because it can be fun. because it helps you make new friends from all over the world. because as you...
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Because it can be fun.
Because it helps you make new friends from all over the world.
Because as you travel around the world you can express any need and understand what’s going
on.
Because when you study a foreign language you get to know your own language better.
Because when you study a language you discover new civilizations and understand more
about your own.
Because it can help you find an exciting job
Why should I learn another language?
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Why should you not feel intimidated by learning
Italian? • You know and use
more Italian words than you realize ...
• many words of the language you speak every day are Italian or derive from Latin/Italian!
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For example…what does “nome dello studente”
mean?• Nome = Name
• Studente = Student • Class = classe• Television =
televisione• Station = stazione
• Professor = professore• Poet = poeta • Rose = rosa • Train = treno
• Aspirin = aspirina• Music = musica• School = scuola
• Animal = animale• Study = studiare
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Cognates
There are words in a language that are very similar to their
corresponding words in another language and you can tell they are related. These words are
called COGNATES. There are more cognates in English/Italian
than you probably think. Word Language 1
ex. studente
Word language 2,slightly changed
ex. “student”
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ImmagineCitta’
MarinaScienzeDottore
TolleranteMercatoGentile
Governo
Now you guess…What do these Italian words mean? Palazzo
LicenzaPassare
PreferenzaServizioVulcanoFarmaciaCinemaRitardo
RadioBancaAttore
GiornaleNazioneLibertà
ArteEducazione
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Besides cognates, there are also words that are exactly the same in two languages: sometimes a language “takes, borrows”
words from another language and integrates them in its own dictionary.
These words (exactly similar in spelling, meaning and pronunciation) are called
BORROWINGS. English and Italian borrowed words from each other, too.
Let’s take a look at some of these words.
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Examples of Borrowings:
• Robot• Rock’n’roll, Jazz• Blues, Rap• Stereo• Boy Scout• Computer • Software/
Hardware• Yacht• Shampoo
English Italian
• Shampoo• Weekend• Sport (Jogging,
Hockey, Surf, Snowboard)
• Junior/Senior• Shock• Goal!!• Poster• Pic-nic
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Examples of Borrowings:
• Maestro• Bravo• Aria, Soprano• Broccoli,
Zucchini, pizza• Spaghetti• Fiasco• Piano• Prima donna
EnglishItalian
• Propaganda• Lava• Duo/Trio• Tempo• Cameo• Cappuccino• Espresso• Studio
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The point is…
Italian and English are closerthan you think!!!
English is full of Latin/Italian rooted words, so learning
Italian could be easier than you believe. So, don’t hesitate to
try and practice the language!
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One more thing…..
Not only does English have a lot of Latin-based words, but
they are very sophisticated! Don’t you believe it? Look
at the following examples….
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Latin-rooted words in English
freedom liberty liberta’
danger peril pericolo
luck fortune fortuna
childish immature immaturo
feeling sentiment sentimento
deep profound profondo
shallow superficial superficiale
English 1 English 2 Italiano
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Latin-rooted words in English
enough sufficient sufficiente
amount quantity quantita’end (v) finish (v) finire
fish tank aquarium acquario
kind (n) type tipo
kind (a) gentle gentile
English 1 English 2 Italiano
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