Italian lesson III: A route to the sea

Mare  Exercise yourself

That's right, this is a wordplay. It is about a street taking you out to the sea.

You know about the beautiful Ligurian sea. Some time ago we went to a neighboring town, Vado Ligure. It lies on the motorway to France in the west and its port is an important logistic terminal which handles more than a million tones of shipments annually.

A view of the port.




















It manages the traffic of a great variety of products: vehicles, wood, soft commodities and metals. Besides, the port is also known for pleasure craft and over half a million passengers pass through it every year. Not to mention that it is a big employer due to the volume of the traffic it manages.


While we were walking near the port, we spotted a sign on a route "Via di fuga a mare". So isn't it a street which can take you out to the sea? Say it Via "Fuga a mare":

It is indeed but not exactly a street. Actually, this is an exit runway to the sea.

If you understood the wordplay, then try to answer this question:

How do we say "street" in Italian?

Italian Lesson II

Exercise yourself

This time you are going to learn common computer jargon in Italian. Here's how:

-are- is the most frequent verb stem in the Italian language. Thus, click with a mouse is:

cliccare

Browse in internet is:

browsare

And chat with a friend becomes:

chattare

As easy as that!

Now when you have this knowledge with you, guess the following (There's a pitfall!):

1. downlod_ _ _


2. debug_ _ _ _


3. program_ _ _ _

And if you want to call your grandma, you'll just telefonare.

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Free Italian Lesson I

Exercise Yourself

Now Foto Piazza is offering free Italian lessons!

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Mare

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Amare


Now make a guess:

Amo mare =  ?

Ti amo = ?  (Joker)


Bravissimo!


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Here's another love expression for those who are interested:

Innamorato

&

Mio innamorato!

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