😍2021 bollettino Nº4 🍭Caramelle per il Cervello!🧠Brain Candy!

Mamma mia che settimana! (Holy cow, what a week!) Thought you might like to relax into the fine settimana (weekend) with a lil’ bit o’ italiano…

Read on for an Italian joke 🤣 (una barzelletta), a saying (un detto), and my favorite word (parola preferita) of the week.

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1) La Barzelletta / The Joke:
– “Sai che mio fratello va in bicicletta da quando aveva quattro anni?”
– “Mmm, dev’essere già lontano.” 🤣

2) il Detto / The Saying: far venire l’acquolino in bocca

3) La mia parola preferita della settimana / My favorite word of the week:
Acquolina, n.f. Esempio: Il profumo dalla cucina mi fa venire l’acquolina in bocca. 😋

Translations

1) The Joke:
– “You know my brother’s been riding a bicycle since he was four years old?”
– “Hmm, he must be very far by now.”

2) The Saying:
To make your mouth water / whet your appetite

3) My favorite word of the week:
Acquolina = drool, craving, noun, fem. Example: The aroma/fragrance/smell from the kitchen is making my mouth water.

Did you like these “caramelle per il cervello“? Do you have any favorite Italian barzellette, detti or parole? Let me know in the comments!