Friday, October 01, 2010

Buon Day . . .

. . . or Good Giorno?

I don't really feel that I have progressed enough with my Italiano lessons. However, I have come to the point where I speak neither Italiano or Inglese, but rather Inglesiano or Italiese.

English words mixed with whatever proper Italiano I can remember. My employees think it's progress. What do you think?
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

...but have you learnt to gesticulate like a European yet?

It's not good learning the Italian word for "moron" if you can't make the right wildly-flapping arm and hand movements!

By the time we get to see you you'll be speaking like Don Corleone and tutting vehemently at the quality of restaurant pasta.

5:13 PM
Anonymous said...

...but have you learnt to gesticulate like a European yet?

It's no good learning the Italian word for "moron" if you can't make the right wildly-flapping arm and hand movements!

By the time we get to see you you'll be speaking like Don Corleone and tutting vehemently at the quality of restaurant pasta.

5:13 PM
Anonymous said...

Oops. OpenID said the post didn't work...but apparently it did.

Meh.

5:14 PM
Jack said...

It's OK. I ups my hit count :o}

7:30 PM
Brennig said...

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10:55 AM
Brennig said...

The British satirical magazine 'Private Eye' (for which I occasionally write), used to have a long-running featured of a half-English, half-French monologue. It was called 'Frenglish'. When I began preparing to move to Spain I wrote to the editor and suggested I produce a feature called 'Spanglish'. He declined. But you should mix the words. Everyone on both sides of the linguistic fence will be richer for the experience :)

10:58 AM

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