Italian Studies

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Azalea - (l’) Azalea

Broom - (la) Ginestra

Camellia - (la) Camelia

Carnation - (il) Garofano

Chrysanthemum - (il) Crisantemo

Cornflower - (il) Fiordaliso

Cyclamen - (il) Ciclamino

Daffodil - (il) Narciso

Dahlia - (la) Dalia

Daisy - (la) Margherita

Dog rose - (la) Rosa Canina

Edelweiss - (la) Stella Alpina

Forget-me-not - (il) Nontiscordardimé

Geranium - (il) Geranio

Gladiolus - (il) Gladiolo

Hibiscus - (l’) Ibisco

Hyacinth - (il) Giacinto

Hydrangea - (l’) Ortensia

Jasmine - (il) Gelsomino

Liliac - (il) Lillà

Lily - (il) Giglio

Lily of the valley - (il) Mughetto

Lotus - (i) Fiori di Loto

Magnolia - (la) Magnolia

Mallow - (la) Malva

Orchid - (l’) Orchidea

Pansy - (la) Viola del Pensiero

Petunia - (la) Petunia

Poppy - (il) Papavero

Primrose - (la) Primula

Rose - (la) Rosa

Snowdrop - (il) Bucaneve

Tulip - (il) Tulipano

Water lily - (la) Ninfea

Wisteria - (il) Glicine

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The present indicative is probably the simplest form of the verb–so simple that it doesn’t deserve to have such an intimidating, grammatical name. It’s usually something like what we see here:

“La ragazza gioca con suo fratello.” The girl plays with her brother.

Usage:

talk about something that is happening at the moment. “Il telefono suona molto forte.” The phone is ringing very loudly.

talk about something that happens regularly or is always true. “La mia famiglia va in chiesa la domenica.” My family goes to church on Sundays.

to refer to the future in a more informal, conversational way. “Domani andiamo in Germania.”  We are going to Germany tomorrow.

Conjugations:

There are three verb families: -are, -ere, and -ire. The -ire verbs split into two groups, with some adding an -isc when the verb is conjugated.

affinché: con el fin de - so that.

anche: también - also.

anzi: en cambio - actually.

bensì: sino - but rather.

ciò nonostante: sin embargo -  nevertheless.

cioè: es decir - that is to say.

con tutto ciò: dicho todo esto - regardless everything.

dopodiché: tras lo cual -  after which.

e: y - and.

frattanto: mientras tanto - meanwhile.

fuorché: excepto - unless.

innanzitutto: en primer lugar - first of all.

inoltre: además - moreover.

in più: además - and additionally.

insomma: en conclusión - in conclusion.

malgrado: a pesar de - despite.

né: ni - nor.

neanche: ni aunque - neither.

nemmeno: ni aunque - not even.

nondimeno: no obstante - nevertheless.

o: o - or.

oppure: o - or.

ossia: o sea - that is.

oltre a: además - besides

oltre a ciò: además de esto - besides this.

oltretutto: además - besides.

pertanto: por lo tanto - therefore.

però: sin embargo - however.

poiché: puesto que - since.

pure: también - also.

purché: con tal (de) que - as long as.

purtuttavia: sin embargo - however.

qualora: en (el) caso de que - in case.

quindi: luego -  therefore

sebbene: si bien - although.

So, I only ever listen to the radio occasionally myself, but I did a little research and here is what I found:

you said you’d like to hear Italian music, so Radio Italia (http://www.radioitalia.it/) should suit you, since that’s literally the one thing they broadcast.

 Virgin Radio (http://www.virginradio.it), rock.

 Radio Capital (https://www.capital.it/), commercial, classic hits.

 RTL102.5 (http://www.rtl.it/home/), apparently the most popular radio in our country.

 RDS [Radio Dimensione Suono] (http://www.rds.it/), also commercial.

That being said, I’m not an expert in the radio field, but if you tell me the genre you’re more inclined towards I’ll be glad to suggest you some songs/artists you might like :)

Last year I made progress with my confidence in Italian, here is a round up of the posts I made with links to resources including reviews/opinions of how helpful/unhelpful I found them. Happy New Year everyone!

- Learn Italian with Lucrezia - link to her channel

- Musings about “di solito” - here

- Langblr accent challenge in Italian

- Wired.it for reading practice

- How I stay disciplined with my Italian studies post

- Vocabulary learning tip for intermediate learners

- Learning Italian resources post

- Link to the Iceberg Project post - 13 expressions to keep a conversation flowing in Italian

- Link to Alma.tv

- Pronunciation video found on YouTube

Some songs for children, a fun way to listen to some Italian audios, don’t you think? :P

Stella Stellina (3 lyrics in infos - especially used for putting kids to sleep)

Ninna nanna ninna oh (lyrics in infos - especially used for putting kids to sleep)

Ci vuole un fiore

Nella vecchia fattoria

Siam tre piccoli porcellin (lyrics in comment) 

44 gatti (lyrics in infos)

La casetta in Canadà (lyrics in infos)

Se sei felice (lyrics in infos)

La bella lavanderina (lyrics in infos)

A derivative word of ombra is the adjective “ombroso” ( which is sort of shadow-y? ). It is used to indicate those horses, that get irritated and start to kick when they see a new object that scares them;

By analogy, the adjective “ombroso” is used for a person who is prickly and suspicious;

Cake tin - (la) tortiera

Coffee pot - (la) caffettiera

Double boiler - (la) pentola per la cottura al vapore

Espresso coffee maker - (la) moka

Fryer - (la) friggitrice

Frying pan - (la) padella per friggere

Grill pan - (la) griglia

Lid - (il) coperchio

Mould - (lo) stampo

On-Off swich - (l’) interruttore

Oven-proof dish - (la) pirofila

Pot - (la) pentola

Pressure cooker - (la) pentola a pressione

Roasting pan - (la) teglia

Saucepan - (la) casseruola

Spout - (il) beccuccio

Spring form - (la) tortiera apribile

Vegetable streamer - (il) cestello per la cottura a vapore

A new website about Italian music with loads of playlists and songs divided by genre, dialects, yeasr and much more.