By: Amy
This made me laugh out loud! I run from recipes with q.b. as an indication for anything other than salt (‘salt to taste’)–I know when I’m out of my league. But it’s interesting because I think this...
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love this Rebecca! Fantastic examples and several of them like quanto basta I had never thought about before, though certainly experienced the frustration (and it’s not just the Italians – my Indian...
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When ENEL tells you they will be there doppodoppodomami you will be sitting in the dark for months, not just til the day after tomorrow!
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I think “cinque minuti” belongs on that list, as in “When does the next train/bus/metro car arrive/depart?” or “How much longer to our destination?” or “How much further do I drive on this strada...
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I have only been to the Belle Paese as a tourist a few times, and the phrase we came across was “sempre dritto” when asking for directions. Which we had so many laughs over – always the same advice....
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