Hi Nicki and Carlo, I'm an American woman and left America 40 years ago after living there for 30 years! I've been living in Ascoli Piceno ever since....... This video today really made me laugh just the way you were breaking down the two languages and their differences...... Your very talented on how you make your videos I really look forward to seeing them every Sunday and now on Wednesday!! Keep up the great work it's always a pleasurable time watching you!! Take Care and Thanks for sharing!!
I know here in the US we say iPad for an actual Apple iPad and Tablet for any of the Android versions. And "footing" in English can also mean balance... like when you "lose your footing" and fall down.
Fare la scarpetta- an Italian explained to me that mopping the plate with bread was more politely done by spearing a small piece of bread on your fork and then mopping the plate with it. The bread on the end of the fork was like a small shoe (scarpetta) on a leg (fork).
Ps...and then they met Americans and just say eat it however you want kids. So old ways. Younger Italians hardly ever use older phrases that don't fit the example anylonger.
My husband and I very much enjoyed this video!!!. My husband's paternal grandparents were born in Brindisi, Italy and came to the US as young children and English was their 2nd language. My maternal granparents were born in Manfredonia, Italy, also came to the US as young children and English was also their 2nd lauguage. Both sets of grandparents spoke to us in this 1/2 Italian often using slang or cut off words and 1/2 English language. A few examples of their lauguage would be my grandmother saying to me when I was naughty "I am going to give you a schiaf" and another was " go get me the mappine." I don't think it was until I started school that I learned the english words for mappine was dish towel because everyone in my family used mappine including my Irish father. 😂 My non Italian mother-in-law was raised in the Appalachian area of the US, and when she spoke she sounded just like US country music star Dolly Parton who was also raised in thar area. My MIL learned to speak pretty fluent Italian from my husband's grandparents, but when she spoke Italian she did it with her Dolly Parton accent which was hysterical to listen to her speak Italian. 🤣 Again, we very much enjoyed your video which brough back many memories of our American Italian childhoods. ❤️
Very interesting video! I can see that choice of words could get you in alot of trouble. USA has the same in different regions. The South, in particular. In Georgia: Would you like a Coke? It means all types of soda, and flavors, not just the Cola. Same as the phrase " Bless your heart!" 😂😂
I truly do enjoy watching the dynamics between you both! You are both such hard working, non complaining salt of the earth people; a good example for disfunctional relationship couples to observe.
Loved the interaction over breakfast, with you both sharing together……words in English and Italian. I felt I was having an Italian lesson and learning so much, which I throughly enjoyed, while listening to you both. Thank you! ♥️
Fascinating! This explains why when Carlo is speaking it always seems like he is saying so much more than what the English translation in the closed captions indicate he is saying. I always wondered what was being left out in the translation LOL I wanted to hear everything he was talking about.... but now the mastery is solved. 🙂👍 Very enjoyable video today! So glad it occurred to you two to explain it to us.
I had a tutor for French at uni who was a big expert on the differences between French and English. He published papers on the subject and was also responsible for translating Shakespeare into French. He told us that English is the language of the concrete, is more granular, whereas French was more abstract and conceptual, with much fewer words, with single words that do a lot of heavy lifting for multiple shades of meaning. I think Spanish is very like English in that way, lots of different words giving finer shades of meaning. It demonstrates how different nationalities literally think differently. English also has many more different tenses than some others, implying a different way of perceiving time.
My daughter is learning Italian at the University of Pittsburgh. I forwarded this to her. Thank you for the extra laughter and smiles that came with this today! She definitely relate.
We loved this episode, very amusing, and ‘educational’. Really fun to watch you two lovely people. Bit of a grey day here in Uk. You brightened up our afternoon. We did conclude that if you are struggling with some aspects of the Italian language then us Brits have no hope😂😂. Thank you both for your entertaining content. Looking forward to the next one xxx
I’ve been learning Italian for a few years now and so really enjoyed this episode. I’m really impressed how you both just switch from one language to the next andCarlo’s English has improved tremendously over the last year. If only my Italian was that good!
From Google: The Oxford English Dictionary estimates that there are around 170,000 words in current use for English language, According to the studies of De Mauro, 98% of the Italian used today consists of only 7,000 words but both languages have over 450,000 words available!
Hi Nicky and Carlo, my name is Marisa ( 5:10 Italian) but live in Canada. I find there are a lot of Italian words that are missing from the Italian words. I'll tell you a few that I've noticed noticed
Wonderful video. Italian is such a beautiful language. So interesting to learn about all the different dialects. Seems a little confusing to an American but so beautiful to listen too. I am impressed Nicki with how well you speak and understand it. Very fun video.❤️
That was informative and entertaining. Language is fascinating! The hardest thing to learn in a language are the idiomatic expressions and the expressive words, like, "boh". Every language probably has and you don't learn some of them until you actually have to function in the language. From a retired bilingual teacher, S.
Si, molto grazie! An ex boyfriend was from Italy and he and his family who were also from Campagna spoke only Italian. Being decent Spanish speaker it made it easier for me to learn some Italian. I try mostly to listen to Carlo wo looking at subtitles and I can understand pretty well. Language comes easy to me and I've always loved learning new ones. My fav saying in Italian is "mene frego"! Ciao!
I love the Italian accent. If Nicki and Carlos spoke only in Italian with subtitles, I'd watch just as happily. This was fun. ❤❤ You are both funny and interesting.
A lot of these Italian sayings/phrases are exactly the same in Spanish! I'm from the Dominican Republic, and we use them in similar ways. For example: Fare un giro - Dar una vuelta (to go out and wander around). We also say dita del piede/dita della mano - dedos de los pies/dedos de las manos. Chiusa la porta a chiave - Cierra la puerta con la llave. And before eating a meal, we say buon appetito - buen provecho.The list goes on! I love it! Wonderful video. ❤
Wow. I enjoyed this video so much today. I am an Italo-Americana, and I have been studying Italian for years. You touched on so many things in the language that I and other students I study with are always wondering about. It has always driven me crazy that there are no words for nieces and nephews. Whenever I'm talking about my niece, I have to say: la figlia di mia sorella. Then there are English words that require 3 words to express the same meaning in Italian. But, I still love the Italian language, and I will be studying it forever. You made me laugh throughout the video. Great topic today. Have a great week.
Interesting video! As a Canadian, I find that there are different meanings for some words that British people use. English to English...for example, the first time I heard "homely" was a British person telling someone here in Canada that their house was "homely". They meant it as pretty or very nice but I was stunned. Canadians use it as meaning ugly...lol Also some British English pronunciations are quite different from ours such as the way you pronounce "garage" or "controversy" just a couple of examples. So I find that interesting as well. Have a great day!
Dear Nicki & Carlo, I recall saying in an Italian language class that NIPOTE for both a grandchild and a niece or nephew is very confusing, and the teacher, who was from Italy basically said that the word NEPOTISM in English is NEPOTISMO in Italian and the meaning of it explains why there is confusion. Buon Appetito! Grazie, altrettanto.
We were at a baby shower for my cousin once & she told one of the nieces my mom was Pop pop’s sister! My mom got offended, Pop pop is what we called her dad, our grandfather. We didn’t know my uncle was going by the same name now that he had grandkids! 😂
This was fun, really enjoyed learning about the language. I'd love to come live in Italy the next 4 years after what happened here. Thank you for sharing with us today.
Really enjoyed this. Very helpful if you are learning Italian. Please make this a regular thing. Some the of differences I am aware of after having a conversation exchange partner. Fare attenzione - Pay attention (different verb) Pioggia forte (forte = strong, so related to strength) - Heavy rain ( heavy so related to weight)
Thanks again for yet another very entertaining half hour 😊 i really look forward to hearing from you both - enjoyed the language translation english/ Italian Keep the video's coming 😊
Loving these casual chit chats. Language is fascinating! Italian is very descriptive “beard of the plant”, it makes sense to me 😄 Nicky your brain must walk between English and Italian on the daily. Very cool to have 2 languages 🤗 Have a great week. 🌟
@@Dinki-Dithat is simply not true. Italians have been fighting to keep their culture bc of mass illegal immigration so I think you would find not many Italians would have voted Kamala as she let in millions. Italy and many European countries are fighting to stop mass immigration.
I just wanted to say - for all the ways you have uplifted me and my family, I am so grateful! You do an absolutely AMAZING service to humanity by giving people something wonderful lovely interesting to watch! I actually think you guys deserve to have big sponsors pay you big bucks because people would love to buy anything that you actually find is a great product. I am sorry for a comment about the Kellogs protein cereal -- it's just that if it wasn't a commercial, it could have been. I really do feel the integrity that you and your family have... and I really am excited about the possibility that you, if it aligns with you, are given the chance to share more cool products and services with people! I really can't imagine that companies could find anyone better to send amazing things to in the hopes that you would like to share them with your loving audience. Much love and appreciation to you Nicki and Carlo!
Whilst you were talking Nicki I couldn't help looking at the view behind you. How wonderful to wake up to that everyday. I also enjoyed the chat and learning the differences in our two languages. My sister in law is Italian and her family are from Potenza. She sometimes has trouble making out what they say on the phone because of their local dialect. lol ❤❤ As always a great vlog and please say to Carlo.
You two are so cute; this is great! obviously most of language learning involves culture and that is not written down. That has always been my worry, that even if techically correct; once does not have the nuances until living the language and you are so fluent Nicki, wonderful....I just love your kitchen (it is nice to see it this way. looking forward to the season of viewing as well.
LIKE/love and go for a walk/ride/drive/stroll etc, which are more specific. We also say “enjoy or “enjoy your meal” quite readily. Another common saying is “keep going” or keep it up”, plus you can add “enjoy, hope its all goes well “. The English language is amazingly rich and varied, we are spoilt for choice.
Fascinating! As an American-Lebanese, yes, we have similar expressions in Arabic that are different or don’t exist in English. The same as in Italian!😍
We just loved this vlog about the Italian language and its quirks. What a delight! We can relate so much to this now that we live in Québec. For ex., “flâneur” in Québec is someone who loiters (hence there are signs everywhere here that say, “Pas de flâneurs”) but in France, a flâneur has a very positive & flattering connotation. A flâneur in France is someone who happily wanders, taking in all the beauty of the place they happen to be in. We just love languages and adored your “lesson” about the idiosyncrasies of the Italian language. So very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Love this. I’m always comparing Cantonese Chinese to English as there are words and short phrases that cannot be translated or are missing/needs more words to describe. Languages are so different
Thank you for this little language lesson! My mother & her family is from Campania so I'm sitting here with a smile on my face as it brings back memories. The digits for toes was always a chuckle for us Canadian kids when our Mumma or Zia would say it. "Aprire le luci" translated to "open the lights" I always got corrected for saying that in English lol
The USA is like that also. States in the South or North use words differently. New England states are famous for this also. I had no idea growing up in Illinois we dropped L's as in Gold or Cold until i moved to Virginia. Now in NC I find many new patterns of speech.
Loved every minute of this "tutorial" a la Nicki & Carlo -- brings me back to my very first overseas trip to Spain when I was 20. I had excelled in my high school Spanish studies and thought I was fairly fluent but ohhhhhh no: the regional accents/slang threw me for a loop (THAT phrase may need translating!), combined with how quickly people spoke. As I was speaking "textbook Spanish," slowly, everyone understood me, but I was totally lost in deciphering their responses. Thanks so much for this fun video -- the background, looking out your windows on that beautiful Tuscan landscape, was a special bonus. Cheers!
Absolutely wonderful. So interesting. Every time I listen to you both talking in Italian and English I always reminisce about my time spent in Palermo.Such fond memories. Your kitchen is so cosy and bright. Sometimes I try to not look at the English subtitles..it makes me remember and relearn Italian when I listen to Carlo talking. 😃😍
What a fun video!! Thank you. I love learning about language differences and similarities. On another note, the views out your kitchen windows and doors are stunning!
Thank you so much. What a great treat! We loved it. We’d love more of these type videos where we feel we’re sitting there with you listening to your conversation, and also teaching us stuff 🥰
This house has turned out to be fantastic. Just look at that view from the kitchen. These videos should be prescribed by a doctor against depression.
Depression? Why so negative?
The view looks like a promotional holiday poster😅☀
I agree!!
@@TimmyME I agree 💯. I started watching this channel during the pandemic and what a beautiful thing it is!
@@DorothyCarnahan-zm2ib I don't see it as negative at all. Everyone's perspective is different. ❤️
You two are hilarious in the morning.
Hi Nicki and Carlo, I'm an American woman and left America 40 years ago after living there for 30 years! I've been living in Ascoli Piceno ever since....... This video today really made me laugh just the way you were breaking down the two languages and their differences...... Your very talented on how you make your videos I really look forward to seeing them every Sunday and now on Wednesday!! Keep up the great work it's always a pleasurable time watching you!! Take Care and Thanks for sharing!!
Any place to live there for a current disappointed American?😊
@@DemetriPishmireLet me know just as soon as you find a place, I can pack up quickly…I want to learn Italian!
@DemetriPishmire Italy doesn't need your negativity or lack of etiquette in bringing in american politics.
I know here in the US we say iPad for an actual Apple iPad and Tablet for any of the Android versions. And "footing" in English can also mean balance... like when you "lose your footing" and fall down.
Yes, we use the word tablet in England too in that sense. I wonder if Nicki has been in Italy so long she doesn't know that?
Fare la scarpetta- an Italian explained to me that mopping the plate with bread was more politely done by spearing a small piece of bread on your fork and then mopping the plate with it. The bread on the end of the fork was like a small shoe (scarpetta) on a leg (fork).
Ps...and then they met Americans and just say eat it however you want kids. So old ways. Younger Italians hardly ever use older phrases that don't fit the example anylonger.
it is quite funny for Polish people because in Polish "la scarpetta" means "a sock" 🙂
My husband and I very much enjoyed this video!!!. My husband's paternal grandparents were born in Brindisi, Italy and came to the US as young children and English was their 2nd language. My maternal granparents were born in Manfredonia, Italy, also came to the US as young children and English was also their 2nd lauguage. Both sets of grandparents spoke to us in this 1/2 Italian often using slang or cut off words and 1/2 English language. A few examples of their lauguage would be my grandmother saying to me when I was naughty "I am going to give you a schiaf" and another was " go get me the mappine." I don't think it was until I started school that I learned the english words for mappine was dish towel because everyone in my family used mappine including my Irish father. 😂 My non Italian mother-in-law was raised in the Appalachian area of the US, and when she spoke she sounded just like US country music star Dolly Parton who was also raised in thar area. My MIL learned to speak pretty fluent Italian from my husband's grandparents, but when she spoke Italian she did it with her Dolly Parton accent which was hysterical to listen to her speak Italian. 🤣 Again, we very much enjoyed your video which brough back many memories of our American Italian childhoods. ❤️
Very interesting video! I can see that choice of words could get you in alot of trouble. USA has the same in different regions. The South, in particular. In Georgia: Would you like a Coke? It means all types of soda, and flavors, not just the Cola. Same as the phrase " Bless your heart!" 😂😂
I truly do enjoy watching the dynamics between you both! You are both such hard working, non complaining salt of the earth people; a good example for disfunctional relationship couples to observe.
Loved the interaction over breakfast, with you both sharing together……words in English and Italian. I felt I was having an Italian lesson and learning so much, which I throughly enjoyed, while listening to you both. Thank you! ♥️
Fascinating! This explains why when Carlo is speaking it always seems like he is saying so much more than what the English translation in the closed captions indicate he is saying. I always wondered what was being left out in the translation LOL I wanted to hear everything he was talking about.... but now the mastery is solved. 🙂👍
Very enjoyable video today! So glad it occurred to you two to explain it to us.
I had a tutor for French at uni who was a big expert on the differences between French and English. He published papers on the subject and was also responsible for translating Shakespeare into French. He told us that English is the language of the concrete, is more granular, whereas French was more abstract and conceptual, with much fewer words, with single words that do a lot of heavy lifting for multiple shades of meaning. I think Spanish is very like English in that way, lots of different words giving finer shades of meaning. It demonstrates how different nationalities literally think differently. English also has many more different tenses than some others, implying a different way of perceiving time.
On a day when our heart is heavy .You bring lightness and joy in the use of language shared between us around the breakfast table. Thank you.
Most of us have joy filled hearts!
👍
@eamonnohalloran2254 agree!
Most Americans and our family members around the world are filled with joy today!!
@@allabilitieshomestead And you speak for "MOST" Americans right?
My daughter is learning Italian at the University of Pittsburgh. I forwarded this to her. Thank you for the extra laughter and smiles that came with this today!
She definitely relate.
Thoroughly enjoyed breakfast with you both! ❤
The view out the window while you are talking is absolutely stunning!
We loved this episode, very amusing, and ‘educational’. Really fun to watch you two lovely people. Bit of a grey day here in Uk. You brightened up our afternoon. We did conclude that if you are struggling with some aspects of the Italian language then us Brits have no hope😂😂. Thank you both for your entertaining content. Looking forward to the next one xxx
Just looking out your doors as you speak and thinking how beautiful the scenery is in the background!!
I’ve been learning Italian for a few years now and so really enjoyed this episode. I’m really impressed how you both just switch from one language to the next andCarlo’s English has improved tremendously over the last year. If only my Italian was that good!
That's the beauty of a different language 😅 Spanish is like that too😊
Different language, different way of thinking. French is like that also.
Grazie mille. Very helpful to those of us trying to learn Italiano. Molto piacevole.
From Google: The Oxford English Dictionary estimates that there are around 170,000 words in current use for English language, According to the studies of De Mauro, 98% of the Italian used today consists of only 7,000 words but both languages have over 450,000 words available!
Hi Nicky and Carlo, my name is Marisa ( 5:10 Italian) but live in Canada. I find there are a lot of Italian words that are missing from the Italian words. I'll tell you a few that I've noticed noticed
I like you going through the Italian language. I am learning it at the moment.
Very interesting, fun, casual and enjoyable to listen to. Thank you for sharing. I hope you both have a wonderful week.
Wonderful video. Italian is such a beautiful language. So interesting to learn about all the different dialects. Seems a little confusing to an American but so beautiful to listen too. I am impressed Nicki with how well you speak and understand it. Very fun video.❤️
Such A fun video. Thanks guys 💙🩷🫶🫶⭐️⭐️😘😘
What a view for breakfast! That light!
That was informative and entertaining. Language is fascinating! The hardest thing to learn in a language are the idiomatic expressions and the expressive words, like, "boh". Every language probably has and you don't learn some of them until you actually have to function in the language. From a retired bilingual teacher, S.
Si, molto grazie! An ex boyfriend was from Italy and he and his family who were also from Campagna spoke only Italian. Being decent Spanish speaker it made it easier for me to learn some Italian. I try mostly to listen to Carlo wo looking at subtitles and I can understand pretty well. Language comes easy to me and I've always loved learning new ones. My fav saying in Italian is "mene frego"! Ciao!
I love the Italian accent. If Nicki and Carlos spoke only in Italian with subtitles, I'd watch just as happily. This was fun. ❤❤ You are both funny and interesting.
This was so much fun!!! I Thank you for giving me laughter at the begining of my day!!!!! Hugs to you both💜💚💛
A lot of these Italian sayings/phrases are exactly the same in Spanish! I'm from the Dominican Republic, and we use them in similar ways. For example:
Fare un giro - Dar una vuelta (to go out and wander around).
We also say dita del piede/dita della mano - dedos de los pies/dedos de las manos.
Chiusa la porta a chiave - Cierra la puerta con la llave.
And before eating a meal, we say buon appetito - buen provecho.The list goes on!
I love it! Wonderful video. ❤
You cuties.... Such an uplifting and delight breakfast and conversation! See you on Sunday - Sending much love to all from Carmel by the Sea xoxo
Wow. I enjoyed this video so much today. I am an Italo-Americana, and I have been studying Italian for years. You touched on so many things in the language that I and other students I study with are always wondering about. It has always driven me crazy that there are no words for nieces and nephews. Whenever I'm talking about my niece, I have to say: la figlia di mia sorella. Then there are English words that require 3 words to express the same meaning in Italian. But, I still love the Italian language, and I will be studying it forever. You made me laugh throughout the video. Great topic today. Have a great week.
Interesting video! As a Canadian, I find that there are different meanings for some words that British people use. English to English...for example, the first time I heard "homely" was a British person telling someone here in Canada that their house was "homely". They meant it as pretty or very nice but I was stunned. Canadians use it as meaning ugly...lol Also some British English pronunciations are quite different from ours such as the way you pronounce "garage" or "controversy" just a couple of examples. So I find that interesting as well. Have a great day!
Australian English is different again with many slang terms and sayings. My South African friend often gives me funny looks when I say something.
I always enjoy hanging out with the two of you!!! Take good care.❤
Love haring the language differences. What a cool topic to share with us as you are having breakfast. Cheers.
Such a great subject to discuss! Thank you! 🎉
Wow so interesting. I loved hearing about the differences. Thankyou!
As someone learning Italian, this is amazing! Love this!
Fun video today! Loved the view outside your window-Almost like a beautiful painting!
Dear Nicki & Carlo, I recall saying in an Italian language class that NIPOTE for both a grandchild and a niece or nephew is very confusing, and the teacher, who was from Italy basically said that the word NEPOTISM in English is NEPOTISMO in Italian and the meaning of it explains why there is confusion. Buon Appetito! Grazie, altrettanto.
We were at a baby shower for my cousin once & she told one of the nieces my mom was Pop pop’s sister! My mom got offended, Pop pop is what we called her dad, our grandfather. We didn’t know my uncle was going by the same name now that he had grandkids! 😂
So fun! I love your gentle affectionate breakfast chat.
This was fun, really enjoyed learning about the language. I'd love to come live in Italy the next 4 years after what happened here. Thank you for sharing with us today.
Think again, not that simple!
@@giiggii11 I know, I was just dreaming.
@@giiggii11It's absolutely possible ! Don't rain on people 's dreams.
@@always.wondering.wandering Don't be discouraged or influenced by D
@@always.wondering.wandering Keep your dreams. Don't let stupid people stop you. They haymiseranle small lives. Go to Italy!!!!
I love this discussion while eating breakfast. Very informative and fun.
Really enjoyed this. Very helpful if you are learning Italian. Please make this a regular thing. Some the of differences I am aware of after having a conversation exchange partner. Fare attenzione - Pay attention (different verb) Pioggia forte (forte = strong, so related to strength) - Heavy rain ( heavy so related to weight)
“Tablet” is used the same way in English too.
Thanks again for yet another very entertaining half hour 😊 i really look forward to hearing from you both - enjoyed the language translation english/ Italian
Keep the video's coming 😊
That's funny 😂 good explanation of the Italian language. Never really thought about it. Thank you, Nicki and Carlo. Sending much love 😊❤🤗
Thank you for sharing , enjoy the rest of your week
Loving these casual chit chats. Language is fascinating! Italian is very descriptive “beard of the plant”, it makes sense to me 😄 Nicky your brain must walk between English and Italian on the daily. Very cool to have 2 languages 🤗 Have a great week. 🌟
In America a tablet is called a pill and a tablet is an an Ipad type of device
Thank you for cheering me up today. I needed that. 💕🙏
Thank you two for this wonderful invitation! I loved every minute ❤
God bless America !!! And God bless you two for bringing so much joy to our life ! There is hope for us all !!!!!
Meanwhile, most of the world is despairing.
@@Dinki-Di😂 you only speak for yourself, my family around the world have all reported great happiness and celebrations!
@@Dinki-Di so not true!
@@Dinki-Dithat is simply not true.
Italians have been fighting to keep their culture bc of mass illegal immigration so I think you would find not many Italians would have voted Kamala as she let in millions.
Italy and many European countries are fighting to stop mass immigration.
@@allabilitieshomesteadI'm really happy Trump got in.
Much ❤ from Australia.
Loved this morning chat. Have an amazing day ❤❤
Loved this episode, the informality of the chat & topic. And the use of the other camera, capturing our conversation, nice touch.
I love your definition of ‘boh’ as a vocal shrug!! That’s perfect!
haha I like it also .. one of the easiest word to remember, I wonder if it will catch on in Aussie LOL
Smashing - loved it. Also love those bar stoold, they look so comfy!
What an entertaining video, lovely way to spend time with you both.
I just wanted to say - for all the ways you have uplifted me and my family, I am so grateful! You do an absolutely AMAZING service to humanity by giving people something wonderful lovely interesting to watch! I actually think you guys deserve to have big sponsors pay you big bucks because people would love to buy anything that you actually find is a great product. I am sorry for a comment about the Kellogs protein cereal -- it's just that if it wasn't a commercial, it could have been. I really do feel the integrity that you and your family have... and I really am excited about the possibility that you, if it aligns with you, are given the chance to share more cool products and services with people! I really can't imagine that companies could find anyone better to send amazing things to in the hopes that you would like to share them with your loving audience. Much love and appreciation to you Nicki and Carlo!
I love this! Italian and Spanish have same or similar words.
How fun and interesting. I have noticed that my family in Caserta drop the first and last letter of words. Aspetta is spett.
Whilst you were talking Nicki I couldn't help looking at the view behind you. How wonderful to wake up to that everyday. I also enjoyed the chat and learning the differences in our two languages. My sister in law is Italian and her family are from Potenza. She sometimes has trouble making out what they say on the phone because of their local dialect. lol ❤❤
As always a great vlog and please say to Carlo.
A fun and educational episode! And a beautiful orb showed up at time stamp 4:39 in the bottom right hand corner. I love it.
You two are so cute; this is great! obviously most of language learning involves culture and that is not written down. That has always been my worry, that even if techically correct; once does not have the nuances until living the language and you are so fluent Nicki, wonderful....I just love your kitchen (it is nice to see it this way. looking forward to the season of viewing as well.
Loved this! So interesting to hear all the phrases and sayings and the difference in the regional accents. Thanks guys. Xx
LIKE/love and go for a walk/ride/drive/stroll etc, which are more specific. We also say “enjoy or “enjoy your meal” quite readily. Another common saying is “keep going” or keep it up”, plus you can add “enjoy, hope its all goes well “. The English language is amazingly rich and varied, we are spoilt for choice.
Fascinating! As an American-Lebanese, yes, we have similar expressions in Arabic that are different or don’t exist in English. The same as in Italian!😍
We just loved this vlog about the Italian language and its quirks. What a delight! We can relate so much to this now that we live in Québec. For ex., “flâneur” in Québec is someone who loiters (hence there are signs everywhere here that say, “Pas de flâneurs”) but in France, a flâneur has a very positive & flattering connotation. A flâneur in France is someone who happily wanders, taking in all the beauty of the place they happen to be in. We just love languages and adored your “lesson” about the idiosyncrasies of the Italian language. So very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Love this. I’m always comparing Cantonese Chinese to English as there are words and short phrases that cannot be translated or are missing/needs more words to describe. Languages are so different
What an amazing Tuscan view out the window! It looks like a poster photo attached to the windows…!
Thank you for this little language lesson! My mother & her family is from Campania so I'm sitting here with a smile on my face as it brings back memories. The digits for toes was always a chuckle for us Canadian kids when our Mumma or Zia would say it. "Aprire le luci" translated to "open the lights" I always got corrected for saying that in English lol
The USA is like that also. States in the South or North use words differently. New England states are famous for this also. I had no idea growing up in Illinois we dropped L's as in Gold or Cold until i moved to Virginia. Now in NC I find many new patterns of speech.
New England and NY, either drop the r's, or add an extra one! LOL eg: car in Boston is cah, mocha is moker. 😂
Yes, so true
Another great idea. It was so fun. Thank you. I look forward to both of your channels.
How wonderful! Thank you so much for this video and all your good natured observations. By the way, the view out your windows is so spectacular!
That was so interesting, l had this problem when l was trying to learn italian some years ago😅!! By the way the view behind Carlo looked so lovely❤
Loved every minute of this "tutorial" a la Nicki & Carlo -- brings me back to my very first overseas trip to Spain when I was 20. I had excelled in my high school Spanish studies and thought I was fairly fluent but ohhhhhh no: the regional accents/slang threw me for a loop (THAT phrase may need translating!), combined with how quickly people spoke. As I was speaking "textbook Spanish," slowly, everyone understood me, but I was totally lost in deciphering their responses. Thanks so much for this fun video -- the background, looking out your windows on that beautiful Tuscan landscape, was a special bonus. Cheers!
Language is just so fascinating! It's interesting hearing about all of the dialects.
What a delightful exercise this was!
Really enjoying the relaxing, friendly way you are doing these videos.
Often in another language there are no equivalent nouns and we use a verbal or adjective construction to describe what we are talking about.
Really enjoyed this breakfast conversation. Thank you 😊 Happy day 💖
Loved all the parts of this video!! Really enjoy you two!!!☀️🌿
Absolutely wonderful. So interesting. Every time I listen to you both talking in Italian and English I always reminisce about my time spent in Palermo.Such fond memories.
Your kitchen is so cosy and bright. Sometimes I try to not look at the English subtitles..it makes me remember and relearn Italian when I listen to Carlo talking. 😃😍
What a fun video!! Thank you. I love learning about language differences and similarities. On another note, the views out your kitchen windows and doors are stunning!
Thankyou for Breakie chats ! Very interesting and Carlo talking Big knickers was very funny ❤😂 xx
Thanks for the video, Nicki. I really enjoyed it and learned a few things about the Italian language.
I’ve heard somewhere that the modern Italian was based on the Tuscan dialect so it would make sense that you understand it well
Your videos are a breath of fresh air❤
What a fun and interesting topic! Thank you both so much!
This is so interesting, because I’m perpetually learning Italian, too! Amoré, preferisco, to ’Ti volio bené- ’ seems like casual to ssy to a lover!
This was so much fun! Languages are so fascinating.
Such a classic Tuscan view outside from your cosy country kitchen, congrats on what you have achieved there, just love it.
I loved this episode, very educational and fun!
We're in Canada, and we use the word tablet for any flat surface mobile device other than a phone, and also for medication (capsules or tablets)
What a great idea today, I just love your new channel, I vote for more of these around the table. Thank you Carlo, as well!
I enjoyed this session about the language and the differences! 👍
Love this enjoy your breakfast
I'm practicing boh right now complete with the shoulder shrug and all the different meanings. I love this one!
How totally delightful was this vlog … just plain loved it !
Thank you ❤️❤️
Thank you so much. What a great treat! We loved it. We’d love more of these type videos where we feel we’re sitting there with you listening to your conversation, and also teaching us stuff 🥰