Everybody knows Italian is a beatiful language, but it is not always that easy to understand. Let us start with a short quiz to discover if you can survive in Italy all alone!
Sometimes it is hard to speak Italian, but you shouldn't worry: two centuries ago it was the same for Italian people, who were not yet Italian. They belonged to a large number of small kingdoms and reins, scattered all around the peninsula. There was no way for them to undersand each others, except through gestures. If you don't believe me, have a look at the map below.
In fact, you must know that learning words is just half of the job when you are studying Italian: there are a lot of useful, funny and characteristic hand gestures you cannot miss.
Let's discover some of them together!
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Here we are! Now it is time for you to exercise with real sentences. Translate into gesture the following ones:
1) At the cafeteria. a. Hello! Can I have an espresso, please? b. Can I also have some water, please? c. It was delicious, thanks. Goodbye!
2) At the disco. a. It's full of people. I'm getting crazy: let's get out of here! b. C'mon. Keep calm and have a drink.
3) Talking about a girl. a. She's cool. But, are they together? b. Who knows, I think they were a long time ago. c. Perfect! I feel I'm lucky today!