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L'anno volge al termine, è quasi giunto il momento di congedarsi dal 2023 per dare il benvenuto al 2024 e di riflettere sui propositi per l'anno nuovo. Ma avete mai curiosato nei dettagli di cosa gli italiani prediligano gustare durante la notte di Capodanno? Scopriamolo insieme!

VIAGGIO ATTRAVERSO L'ITALIA

Cosa mangiano gli italiani a Capodanno?

Dàwèi: 	Wǒ 	xiǎnɡ 	dìnɡ 	yí 	ɡe 	biāozhǔnjiān. 
大卫： 	我 	想 	订 	一 	个 	标准间。 
Duōshɑo 	qián？ 
多少 	钱？ 
Fúwùyuán: 	Měi 	tiān 	wǔbǎi 	yuán. 
服务员： 	每 	天 	五百 	元。 
Dàwèi: 	Fánɡjiān 	lǐ 	yǒu 	chúfánɡ 	mɑ? 
大卫： 	房间 	里 	有 	厨房 	吗？ 
Fúwùyuán: 	Yǒu 	chúfánɡ. 
服务员： 	有 	厨房。 
Dàwèi: 	Hǎo, 	wǒ 	kéyǐ 	zìjǐ 	zuòfàn 	le. 
大卫： 	好， 	我 	可以 	自己 	做饭 	了。 
Fúwùyuán: 	Nín 	dìnɡ 	nǎ 	tiān 	de? 
服务员： 	您 	订 	哪 	天 	的？ 
Dàwèi: 	Wǒ 	jiǔ 	yuè 	èrshí 	hào 	shànɡwǔ 	dào, 	qī 
大卫： 	我 	九 	月 	二十 	号 	上午 	到， 	七 
hào 	zǎoshɑnɡ 	líkāi。 
号 	早上 	离开。 
Fúwùyuán: 	Hǎo 	de. 	Dào 	shíhou 	qǐnɡ 	dàihǎo 
服务员： 	好 	的。 	到 	时候 	请 	带好 
hùzhào. 
护照。

日常用语

宾馆

In this episode, I'll talk about the importance of positive emotions and motivation when it comes to learning a new language and I'll give you some top tips to help you feel more inspired.

Your Spanish Journey

Positive emotions- why are they so important when we learn a foreign language?

What is Doppiaggio? And what is Doppiaggese? Why are Hollywood movies always late to arrive to Italian cinemas? 
Are there positive sides of the Fascism repression? 
What grants the success of a Hollywood movie in Italy more - the movie itself or its dubbed version? 
Have a listen and let's find out together!


Language Tales

Impact of Fascism on Italian language

Examples of a range of more advanced or more descriptive words and phrases that you can use as alternatives for "very"

link to script:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bxu2h85RDTPgyAuC0KjHceaE5GBN5eXb/view?usp=sharing

Never at a Loss for Words

Episode 6 - alternatives for "very"

Common Greek expressions and phrases that do not literally translate that well into English but are extremely common in Greece, especially in Millennial/ Gen Z audiences. Slang phrases are always informal and even though they are not negative in meaning you should never use them when speaking to an elder, a person like your boss, doctor, professor etc and in general with people you do not know. 



it's all Greek to me!

Greek Slang 

A list of the most common words written with "O" but sound like "U":
some
come
cover
dozen
colour
love
money
honey
brother
mother
other
tongue
ton
Monday
month
monkey
Words spelled with "OU" but sound like "U":
country
couple
courage
cousin
double
trouble
touch
rough
tough
enough
young

The Social Evolutionary

Uh-oh! When the letter "O" sounds like "U".

If you say that a task was "plain sailing" then it's easy to complete. You didn't have any difficulty doing it. Of course, you could also say that a task was not plain sailing, meaning that it was a bit of a challenge!