Learn five words for different food
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| Ilaria: Ciao! Welcome to Italian weekly words. This is Ilaria, and today's theme is Food. |
| 1. maiale “pork” |
| The word maiale in Italian is both for pork and for pig, the animal. |
| Le salsiccie di maiale italiane sono molto prelibate. “Italian pork sausages are very delicious.” |
| And you can find any type of sausage, you can, pig meat mixed with spinach, for example, or with mozzarella cheese inside the sausage, it's very delicious. |
| 2. pane “bread” |
| Adoro il pane caldo. “I love warm bread.” |
| Ah! It’s so… |
| 3. riso “rice” |
| I piatti a base di riso sono comuni della cucina del Nord-Italia. “Rice-based dishes are common of Northern Italy cuisine.” |
| Yes, actually in southern Italy we eat a lot of pasta, while risotto, you know risotto, right? They actually come from the north. |
| 4. torta “cake” |
| Preparo sempre una torta per il mio compleanno. “I always make a cake for my birthday.” |
| 5. dolce “sweets” |
| Un dolce italiano molto famoso è il tiramisù. “A very famous Italian sweet is tiramisù.” |
| Do you know it? Have you ever tried it? It’s so delicious plus it’s also very simple to make, you should try. |
| No more sweets for today, abbiamo finito. See you next time, ci vediamo la prossima volta! |
| And write down which is your favorite candy, I’ll be waiting. Ciao! |
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Ciao Walter,
sono d'accordo! I agree 😎
Thanks for posting, let us know if you have any questions!
Valentina
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Ciao Luigi!
You are welcome on behalf of Ilaria! :smile:
Prego da parte di Ilaria!
A presto!
Ofelia
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Queste sono grande lezioni! Grazie mille, Ilaria!!
Spero vedere tanti più.