Scott Fitzgerald and am looking forward to reading it and bettering my Italian.
This week, I played soccer (called calcio in Italian) with two kids at the park. I love soccer and have been playing since I was 3 years old, so it felt really special to talk and play with local kids. Sicilians and Italians love soccer! On game days, restaurants even put TVs outside so people can eat, watch the game and cheer together. It feels like the whole city is excited about soccer!
I have been practicing my Italian with local people as much as I can, and I’m happy that I’m learning more and more words and how to speak better. Here are some handy Italian phrases you might like:
Ciao (CHOW) means “hello” or “goodbye
Buongiorno (bwon JOHR-no) means “good morning
Com’è stai (KOH-meh STAH-ee) means “how are you?”
It’s fun and rewarding to learn a new language because it allows me to communicate with a whole new group of people, and Italians generally smile when I chat with them using my Italian!
