Today, just for un minuto, I invite you to unplug from the madness 🤪, and take a happy little Italian break with me!
Read on for an Italian joke 🤣 (una battuta), a saying (un detto), and my favorite word (parola) of the week.
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💌 If learning Italian is something that brings you joy, please don’t let the current craziness of the world distract you from doing the things you love.
Now more than ever, it’s important to unplug / take some “me time” & focus on something that makes you happy (and that you can control🥰).
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🎁Be sure to scroll down for this week’s language goodies!💝
Ti auguro pace e tranquilità (I wish you peace & tranquility),🕊️
Jodina
Scroll down for translations
Una mosca
1) La Battuta / The Joke:
Q. Qual è la città preferita di un ragno?
A. Mosca!
2) il Detto / The Saying:
Ridere per non piangere. Esempio: Questi giorni sono difficili e a volte rido per non piangere.
3) La mia parola preferita della settimana / My favorite word of the week:
Mozzafiato, agg. Esempio: La vista delle Alpi ricoperte di neve era mozzafiato.
Translations
Le Alpi ricoperte di neve
1) The Joke:
Q. What’s the favorite city of a spider?
A. Mosca! [This is un gioco di parole (a play on words), since in Italian the word mosca means both “fly” and Moscow.]
2) The Saying:
Laugh to not cry. Example: These are difficult days, and sometimes I laugh (so as) not to cry.
3) My favorite word of the week:
Breathtaking, adj. Example: The view of the Alps covered in snow was breathtaking.
Did you enjoy these? Let me know in the comments! Do you have any favorite Italian battute, detti or parole?
