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l’astrologia - astrology l’oroscopo - horoscope l’ascendente - ascendant, rising le comete - comets, guiding stars le costellazioni - constellation i segni fissi - fixed signs i segni cardinali - cardinal signs i segni mobili - movable signs le case - houses gli aspetti - aspects i nodi lunari - lunar nodes la compatibilità, l’affinità (f.) - compatibility la sinastria - synastry gli elementi - elements i segni di fuoco - fire signs i segni di terra - earth signs i segni di aria - air signs i segni di acqua - water signs il segno opposto - opposite sign la carta natale - birth chart i pianeti - Planets il Sole - Sun la Luna - Moon Marte - Mars Venere - Venus Mercurio - Mercury Giove - Jupiter Saturno - Saturn Urano - Uranus Nettuno - Neptune Plutone - Pluto i segni zodiacali - signs of the zodiac lo zodiaco - zodiac l’ariete - aries il toro - taurus i gemelli - gemini il cancro - cancer il leone - leo la vergine - virgo la bilancia - libra lo scorpione - scorpio il sagittario - sagittarius il capricorno - capricorn l’acquario - aquarius i pesci - pisces

1.  to attack / to defend - attaccare / difendere 2.  to open / to close - aprire / chiudere 3.  to begin / to end - iniziare / finire  4.  to break / to fix - rompere / aggiustare 5.  to love / to hate - amare / odiare 6.  to walk / to run - camminare / correre 7.  to give / to take - dare / prendere 8.  to throw / to catch - lanciare / prendere (al volo), afferrare 9.  to buy / to sell - comprare / vendere 10.  to come / to go - venire / andare 11.  to lend / to borrow - prestare (esp.: dare in prestito / prendere in prestito) 12.  to laugh / to cry - ridere / piangere 13.  to read / to write - leggere / scrivere 14.  to live / to die - vivere / morire 15.  to succeed / to fail - riuscire / fallire 16.  to lose / to find - perdere / trovare 17.  to melt / to freeze - sciogliere / congelare 18.  to speak / to listen - parlare / ascoltare 19.  to eat / to drink - mangiare / bere 20.  to ask / to answer - domandare, chiedere / rispondere 21.  to stand / to sit - alzarsi / sedersi 22.  to put on / to take off - indossare / togliere 23.  to allow / to forbid - permettere / proibire 24.  to wash / to dry  - lavare / asciugare 25.  to win / to lose - vincere / perdere 26. to scream / to whisper - urlare / sussurrare

English - italiano - español

I hate summer - Odio l’estate - Odio el verano

It’s too hot - Fa troppo caldo - Hace demasiado calor

Why do mosquitoes always bite me? - Perché le zanzare pungono sempre me? - ¿Por qué los mosquitos me pican siempre a mí?

That seagull stole my ice cream! - Quel gabbiano mi ha rubato il gelato! - Esa gaviota me ha robado el helado!

I’m sweating like a pig - Sto sudando come un maiale - Estoy sudando como un cerdo

[Actually apparently pigs don’t sweat in real life]

NOUNS:

summer - (l’)estate [f] - (el) verano

mosquito - (la) zanzara - (el) mosquito

seagull - (il) gabbiano - (la) gaviota

ice cream - (il) gelato - (el) helado

pig - (il) maiale - (el) cerdo

VERBS:

to hate - odiare - odiar

to bite (as an insect) - pungere - picar

to steal - rubare - robar

to sweat - sudare - sudar

(For the lucky ones who travel)

English - italiano - español

suitcase - (la) valigia - (la) maleta

backpack, rucksack - (lo) zaino - (la) mochila

papers - (i) documenti - (los) documentos

ID card - (la) carta d’identità - (el) DNI, (el) carné de identidad, (el) documento de identidad

passport - (il) passaporto - (el) pasaporte

wallet - (il) portafoglio, (il) portafogli - (la) cartera, (la) billetera

money - (i) soldi - (el) dinero

credit card - (la) carta di credito - (la) tarjeta de crédito

mobile phone - (il) cellulare, (il) telefono - (el) (teléfono) móvil, (el) (teléfono) celular

camera - (la) macchina fotografica - (la) cámara fotográfica

water bottle - (la) bottiglia d’acqua - (la) botella de agua

hat, cap - (il) cappello - (el) sombrero

fan - (il) ventaglio - (el) abanico

sun cream - (la) crema solare - (la) crema solar

sun glasses - (gli) occhiali da sole - (las) gafas de sol

tissues - (i) fazzoletti (di carta) - (los) pañuelos (descartables)

hand sanitizer - (il) disinfettante (per le mani) - (el) desinfectante (para manos) 

meds, medications - (le) medicine - (las) medicinas, (los) medicamentos

map - (la) cartina, (la) mappa - (el) mapa

travel guide - (la) guida turistica - (la) guía turística

vocabulary - (il) vocabolario - (el) vocabulario

bus ticket - (il) biglietto del pullman - (el) billete de autobús

train ticket - (il) biglietto del treno - (el) billete de tren

plane ticket - (il) biglietto dell’aereo - (el) billete de avión

Sources: WordReference, Reverso Context, Wikipedia

WATER VOCABULARY – English – italiano – español

water – (l’)acqua [f.] – (el) agua [f.]

lake – (il) lago – (el) lago

pond – (lo) stagno, (l’)acquitrino [m.] – (el) estanque

river – (il) fiume – (el) río

stream – (il) ruscello – (el) riachuelo, (el) arroyo

waterfall – (la) cascata – (la) catarata, (la) cascada, (el) salto de agua

sea – (il) mare – (el) mar

wave – (l’)onda [f.] – (la) ola

tide – (la) marea – (la) marea

high tide – (l’)alta marea – (la) marea alta, (la) pleamar

low tide – (la) bassa marea – (la) marea baja, (la) bajamar

ocean – (l’)oceano [m.] – (el) océano

cloud – (la) nuvola, (la) nube – (la) nube

rain – (la) pioggia – (la) lluvia

precipitation – (la) precipitazione – (la) precipitación

storm – (il) temporale – (la) tormenta

ice – (il) ghiaccio – (el) hielo

ice crystal – (il) cristallo di ghiaccio – (el) cristal de hielo

glacier – (il) ghiacciaio – (el) glaciar

snow – (la) neve – (la) nieve

snowflake – (il) fiocco di neve – (el) copo de nieve

hail – (la) grandine – (el) granizo

frost – (la) brina – (la) escarcha

water vapor, water vapour, aqueous vapor – (il) vapore acqueo – (el) vapor de agua

dew – (la) rugiada – (el) rocío

mist – (la) foschia [«i» is the stressed vowel] – (la) neblina

fog – (la) nebbia – (la) niebla

humidity – (l’)umidità [f.] – (la) humedad

flood – (l’)inondazione [f.] – (la) inundación

seaquake – (il) maremoto – (el) maremoto

aridity – (l’)aridità [f.] – (la) aridez

drought – (la) siccità – (la) sequía

irrigation – (l’)irrigazione [f.] – (la) irrigación

water well – (il) pozzo – (el) pozo

aqueduct – (l’)acquedotto [m.] – (el) acueducto

dam – (la) diga – (la) presa, (la) represa, (el) dique

pool – (la) piscina – (la) piscina

sources: en.wikipedia, it.wikipedia, es.wikipedia, wordreference.com

I giorni della settimana - the days of the week

lunedì - Monday martedì - Tuesday mercoledì - Wednesday giovedì - Thursday venerdì - Friday sabato - Saturday domenica - Sunday

I mesi - the months

gennaio - January febbraio - February marzo - March aprile - April maggio - May giugno - June luglio - July agosto- August settembre - September ottobre - October novembre - November dicembre - December

Le stagioni - the seasons

la primavera - Spring l'estate- Summer l'autunno- Autumn l'inverno - Winter

I numeri - the numbers (1-10)

uno - one due - two tre - three quattro - four cinque - five sei - six sette - seven otto - eight nove - nine dieci - ten

I colori - the colours  

rosso (m,s.)* rossa (f.,s.) rossi (m.,p.) rosse (f.,p.)* - red giallo (m,s.) gialla (f.,s.) gialli (m.,p.) gialle (f.,p.) - yellow blu - blue nero (m,s.) nera (f.,s.) neri (m.,p.) nere (f.,p.)  - black bianco (m,s.) bianca (f.,s.) bianchi (m.,p.) bianche (f.,p.)  - white verde (m./f.,s.) verdi (m./f.,p.) - green grigio (m,s.) grigia (f.,s.) grigi (m.,p.) grigie (f.,p.) - grey marrone (m./f.,s.) marroni (m./f.,p.) - brown rosa - pink

Il sole è giallo. - The sun is yellow.  La notte è nera. - The night is black. Il mare è blu. - The sea is blue. 

Pronomi interrogativi - the question words

chi - who cosa, che cosa - what perché - why quando - when dove - where come - how quanto/quanti - how much/many quale/quali - which/what

Espressioni base - basic phrases

Sì. - Yes. No. - No. Buongiorno. - Hello/Good day/Good morning. Buonasera. - Good evening. Buonanotte. - Good night. Ciao! (informal) - Hi/Bye!  Buongiorno, Buonasera (according on the hour), Salve (formal) - Hi/Bye! Arrivederci. - Goodbye. Per favore, Per piacere - Please Prego, Di nulla, Di niente, Non c’è problema, Nessun problema - You’re welcome. Si figuri (formal) - You’re welcome Figurati (informal) - You’re welcome Grazie - Thank you. La ringrazio (formal) - Thank you Ti ringrazio (informal) - Thank you Grazie mille - Thank you very much. Benvenuto/a - Welcome. A dopo, A più tardi. - See you later.   A presto. - See you soon. A domani. - See you tomorrow. Mi (di)spiace. - I am sorry. Mi scusi, Mi perdoni (formal) - Excuse me! Scusami, Perdonami (informal) - Excuse me! Come va?, Come stai? (informal) - How are you? Come sta? (formal) - How are you? Tutto okay, (Tutto) bene, Sto bene. - I am fine. Molto bene, Benissimo. - Very good. Non male - Not bad. Male - Bad. Come si chiama?, (…) il suo nome? (formal) - What is your name? Come ti chiami? (informal) - What is your name? Mi chiamo … - My name is … Piacere di conoscerla!, Piacere di fare la sua conoscenza (formal) - Nice to meet you! Piacere di conoscerti! (informal) - Nice to meet you! Da dove viene? (formal) - Where are you from? Da dove vieni?, Di dove sei? (informal) - Where are you from? Vengo da … - I am from … Dove vive? (formal) - Where do you live? Dove vivi?, Dove abiti? (informal) - Where do you live? Vivo a…, Abito a… -  I live in … Quanti anni ha? (formal) - How old are you? Quanti anni hai? (informal) - How old are you? ____, Ho _____ anni - I am____years old. Parla italiano? (informal) - Do you speak Italian? Parli italiano? (informal) - Do you speak Italian?  Parlo italiano. - I speak Italian. Non lo so. - I don’t know. Certamente, Sicuramente, Di sicuro. - Of course. Le serve aiuto? (formal) - Do you need help? Ti serve aiuto? (informal) - Do you need help? Hai fame? (informal) - Are you hungry? Hai sete? (informal) - Are you thirsty?

*m = masculine, f = feminine, s. = singular, p = plural

“We are not machines for reproduction, but women fighting for revolution” -Feminist demonstration, mid ’70s.

Raga - short for “ragazzi”; literally: “guys” (probably the most used)

Dai - it can be translated to “come on” and it’s pronounced like the English word “die” (so yeah it can create a little bit of misunderstanding)

Meno Male! - literally “less bad!”; but it means “thank God!”

Magari! - literally “maybe”; it’s the italian equivalent of “I wish!”

Basta - it means “that’s enough” “stop it” “enough”

Boh - literally this emoji: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ or “to have no clue”. (“Did we have homework for today” “boh”)

Quattro gatti - literally “four cats”; it means very few people. (Alla festa eravamo in quattro gatti - at the party we were in four cats)

Come Dio comanda - literally “as God commands”; something done properly, like it should be.

Spettegolare - to gossip

Toccare ferro - literally “to touch iron”; italian equivalent for “knock on wood” (yeah we touch iron instead)

alzare il gomito - literally: “to raise the elbow”; to drink too much (if someone raised the elbow he drank more than he should have)

Siga - short for “sigaretta” which means cigarette (would be “ciga” in English? Did I just invented a new slang word? Idk)

Ci sta - literally: “it fits” it means “that’s cool” “sounds good”

Fatti furbo - literally: “make yourself smart”; it means something like “wake up!” “open your eyes!”

Nouns in Italian are either masculine or feminine. Usually, you can guess the gender and number of a noun based on the ending it takes. Here’s how to guess most of them based on their endings.

masculines in -o and femenines in -a

Generally, nouns ending in -o are masculine and those ending in -a or -tà are feminine. Usually, masculine nouns end in -o in the singular and -i in the plural, whereas femenine nouns end in -a in the singular and -e in the plural, e.g.

il libro - book

i libri - books

la casa - house

le case - houses

la lealtà - loyalty

la bontà - goodness

Note: nouns ending in -tà have no plural form.

There are, however, some feminine nouns ending in -o, e.g.

la mano - hand

l’auto - car

la libido - libido

la radio - radio

la moto - motorcycle

la metro - underground, subway

l’eco - echo

and some masculine nouns ending in -a, e.g.

l’aldilà - afterlife

il lama - llama

il duca - duke

il gorilla - gorilla

il pigiama - pyjamas, pajamas (US)

il sofà - sofa

nouns ending in -e

Most nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, e.g.

l’arte (f.) - art

l’amore (m.) - love

il cuore - heart

il re - king

il mese - month

il sole - sun

il mare - sea

il latte - milk

il giudice - judge

la croce - cross

la fede - faith

la luce - light

la pace - peace

-e / -a pairs

signore, signora - lord, lady

padrone, padrona - master/owner

nouns ending in -(is)ma, -(e)ma, -(o)ma, -ta and -arca 

Nouns ending in one of these endings are masculine nouns of Greek origin and change to -i for the plural, e.g.

l’aforisma - aphorism

il carisma - charisma

il cinema - cinema (UK), movie theatre (US)

il poema - poem

il clima - climate

il dramma - play, drama

il problema - problem

il programma - programme (UK), program (US)

l’idioma - language

il pirata - pirate

l’asceta - ascetic

il pilota - pilote

il poeta - poet

il monarca - monarch

il patriarca - patriarch

nouns ending in -ore, -one

Generally, nouns ending in one of these endings are masculine, e.g.

l’errore - error

genitore - parent

il fiore - flower

il calore - heat

l’autore - author

il colore - colour (UK), color (US)

nouns ending in -tudine, -zione, -sione, -gione and -tù

Nouns ending in one of these endings are feminine, e.g.

la solitudine - solitude, loneliness

la nazione - nation

la definizione - definition

la visione - vision

la ragione - reason

la virtù - virtue

la gioventù - youth

la tribù - tribe

nouns that can be both masculine and feminine

Words that refer to people can be either masculine or feminine, e.g.

amico, amica - friend

bambino, bambina - child

figlio, figlia - son, daughter

maestro, maestra - teacher, master

orso, orsa - bear

gatto, gatta - cat

Note: a lot of animals only have a masculine or feminine form, e.g. l’uccello (bird), il serpente (snake), la lucertola (lizard), la volpe (fox), etc.

nouns ending in -essa, -ina, -trice

Nouns ending in one of these endings are feminine

poeta, poetessa - poet, poetess

principe, principessa - prince, princess

elefante, elefantessa - elephant

dottore, dottoressa - doctor

leone, leonessa - lion, lioness

campione, campionessa - champion

eroe, eroina - hero, heroine

re, regina - king, queen

imperatore, imperatrice - emperor, empress

nouns ending in -ista and -ante

Nouns ending in -ista can be either masculine or feminine. To form their plural an -i or an -e is added.

il giornalista, i giornalisti - the journalist (m. s.), the journalist (m. pl.)

la giornalista, le giornaliste - the journalist (f. s.), the journalist (f. pl.)

Nouns ending in -ante can be either masculine or feminine. To form their plural an -i is added.

il cantante, i cantanti - the singer (m. s.), the singer (m. pl.)

la cantante, le cantanti - the singer (f. s.), the singer (f. pl.)

nouns ending in -ente

Nouns ending in -ente are usually masculine (but not always), e.g.

lo studente (studentessa) - student (female student)

il presidente (la presidentessa) - president (female president)

il paziente - patient

nouns ending in -iere

Nouns ending in -iere are always masculine, but a feminine noun can sometimes be obtained by changing the final vowel if the word refers to people, e.g.

il paniere - basket

il panettiere, la panettiera - male baker, female baker

l’infermiere, l’infermiera - male nurse, female nurse

il parrucchiere, la parrucchiera - male hairdresser, female hairdresser

irregular plurals

§1 a lot of nouns describing people present a distinct form depending on the natural gender of the person, e.g.

uomo, donna - man, woman

fratello, sorella - brother, sister

padre, madre - father, mother

mamma, papà - mum, dad

dio, dea - god, goddess

§2 a lot of nouns are masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural, e.g.

l’uovo, le uova - egg, eggs

il dito, le dita - finger, fingers

braccio, braccia - arm, arms

riso, risa - laugh, laughs

how i use google drive for university - pt 1: digital notetaking  by kkaitstudies

idk about you but i’ve tested a bunch of note taking methods. in my last few years of university, i was indeed lazy and rarely referred back to the professor’s slides in the course shell. i opted to read off the slides in lecture and take notes. while MS OneNote is great, i found myself enjoying Google Drive much more. so here is a quick overview of how i take notes using Google Docs. 

folders are your friends

make separate folders for each of your courses. google drive even gives you the option to change the colours of the folders. in these folders, add any relevant coursework such as the syllabi, readings, and your notes document.

use one doc for notes per course

once you receive the syllabi, take some time to take note of required readings, and assignment deadlines. i have created a free template you can save to your own google drive that you can access here. fill out:

- course code & name - prof’s name, office hours, and email - date(s) for each week of class - weekly readings (tip: if you have online readings, you can link them in the doc!) - & open the document outline (view > show document outline)

you also don’t have to use all these features. T B H, i didn’t do weekly readings. a lot. oops. BUT i did always pay attention in lecture. i simply deleted the “reading notes” header every week i didn’t bother to read.

make use of early access to lecture slides, headers, etc. 

some profs (bless their souls) post the slides sometime before the lecture. if you have the time, copy the lecture slides into your notes. and if they don’t…type real quick to get all the info as it’s happening (or go back to slides online after lecture to see what you missed out on). i separate lecture topics with headers, with the bullet points underneath (see above). if there is anything that the prof says during class that isn’t in the lecture slides, i will change the colour of the text to a different colour. any important concepts or testable material are highlighted.

…and that’s how i take notes! everyone is different. not all note-taking methods work for everyone. this is what worked for me in my last 2 years of uni. hopefully a similar structure works for some of y’all! also, let me know what you think and @ me if you end up using my template. have a great semester!

francesco hayez (1791-1882, italian)

A Guide to Audio Journaling

This past month (or longer, I think) I switched from regular, written journaling to audio journaling, and I thought it’d be great to share my experience: the practice, what I actually do, why I do it, and some things to think about if you wanna try it out.

I keep all my audio journals on the voice memos app on my phone, but if any of you know an alternate platform to do so, feel free to share!