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Scusa! Vuoi parlare Engliano con me? Grazie.

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Alameda · 23/11/2012 18:31

Prego etc :) now that song is stuck in my head again . . .

Cosa facciamo stasera?

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 13:00

Povera you :( deve rilassare oggi, glad lui sta meglio though

stamattina ho riso (passato prossimo questa settimana) at mia figlia #3 quando ha domandato (hope this is right, but am supposed to be doing the essere ones) se posso I cook tonight - that was obviously the first and last time then, oh well, she is only 13!

Ho detto love interest this is a very bad time of year to visit England!

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 13:02

Oh I know an essere one, sono andata in palestra

(on my way but it will be' true)

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 13:22

except sono le treidici venticinque and I appear to have not andare parte yet

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Annunziata · 27/11/2012 14:47

Ciao ragazze!

Oh no Franca, spero che presto stia meglio, hot lemonade e mi rimedio.

Wow, Alameda, ch'eccitanti about l'amore!

Err, passato prossimo... .... Sta mattina, aiu statu a Missa?

Alora, I have just googled passato prossimo and my brain hurts. Duvi ascutari a Senora McCluskey in O Level.

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/11/2012 14:51

Si, you are both doing very well with your passato prossimo!

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 15:07

Ciao! Grazie! Abbiamo a great teacher qui! You need some of that lovely Sicilian il miele Franca.

Sono andata in palestra for real dove sono imba ? (argh) imbattuto ? 5k, o cinque chilometri se preferisca. Brava me. Grin e sono quindici e cinque, still time for more passato prossimo before scuola kicks out. What do you think are main essere ones?

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/11/2012 15:21

sono andata
sono stata
sono venuta
sono nata

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/11/2012 15:22

I need some sicilian sun Sad

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Annunziata · 27/11/2012 15:32

5k! Bravissima!!!

Anch'io franca. Agosto e luntana di l'inverno. Meh.

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 15:44

Grazie :) will write them all out a million times until some of them stick!

ritorno end gennaio finché mid febbraio hopefully lots of sun glinting off the snow on etna! non vedo l'ora

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 15:52

you can all come too but obviously try not to cramp my style

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/11/2012 15:54

Grin Grin!!!

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 16:05
Wink
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Annunziata · 27/11/2012 16:08

Grin

Aahh my DC are back. Andiamo, arrividella!

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 16:50

ahh facilissime se you know what it has to agree with? Ma you don't do this with the avere/transitive verbs?

sono nato/a
sei nato/a
lui, lei, Lei è nato/a
siamo nati/e
siete nati/e
loro sono nati/e

it is sinking in!

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 17:03

is it true passato prossimo not really used in the south though?

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/11/2012 17:07

you have it with avere, of course

ho fatto
ho detto
ho comprato
ho visto (all transitivi)

Yes, traditionally in Southern areas people use passato remoto more than the pp

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 17:13

grazie :) but the transitivi don't have to agree with the gender of the thing, or do they?
eg ho preparato, hai preparato, ha preparato

don't know if what I'm asking makes sense Confused

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 17:15

I love Italian. :) my favourite thing is its aversion to dissonance I think, with a few exceptions, once you know the gender of the thing everything else will end and sound sort of the same?

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/11/2012 17:16

ah scusa, non avevo capito!

si, lui ha mangiato, lei ha mangiato

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 18:36

ah, grazie, ho capito (penso!)

stasera ho mangiato tramezzini (no culinary awards here), e tu, cosa hai mangiato?

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/11/2012 19:38

Io e i bambini abbiamo mangiato bistecca di roastbeef (buonissima, i think it's rib eye steak?), spinaci e finocchi crudi.

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Annunziata · 27/11/2012 19:39

This is bringing back awful memories of Mrs McCluskey saying 'and now Annunziata will give us an example of the passato remoto.'

I just sat there like Shock Didn't have a clue.

I got belted for that :( Old witch.

Manciavamu pollo alla spagnola.

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Annunziata · 27/11/2012 19:41

Mmmm, sounds lovely Franca!

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Alameda · 27/11/2012 19:53

What a horrible teacher Angry I'll get her for you! Mi dispiace to bring back awful memories though :(

passato remoto is the 'v' one isn't it?

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