Fumetti

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Il mio nome e' nessuno

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August 19, 2007 02:23 PM PDT

Here's a funny video from one of the great spaghetti westerns with Terence Hill and Henry Fonda... My Name is Nobody. Directed by Sergio Leone and music by Ennio Morricone, of course. I just thought Italian language learners might enjoy this one...

uccellino = n. birdie, baby bird, chick, fledgling
nido = n. nest, home, honeycomb, creche
gridare = v. shout, cry, yell, scream, call, hoot, squall, shriek, screech
sentiero = n. path, track, walk, pathway, trail, footpath
vacca = n. cow, adult female bovine, adult female of various large mammals
scaldare = v. get excited, heat, give out heat, heat up, warm
cacca = n. feces, excrement, (Vulgar Slang) shit
di corsa = adj. running
allungare = v. lengthen, stretch, stretch out, stick out, put out, extend
zampa = n. leg, paw

Vero o Falso
1. Il vecchietto ha detto "Diventare nonni e' impossibile in tempi miei".
2. Il uccellino non sapeva ancora volare.
3. Il uccellino sta per morire del caldo.
4. La vacca mette giu' la coda.
5. Il coyote arriva di corsa perche' sente il uccellino.

Podcast Summary

This is a podcast for intermediate or advanced Italian language learners. You can expand your vocabulary by listening to spoken Italian while you also read the transcript and study the words that are unfamiliar. The best part is that you'll have a lot of fun in the process! "Fumetti" are Italian comic books. The podcasts are comic books that were originally dramatized for Italian radio (RADIO 2).

This podcast will focus mainly on three comic book characters that are incredibly successful in Italy: Tex, Diabolik and Dylan Dog. The podcasts and other materials on the website will show you how deeply the characters have entered the consciousness of contemporary Italian society.

Transcripts are available for download. Please send me comments and suggestions at fumetti@podomatic.com.

Grazie tante!

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Ciao a tutti! I took my first Italian language class with some friends in preparation for our vacation in Italy. Needless to say the vacation was an incredible experience. I decided that I would return to Italy as much as possible and I would also continue to learn Italian. Since then I've become the Organizer of the Washington, DC Italian language Meetup group [http://italian.meetup.com/38] and I've returned to Italy many times. Each time I go back to Italy it's even more enjoyable because now I can converse with people in their native language. Italian fumetti [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_comics] are my latest obsession. I've started to read them as much as possible and I'm finding it to be a great way to expand my knowledge of Italian. This podcast is an effort to share my passion with others. Here's an article from the Italian "Comics Blog" about this series of podcasts...clicca qui [http://www.comicsblog.it/post/990/impara-litaliano-con-tex] Enjoy! Buon divertimento!

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