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Stab a politician day!!!!

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Fresh Fruit, Napoli -- September 13th, 2024

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On Culture Blogs

I honestly don’t understand the people who refuse to study the cultural aspect of a country, when learning its language. Language is just not a set of grammar rules and vocabulary to be learned by heart. Language is very much alive! It represents local people, the way they think, their culture and traditions. You need a cultural context to understand certain idioms and words.

Our brains love to learn through images, experiences and logic. If you have a context, it’s much easier to memorize words and rules. You will be more motivated to study, as well.

All this to say: don’t despise culture bloggers!

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ngl I miss when langblr was still really active. we need to recruit language learners on Tumblr....

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I bought a concert ticket for Lucio Corsi + Diodato today, yeeees.🎉 Lucio shared the new concert dates on Instagram and my bestie and I didn't think about it twice. I guess the tickets are all gone by now 😅

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Yeees, come and join italophiles! 💕

Reminder that on @/sayitalianocommunity you will find lot of extra infos and resources in/about Italian so keep taking a look! :D (and please request for what you want)

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The Planetary Great Parade - 28th February 2025 {ITA/ENG}

{ITA} Questa sera, appena dopo il tramonto, alzate gli occhi al cielo e ammirate la "grande parata dei pianeti". Sette pianeti saranno allineati e ben visibili nel cielo!

Quattro di loro (Mercurio, Venere, Giove e Marte) saranno facilmente visibili ad occhio nudo.

Urano e Nettuno saranno visibili con un paio di binocoli o un piccolo telescopio. Saturno sarà il pianeta più difficile da vedere poiché sarà vicino al Sole. L'allineamento planetario sarà visibile in quasi tutto il mondo: inizia ad osservare non appena il sole tramonta sotto l'orizzonte!

{ENG} Tonight, immediately after the sunset, look up in the sky and admire the "great planet parade". Seven planets will be aligned and noticeable in the sky!

Four of these (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars) will be visible to the naked eye!

Uranus and Neptune will be visible only with the help of a pair of binoculars or a small telescope. Saturn will be the most difficult to see, as it will be close to the Sun. The planetary alignment will be visible almost all over the world: start obserbing as soon as the sun sets below the horizon!

VOCABULARY

(Il) Tramonto { pl. i tramonti} = sunset

(L') Orizzonte { pl. gli orizzonti} = horizon;

(Il) Binocolo { pl. i binocoli} = binoculars;

(Il) Telescopio { pl. i telescopi} = telescope;

(Il) Pianeta { pl. i pianeti} = planet

(Il) Sole = the Sun

Venere = Venus

Mercurio = Mercury

Marte = Mars

Giove = Jupiter

Saturno = Saturn

Urano = Uranus

Nettuno = Neptune

Allineare = to align

L'allineamento planetario = the planetary alignment

Visibile ad occhio nudo = visible to the naked eye.

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VOLEVO ESSERE UN DURO | LUCIO CORSI

Volevo essere un duro I wanted to be a tough guy Che non gli importa del futuro Who doesn't care about the future Un robot A robot Un lottatore di sumo A sumo wrestler Uno spaccino in fuga da un cane lupo A drug dealer running away from a police dog (lit. german shepherd) Alla stazione di Bolo At the station of Bologna (Bolo is the famous shorten version of Bologna) Una gallina dalle uova d’oro A golden goose (lit. a hen who lays golden eggs) Però non sono nessuno But I am nobody Non sono nato con la faccia da duro I wasn't born with a convincing face (the face of a tough guy) Ho anche paura del buio I'm even scared of darkness Se faccio a botte le prendo If I get into a fight I'm the one getting beaten up Così mi truccano gli occhi di nero So they blacken my eyes Ma non ho mai perso tempo But I never lost time È lui che mi ha lasciato indietro It's him (time) that left me behind

Vivere la vita Living life È un gioco da ragazzi It's a child's play Me lo diceva mamma ed io My mother used to tell me this and I Cadevo giù dagli alberi Was falling down from trees Quanto è duro il mondo World is so tough Per quelli normali For the normal people Che hanno poco amore intorno Who are surrounded by a little love O troppo sole negli occhiali Or have too much sun in their glasses

Volevo essere un duro I wanted to be a tough guy Che non gli importa del futuro no Who doesn't care about the future Un robot A robot Medaglia d’oro di sputo Golden medal in spitting Lo scippatore che t’aspetta nel buio The mugger who waits for you in the dark Il Re di Porta Portese The King of Porta Portese (famous *flea*market in Rome) La gazza ladra che ti ruba la fede The magpie stealing your wedding ring

Vivere la vita È un gioco da ragazzi Me lo diceva mamma ed io Cadevo giù dagli alberi Quanto è duro il mondo Per quelli normali Che hanno poco amore intorno O troppo sole negli occhiali

Volevo essere un duro I wanted to be a tough guy Però non sono nessuno But I am nobody Cintura bianca di Judo Judo white belt Invece che una stella uno starnuto A sneeze instead of a star I girasoli con gli occhiali mi hanno detto Sunflowers with glasses told me “Stai attento alla luce” Beware of the light E che le lune senza buche And that moons without holes Sono fregature Are scams Perché in fondo è inutile fuggire Because after all it's useless to run away Dalle tue paure From your fears

Vivere la vita è un gioco da ragazzi Living life is a child's play Io I Io volevo essere un duro I wanted to be a tough guy Però non sono nessuno But I am nobody Non sono altro che Lucio I'm nobody else but Lucio Non sono altro che Lucio I'm nobody else but Lucio

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Sicilian Skyline in Black and White, Catania.

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New Photo-Sharing App

For those nostalgic of the old IG and that are looking for a platform focused entirely on photos, with a feed in chronological order and ad-free, consider joining fotoapp, now available on Play- and Apple Store.

I've been a beta tester for quite some time and it's good! It kinda reminds me Flickr in some aspects and it is still developing new features.

Visit fotoapp.co for more info and, if you join, you find me there as @mydearitalia as usual 👍 NO ADV

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Dario Brunori (born in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - 28 September 1977), known professionally as Brunori Sas, is an Italian singer, songwriter, and poli-instrumentalist.

Brunori spent his childhood in small towns of Calabria: first in Joggi, a hamlet of Santa Caterina Albanese, and then in Guardia Piemontese.

In February 2025, Brunori Sas is one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.

«L’albero delle noce», (The Walnut Tree) is the title of the song with which Brunori Sas is competing at the 75th Sanremo Festival, really exists and is located a few meters from the house of the Calabrian singer-songwriter, in San Fili (photo) in the province of Cosenza. A vision that is as pastoral as it is emotionally important for Dario Brunori, who at his first Festival has decided to put a part of his beloved Calabria back at the center of his words.

«The walnut tree is in front of my house. I always look at it when something comes to mind, also because for years I have been convinced that it is he who suggests the songs I write. I am happy to sing at Sanremo a song that makes my heart sweet and in which I have courageously tried to sing the joy, but also the restlessness that a new birth brings with it. And then the earth, the roots, the seasons, the leaves that come and those that go», says Brunori.

Words from which the singer-songwriter's visceral relationship with his family and San Fili emerges in clear tones.

It is a private snapshot that says a lot about the spirituality of the village where the singer-songwriter lives, just over two thousand souls, perched on three hills at over a thousand meters with the peak of Mount Luta standing out like a lighthouse.

A medieval village known for being the Country of the Magare, or witches, and above all of the Fantastica, or a figure halfway between a Befana, a witch and a magical protector. Therefore a place founded on Gothic legends and in which a very strong Christian religiosity reigns, which has its episcopal epicenter in the beautiful Chiesa Matrice della Santissima Annunziata.

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Songs about Italy: Discover 7 Italian Cities through Music

1) “ISTRICE” (2011) BY SUBSONICA - TURIN

“Tra il fiume e i portici / già buio alle sei / cuore selvatico / quanti anni hai […] / nella città che ha il cuore di un istrice / ti cercherò in un traffico d’anime”

“Between the river and the porticoes / it’s already dark at six / wild heart / how old are you? […] / in the city which has the heart of a porcupine / I will look for you in a traffic jam made of souls”

2) “MILANO MILANO” (2002) BY ARTICOLO 31 - MILAN

“Il cielo un foglio di rame / per la vivace attività industriale / […] nel tuo veleno che noi respiriamo / ci sono anch’io / […] ci sono immigrati / in edifici occupati / e gli sciuri imboscati dietro sicuri / giardini privati”

“The sky is copper-plated / for the intense industrial activity / […] within the poison that we are breathing / you can also find me / […] there are immigrants / in occupied buildings / and gentlemen hidden behind / secure private gardens”

3) “VENEZIA” (1981) BY FRANCESCO GUCCINI - VENICE

“Venezia è un imbroglio che riempie la testa soltanto di fatalità […] Venezia è la gente che se ne frega! Stefania è un bambino, comprare e smerciare Venezia sarà il suo destino”

“Venice is a fraud that fills your head only with tragedies […] Venice is the people who don’t care! Stefania is her kid, buying and selling off Venice will be his/her destiny”

4) “BOLOGNA” (1981) BY FRANCESCO GUCCINI - BOLOGNA

“Bologna è una ricca signora che fu contadina: / benessere, ville, gioielli…e salami in vetrina / […] Bologna è una strana signora, volgare matrona, / Bologna bambina per bene”

“Bologna is a rich woman who was once a farmer: / wellbeing, villas, jewels…and salami in the shop-windows / […] Bologna is a weird lady, vulgar matron / Bologna well-bred child”

5) “L’ETERNITA’ DI ROMA” (2013) BY VIRGINIANA MILLER - ROME

“Vittime e carnefici / demoni e pontefici / polvere su polvere / di polvere di secoli / […] ma ridi che si piagni / tanto te mori uguali / […] che si fai er bene o si fai er male / tanto te mori uguale”

“Victims and executioners / demons and pontiffs / dust over dust / dust of centuries / […] but laugh that if you cry / you’ll end up dying anyway / […] that if you act good or if you act badly / you’ll end up dying anyway”

6) “NAPULE E’“ (1977) BY PINO DANIELE - NAPLES

“Napule è tutto nu suonno / e a’ sape tutto o’ munno / ma nun sanno a’ verità / Napule è mille culure / Napule è mille paure / Napule è nu sole amaro / Napule è addore e’ mare / Napule è na’ carta sporca / e nisciuno se ne importa”

“Naples is a dream / and it’s famous throughout the world / but they don’t know the truth / Naples is one thousand colours / Naples is one thousand frights / Naples is a bitter sun / Naples is the smell of the sea / Naples is a stained paper / and nobody cares”

7) “ESERCITO SILENTE” (2015) BY CARMEN CONSOLI - PALERMO

“Come si può credere / che questa città baciata da sole e mare / saprà dimenticare / gli antichi rancori […] / il pianto di madri che mai più riabbracceranno un figlio / lo Stato assai spiacente / che posa una ghirlanda tricolore con su scritto assente”

“How could one believe / that this city kissed by the sun and the sea / will be able to forget / the old resentments / the cry of the mothers that will never hug their son again / the State so sorry / that lay a tricolour wreath with the word “absent” inscribed”

[ Find the complete article on Wordpress with explanations and a list of traits of said cities ]

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Masterpost about Italian Language

Last but not least, a masterpost focused on my entries about Italian Language. Enjoy!

VOCAB LISTS

Italian words/expression invented during WW1;

Beverages;

Music;

Finance;

Academic Degrees;

Medieval Stuff;

Nautical Terms;

Trees;

Coins in Italy;

Chess Game;

Ruins and Abandonment.

IDIOMS

Italian idioms related to sleep;

50% down the road toward getting something done;

The metaphorical use of the pear tree;

Idioms involving hands;

Instincts and Intuition;

Zecca;

Flirty People;

Water Rose;

Hen + Rooster;

Idioms “invented” in the Middle Ages and still in use;

Volcano;

Idioms involving winds;

Coquetry.

PROVERBS

Weather;

Morning.

Hi! I’m Sara, @unearthitaly on tumblr! I have a formal education in cultural and linguistic mediation and I work in the hotels in one of Italy's most developed tourist destinations, Alto Adige/South Tyrol. I embody some sort of "bridge" between Italian and other cultures professionally but also vocationally. I like to help Italophiles discover Italy beyond the obvious and I share tips on travel, culture, lifestyle and language.

You can also find me on my blog, Instagram and Threads. A presto!

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Quando tutti sanno che si parla di Islanda, suvvia

"Fabian Gurlan"

"Fabio Gurian"

"Ma di dov'è"

"Vicino Padova"

"Austriaco"

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Here we gooo

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