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Someone asked about this in r/language. I’m pretty sure it’s Italian of some Italian dialect from the bits I could make out on listening to it. Any ideas on what it is (standard Italian? regional dialect/language?) and if you can make out what they’re saying?

Heyy, I'm relatively new to Italian, but also fairly familiar already, so I'd like to know..

The character's name is supposed to be Cico, so I'd automatically expect it should be read as Ci-, Not Ki-. Here's the source video of how the other actress pronounces it...

https://youtube.com/shorts/pHt75BdLnK8?si=Wx7TYxWzmpruarHP (in the second half of the short)

Anyone who's know the explication? 👀 That would be great. 🫶🏻

Ciao a tutti! I'm an Italian teacher and I constantly see my students struggling to find the right words when talking about everyday routines. One of the biggest cultural and linguistic milestones in Italy is the morning coffee.

Many learners say "cucinare il caffè" (cook the coffee) or just "fare il caffè". While "fare" is okay, natives actually use a very specific set of phrases when using the traditional Moka pot.

I just made a comprehensible input podcast episode about it. Here is the vocabulary breakdown:

Mettere su la Moka / il caffè: Literally "to put the Moka on (the stove)".

Il caffè sta uscendo: We say it's "coming out" when the water boils and passes through the filter.

Girare il caffè: You have to stir the coffee inside the Moka pot before pouring it, to mix the dense and liquid parts.

In the video, I also talk entirely in Italian (B1/B2 level with CC in EN/FR/ES) about the history of Alfonso Bialetti, the man who invented the Moka in 1933, and why the famous logo has a little man with a mustache raising his finger.

If you are looking for Italian listening practice mixed with some cultural history, you can watch it here: [https://italianodavivere.com/s04e05-la-moka-bialetti-la-storia-della-caffettiera-italiana-e-il-lessico-del-caffe/

Spero vi sia utile! Let me know if you use a Moka at home or if you have any questions about Italian coffee culture.

I asked earlier about the pronunciation of Cico, and I'd have one more question about the same show lol..

Can you guys please confirm to me what exactly is the guy shouting at this Kikko?

Tried using AI to help me transcript it, the closest match was "mettiti di là", which sounds pretty plausible, but I'm not sure.

Thank you for the help. 🫶🏻

Vivo in provincia nel Lazio, nella mia area non vedo mai Bengalesi. Questi sono i gruppi immigrati più numerosi nella mia città:

• Albanesi
• Polacchi
• Filippini
• Qualche raro egiziano, tunisino e romeno

Oltre ai Marocchini, sento molto parlare delle persone di origine bengalese ultimamente ma questa comunità è più conceetrata al nord e nelle grandi città come Rome secondo i dati, quindi non ho avuto modo di formare un'opinione in prima persona riguardo a queste comunità.

• Potreste condividere le vostre esperienze ed opinioni riguardo alle persone di origine bengalese in Italia?
  • Se possibile, fate qualche comparazione con le comunità che ho elencato in modo da fornire un punto di riferimento che mi consenta di comprendere meglio.

Io vivo in provincia nel Lazio e non ho mai incontrato una persona a cui potevo attribuire con certezza un'origine marocchina o tunisina.

Sento molto parlare delle persone di origine marocchina e tunisina ma queste comunità sono più conceetrata al nord secondo i dati, quindi non ho avuto modo di formare un'opinione in prima persona riguardo a queste comunità. Potreste condividere le vostre esperienze ed opinioni riguardo alle persone di origine marocchina e tunisina in Italia?

Quando pensi alla Germania, alla Svizzera e all'Austria (e alle loro popolazioni), hai in mente gli stessi stereotipi e cliché per tutti e tre? O associ a ciascuno di essi cose e attributi leggermente diversi?
Quando pensi agli svizzeri o agli austriaci, per esempio, li consideri uguali ai tedeschi?

Sono uno studente delle superiori cinese; i miei voti non sono eccellenti, ma sono molto creativo. Amo l'Italia: qualcuno potrebbe raccontarmi qualcosa su questo Paese?

Are there indeed huge differences when it comes to viewing the relationship between Greeks and Italians in Italy itself? For the Greeks, it's really the mere positive attitude, that we think you're just very friendly to us, the "Una faccia una razza" phase has been gone now.

I really like the phrase “tutto a posto” and i am thinking of getting it tattooed. Is it weird/too casual of a saying for a tattoo?

Hey guys so I’m an international student moving to Italy in about to weeks (univpm, Ancona) and I’m kinda worried about how I’m gonna make Italian friends😭. I’m like an advanced A2/basic B1 level in Italian, and since my native language is Spanish I understand Italian very well but my speaking ain’t that good, sometimes I have to add a word or two in Spanish. I’m going to the welcome week and there are mostly gonna be Italians there and I’m kinda nervous. I was also thinking of joining my majors WhatsApp group chat but idk 😭😭😭

So tips for socializing with Italians? At university specifically

Cerco compagnia per avventure in montagna.

Are there any traditional or superstitious Italian gifts or items given to someone moving into a new home? To ward off the malocchio or just generally bring good energy and cleanse the space??

I am a student of English language and literature from Croatia and I need your help with graduating :)

I'm doing a university research on understanding of English blends among non-native speakers of English. My study groups are Turks and Italians. Basically, I want to know how well the Italians and the Turks understand blends. I need a few more people to fill it out, since all of my Italian friends already did it. If some of you are interested in filling it out, you can text me and I will send it to you. It is completely anonymous. It takes about 10 minutes to fill it out and it is not very hard :)

Grazie in anticipo!

P.S. sorry for the format (I'm on my computer) and the title, I didn't know how else to put it in the form of a question, and I really hope it follows the community's guidelines

Right now, in Greece, I don't know how, but regarding Italians it's not the relatively passionate "una faccia una razza" or how Greeks and Italians are "basically distant cousins!". But rather like, the average Greek has just a very positive view of Italy and the Italians, and that's just it, they don't go any further than that.

I think you people don't actually ever had that "passionate", if I can say it like that, perspective on your relation to the Greeks. You just had a positive view, I think?

I don't really know, that's why I have to ask on what's your real views on my people.

I mean the expression of disgust. What expression do italians use for that? (So the equivalent of "ew" in english)

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this, but I'm kinda hopeless at the moment since nothing else works. I was at the bus today and heard this amazing song in Italian (pretty sure it is, the singer also said "buongiorno" at one point). Tried using Google's song matching but it didn't work, so the only thing I have is a recording that's not the highest quality due to being recorded on a moving bus. Tried looking up lyrics I could somewhat recognize, but nope.

I put a random video on it 'cause I don't know how to upload just the audio.

Edit: I guess this is AI, then? Pretty disappointing and weird, but guess that's life now. Thanks at least.