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| Papa is the pope. Papa' is dad. What is pappa? | Italian 101
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baby food. The difference in pronunciation is key to the meaning of the word: the word for pope has the first syllable {accented;} the word for dad has the second syllable {accented;} the word for baby food has the first syllable accented with a slightly longer time spent pronouncing the double p.
Corsica. Corsica belongs to France.
| Which author wrote the German novella 'L'Arrabbiata'? | Italian 101
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Paul Heyse. Just anonther non-Italian who set his literature in Italy. The story takes place around Capri.
I Puffi. So why aren't smurfs cool in America anymore?
Audi. Audi e' di Germania.
| In what language does Italian have its roots? | Italian 101
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Latin. You know, the language of Ancient Rome.
| If you had a 10,000 lira note in 1999, you had how much money? | Italian 101
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$5. The exchange rate was approximately 2000 lire per dollar.
To have. Sort of like 'avoir' in French.
My name is. Mi for myelf and chiamo for call or name, so it translates to I call myself.
Open. When in Italy, only go in stores that say 'aperto'!
Spring. No, not a pasta sauce!
Today. Took me a while to remember that one.
A magazine. Why couldn't they just say 'magazine'?
To be wrong. And that's a hard one to pronounce!
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