Italy and the Italian Language

ITALY
CULTURE AND
LANGUAGE
ITALY – “THE BOOT”
ITALY – THE FLAG
ITALIAN LANGUAGE - FOODS
 Pizza
 Spaghetti
 Lasagna
 Gelato
 Pepperoni
 Pasta
 Tortellini
 Calzone
 Maccaroni
ITALIAN FOOD - CHEESE
Parmigiano-Reggiano (imitated by Kraft as Parmesan)
Mozzarella
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
 A = CAR
 MACCHINA
 E = RED
 BICICLETTA
 I = BE
 FORMAGGIO
 O = ROW
 U = BLUE
 CI = CHICKEN
 CE = CHANGE
 CH = KICK
 GH = SPAGHETTI
 GI = GINGER
 TUTTI
 NON C’É MALE
 UNA VOLTA
 CIÀO
 MOZZARELLA
 DA SOLITO
ITALIAN LANGUAGE – MUSIC INFLUENCE
 OPERA - “WORK”
 PIANO-FORTE
- “PIANO”
 Piano – Soft
 Forte - Loud
 BRAVO - “GOOD”
 A CAPELLA – “AT THE CHAPEL”
ITALIAN LANGUAGE – MUSIC INFLUENCE
 BASSO
 PRIMA DONNA
 ALTO
 CANTO
 PIANO
 PIÚ PIANO
 PIANISSIMO
ITALIAN LANGUAGE – FAMILIAR WORDS
 FANTASTICO
 POSSIBILE
 FRUTTA
 ATTACCO
 IRATO
 SPIRITO
 VACANZA
 PARCO
 AUTOMOBILE
ITALIAN LANGUAGE – SCIOGLILINGUA
Trentatré trentini entrarono in Trento
Tutti e trentatré trotterellando
Trecentotrentatré trentini entrarono in Trento
Tutti e trentatré trotterellando
Tremilatrecentotrentatré trentini entrarono in
Trento
Tutti e trentatré trotterellando
ITALIAN LANGUAGE – SCIOGLILINGUA
Sopra la panca la capra canta.
Sotto la panca la capra crepa.
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ASCOLI PICENO
PIAZZA DEL POPOLO
ASCOLI PICENO
LA QUINTANA
LA QUINTANA
ASCOLI – LA QUINTANA
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALY – WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE
ITALIAN – WORLD INFLUENCE
CIÀO - The word derives from the
Venetian phrase sciào vostro (in Italian
schiavo vostro) or s-ciào su literally
meaning "I am your slave". Used in
30+ countries as a form of “hello”
and/or “goodbye”.
ITALIAN – WORLD INFLUENCE
MARCO POLO – VENETIAN
ITALIAN – WORLD INFLUENCE
ITALIAN – WORLD INFLUENCE
Cinquecento Old and New circa 2010
ITALIAN – WORLD INFLUENCE
1984 Testa Rossa “Red Head”