What is it ? A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. E niente di certo in Inglese NON possiamo certo dire “si legge come si scrive’. Nel post di ieri presentavo alcuni diversi modi in cui si pronuncia la combinazione “OUGH”. Per non parlare poi delle letter mute…e lo dico sempre sempre sempre.. la L di TALK NON si pronuncia; che dire poi della K di KNOW?
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Pronunciation Frustration ?
E niente va cosi in Inglese :
CouGH > F sound
EnouGH > F sound
TouGH > F sound
ma …
BouGH > W sound
ThouGH > Loooong O sound
ThrouGH > OOH sound
TISHS : Things Italians Should Not Say
“Sembrare”
Verbo Intransitivo :
Sembra simpatico →
he seems o appears (to be) nice
Sembrava più giovane →
he seemed o looked younger
Sembra una ragazzina →
she looks like a young girl
Sembra una strega → she looks like a witch
Sembra suo padre →
he looks like his father
Sembra caffè →
it tastes like coffee
al tocco sembrava seta
→ it felt like silk
sembra odore di bruciato→
it smells as if something is burning
Impersonal Verb :
Sembra che →
it seems that
Mi sembra che… (ho l’impressione) →
it seems to me that …,
it looks to me as though …(penso)
I think (that) …,
I have a feeling that …
Non è facile come sembra →
it’s not as easy as it seems
Ti sembra giusto? →
do you think it’s fair?
Le sembra di sapere tutto →
she thinks she knows everything
Fai come ti sembra→
do as you please o as you see fit
Sembrava una buona idea → It seemed like a good idea
Joy of Baking
TISNS : Things Italians Should Not Say
W : I put it on the library shelf R : I put it on the BOOKCASE shelf
Library in inglese vuol dire ” biblioteca”. ” Libreria” si dice “book store/shop”. La libreria intesa come mobile di case si chiama “bookcase” !!
Happy Caturday
And study English even if it’s Caturday and even if it’s Christmas !
TISNS : Things Italians Should Not Say
W : I hate staying without my cell phone R : I hate being without my cell phone
TISNS : Things Italians Should Not Say
W : I am born in Milan …… R : I WAS born in Milan
Holy cat
Happens in Queens New York
Phrasal Verbs…Travelling
Exactly what we need … for our fantastic long weekend in….stay tuned to find out