Wednesday

Buon Natale!


Possa questa stagione di festa portare
May this holiday season bring

 Serenità, Pace e Salute a tutti quanti!
Serenity, Peace & Health to all!

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Want to send your holiday wishes to friends & family in Italian?  

Here are a few common FRASI DI AUGURI:


Auguri!
Best wishes! / All the best!
Can be used for any holiday or special occasion (including birthdays)


Tanti auguri!
Many of the best wishes!
(More emphatic version of the above.)

Buon Natale!
Merry Christmas!

Auguri di Buon Natale!
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas!

Buone Feste!
Happy Holidays!

Un augurio di buone feste e felice anno nuovo.
Wishing you happy holidays and a happy new year.


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Saturday

The most-used nouns: no. 008 VITA

n.008 VITA Caffè Dolce Vita a Roma, foto da Guanche, as seen in ITALIAN: The most-used nouns series on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com


In this series, we're covering the most used nouns in the Italian language 
(I sostantivi più utilizzati nella lingua italiana)


Numero 8 è…..

 vita (la)

N.008 VITA - life pronunciation & examples excerpt from ITALIAN: The most-used nouns digital magazine from Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com
N.008 VITA in ITALIAN: The most-used nouns digital magazine



VITA means life, which you might have known because it is part of a famous movie title and often-used phrase:

LA DOLCE VITA

la dolce vita
the sweet life


Which refers to a life filled with indulgent pleasures and comforts.

You can also say:

la bella vita
the good life
(literally the beautiful life)



fare la bella vita
 to live the good life



Questi sì che fanno la bella vita!:
These guys really are living the good life!:




Pronunciation Note:
When American English speakers say the word vita they have a tendency to pronounce the "T" as more of a "D" sound (because t -> d in between vowels is a common pronunciation rule in American English) In Italian, however,  the "T" should very clearly be a T!


Practice your pronunciation, see more expressions, listen to songs, and more in the newly updated multimedia magazine: 


ITALIAN: The most-used words ITALIAN: The most-used nouns
ITALIAN: The most-used nouns digital magazine





Can you write a sentence using the word vita? Or try Wikiquote and find an aphorism that uses it!



La vita e la bici hanno lo stesso principio, devi continuare a muoverti per stare in equilibrio…
J-Ax
Life and bicycles have the same basic principle, you must keep moving to maintain your balance.  

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Acque del sud (To Have and Have Not) original: "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and… blow."