which there’s a reality’s level that one cannot perceive through their physical senses, that it’s located beyond the tangible matter, from which it takes life, intelligence and the meaning of existence. It can include faith in supernatural beings or powers (as in religion), but it always keep the focus on the personal experience.

spirituality = la spiritualità
behaviour = il comportamento
interpretations = le interpretazioni
perspective = la prospettiva
to perceive = percepire
beyond = oltre
existence = l'esistenza
faith = la fede
supernatural (adj.) = sovrannaturale/i (sing/plu)
being (n.) = l'essere
power = il potere