Talking Italian

Category: Translation

  • Graffiti

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    sean
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    The header area of my Web site features an image based on the photograph below which was taken in Grappa in Northern Italy.   You can see some graffiti in the background.   The word: graffiti comes from the Italian language. “Graffiti” is actually the plural of the word: graffito which is the Italian word…

  • Bolzano del Grappa

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    sean
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    One of the images in the header of my Web site shows me sitting on some steps in the old town of Bolzano del Grappa in the north of Italy.     Bassano del Grappa is a beautiful medieval town located in the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region in northern Italy northwest of…

  • Forza Ferrari!

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    Kim James
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    One of the interesting things about all languages is that we encounter words in one language that have no direct translation in another language. Often these are seated quite deeply in the culture of a nation.   One example of this for the Italian language is the word: Forza A literal translation of this would…