Italian Language

These posts are dedicated to interesting aspects of the Italian language and Italian culture we've encountered on our Italian language odyssey. (It's never ending.)

These posts are aimed at those with some familiarity with the Italian language. The observations target existing Italian language students who are interested in subtleties of the language that maybe are not obvious at first glance.

• Italian Words with Tonic Stress on Third-From-Last Syllable: Le Parole Sdrucciole
• A Rule of Thumb for Predicting the Gender of Italian Language Nouns
• Conjugating Italian Verbs and Knowing Where to Put the Tonic Stress
• History in the Streets - Comparison Between Italian and American Street Names
• Observations on Learning the Italian Language
• People and Place Names in Italian: Correct Pronunciation
• Lo Stampatello: How Italians Write
• The Italian March 2018 Election for Overseas Italians – Observations and Vocabulary Lesson
• One Hundred (and More) Common Italian Word Traps: Similar Looking Words with Different Meanings
• The Two Sounds of the Letter S in the Italian Language
• The Case of the Missing H in the Italian and English Word Cognates
• How to Use Buono and Buona in Italian to Mean Enjoy Something
• Thanks for All the Fish: How to Say Thanks in Italian With the Prepositions di, per, or a
• One Hundred (and More) Common Italian Nouns Derived from Verbs : Confusion Over Masculine or Feminine
• City Names in Italian – Why They Are Sometimes in English
• Translating English Words with the Letter J into Italian – What Happens to the Letter J?
  
• Wind Directions in Italian – The Sundial on the Bastion San Giacomo, Bergamo
  
• 10 English Loan-Words Commonly Used in the Italian Language – Devoto-Oli Dictionary
• Plural forms of compound nouns in the Italian language - tips and rules of thumb
• The Names of Common Emojis in Italian
  
• 20 Frasi Fatte – 20 Catchphrase (Clichés) in Italian Starting with the Letter A
• Italian Words Ending With -azione and Easier Alternatives for Speaking and Writing
• The Split Personality of Italian Words Starting with Para – Block, Prevent, Stop or Alongside
• 20 Frasi Fatte – 20 Catchphrases (Clichés) in Italian Starting with the Letters B - E
• Lights On Bergamo Installation – Dialog(ue) translation nit
  
• Italian City Names That Are Spelled and Pronounced Differently in English
• The Silent I in Italian Words with Soft C and G
  
• Tree and Fruit Names in Italian – Which Gender?
• ABILE and IBILE Adjectives in the Italian Language – Which Ending To Use
• Nouns derived from IRE and ERE verbs
• Tavola or Tavolo – Reflection on Missed Years of Language Learning
  
• Prima che and prima di in Italian with examples of usage
• Le uova sode e sopracciglia finte

The following posts deal with observations about the Italian language and culture as seen through "signs", by which we mean street signs, graffiti, advertising, handwritten notes, and really any grouping of words we encounter in a typical day. The signs are mini-language lessons as well as a glimpse into cultural aspects of Italy.

• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XLVIII
• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XLVII - Birthday Party Invitation
• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XLVI
• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XLV
• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XLIV - Real Estate Prospecting Letter
• Street Sign Language Lesson XLIII
• Street Sign Language Lesson XLII - Lamentations
• Street Sign Language Lesson XLI – Animals
• Street Sign Language Lesson XL
• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XXXIX
• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XXXVIII
• Bergamo Street Sign Language Lesson XXXVII
• Street Sign Language Lesson XXXVI – Porto Venere Edition
• Street Sign Language Lesson XXXV – Cats, Dogs, Chickens and Horses Oh My
• Street Sign Language Lesson XXXIV – Fried Dough, Lies, and Gossip
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XXIII – No candles fino al?
• Bergamo – Street Language Lesson XXXII – Dogs and Virus
• Bergamo – Coronavirus – Street Sign Language Lesson XXXI
• Bergamo – Coronavirus – Street Sign Language Lesson XXX
• Bergamo – Coronavirus – Street Sign Language Lesson XXIX
• Pantelleria – Street Sign Language Lesson XXVIII
• On the Road – Street Sign Language Lesson XXVII
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XXVI
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XXV
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XXIV
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XXIII
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XXII
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XXI - Pastas of Bergamo
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XX
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XIX
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XVIII
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XVII
• Ragusa, Sicily - Street Sign Language Lesson XVI
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XV
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XIV
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XIII
• Sicilia – Street Sign Language Lesson XII
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson XI – Stacca e Attacca
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson X – Ferragosto!
• Bolzano to Innsbruck – Street Sign Language Lesson IX
• Cuneo – Street Sign Language Lesson VIII
• Puglia – Street Sign Language Lesson VII
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson VI
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson V
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson IV - Accademia La Carrara
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson III
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson II
• Bergamo – Street Sign Language Lesson I