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Forum: Italy
Oct 21st 2010, 6:27 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

okay... I've seen fresh ones in the coop... I can get one of those... I was wondering why nothing was coming up when I was googling Tannocchia though.... :D
Forum: Italy
Oct 21st 2010, 6:18 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

yes apparently we do!!! The little madam!! She definitely wrote Tannocchia though! Do you reckon they mean a fresh one?? Why the hell do they need one of those?????
Forum: Italy
Oct 21st 2010, 3:23 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

does anyone know what una tannocchia is?? We think it is sweetcorn releated and Julia needs one for school on Monday and the spelling might not be accurate... .
Forum: Italy
Oct 1st 2010, 1:26 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Really?? God and I was going to use that!!! Nearly as bad as the time I told 37100's hubbie that I was 'pieno'..... :o
Forum: Italy
Sep 21st 2010, 12:15 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

My sis who is a bit younger and much more hip and happening than me often talks about toe cleavage... I think it's got something to do with how low cut your shoes are?? ... but I could be wrong.......
Forum: Italy
Sep 13th 2010, 6:12 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I liked Michael Thomas but I guess I'm in the minority and I tended to put it on and then do all my housework. He had a fascinating life you know and maybe that makes me be interested in him too. I...
Forum: Italy
Sep 13th 2010, 12:23 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I did french up until I could opt out at age 14 in the UK and I really wish I'd carried on...especially seeing as everyone here seems to speak french as their second language (we're close to the...
Forum: Italy
Sep 13th 2010, 11:46 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Hopefully if they don't speak English so well then it will all be in Italian. IMHO this is better. When we first went to the free lessons we were deemed to be not ready for the first class (and we...
Forum: Italy
Sep 6th 2010, 12:07 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

We do the free lessons that are run by a charity Bricwood so why not find out about the free ones and just go along? It can be a bit difficult as you mix with a lot of different nationalities but...
Forum: Italy
Jul 28th 2010, 8:47 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I think it works a lot better than being rude or angry with them... sometimes more difficult but I come out feeling like I have the moral high ground. Always a good thing! :D
Forum: Italy
Jul 27th 2010, 2:03 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I've found things are much better now I've learnt to say 'Buongiorno Signore/a' to all those type of people (shop workers/ post office staff/ postman/ vigili/ teachers) in a very loud voice and make...
Forum: Italy
Jun 7th 2010, 1:40 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I used to say 'Grat-zee-ah' and kept getting told that was a woman's name! :)
Forum: Italy
May 19th 2010, 7:47 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

oh. I misunderstood then. i thought it was one of those things for printing words onto the tape to stick on things. :o
Forum: Italy
May 19th 2010, 7:40 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I have seen the DYMO branded ones here.... so you could ask for the brand name like Scottex for kitchen roll for example (worked when I wanted post it notes) ... or maybe they are called something...
Forum: Italy
Feb 4th 2010, 5:40 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Well he had to have learned it there but I guess that maybe another kid might have taught him.... he does have a problem minding his own business.
Forum: Italy
Feb 3rd 2010, 10:46 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I've got no idea what that means. I presume that with 'cazzi' in the middle it's not good though... :unsure:

Apparently he (along with Matteo- I really hope they don't get put in the same class...
Forum: Italy
Feb 3rd 2010, 5:52 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Hmmmmm it might have even been 'fatti i fatti tuoi' but I'm not always good at hearing those little words in the middle..... I knew vaguely what it meant though and I felt very ashamed. The only good...
Forum: Italy
Feb 2nd 2010, 7:58 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

hmmmm yes spirit is one word for it Pat!! :o
Forum: Italy
Feb 2nd 2010, 7:41 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Right, just a quickie.... something my darling boy said to a teacher today: 'fatti fatti tuoi' please excuse spelling if it's rubbish!! I think it means mind your own business but is it a very rude...
Forum: Italy
Jan 31st 2010, 8:17 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Brill, thanks Lorna and Pat.... I was trying to look it up in my bookies but couldn't find it. Funny how I love that phrase though eh??!! ;)
Forum: Italy
Jan 31st 2010, 8:08 pm
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

In preperation for my meeting with Presida/ teachers next week I wanted to ask about the phrase 'secondo me'. Now I use this all the time and it (I think!!!) means, 'According to me/ I think/ in my...
Forum: Italy
Nov 20th 2009, 9:53 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I was thinking that myself :sneaky::sneaky::rofl::rofl:
Forum: Italy
Nov 20th 2009, 9:35 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Need to remember this one!! :sneaky: Thanks so much Lorna for your help (forgot to say this in my earlier post :o)
Forum: Italy
Nov 20th 2009, 8:45 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Well obviously i do leave it out and the 'ci' a lot of the time too, but I have noticed, especially amongst the Romanians, that they use these little words a lot and I get totally lost but I do know...
Forum: Italy
Nov 19th 2009, 10:28 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 268,210
Posted By indiebird

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

Thanks Lorna, might need to wait for me to get my head round it til after lunch too!! :lol:
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