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Saturday

L'insalata caprese & Italian food prep terms

(or how to learn new words & eat them too!)
Gli ingredienti dell'insalata caprese: mozzarella, pomodoro, basilico, olio d'oliva, ingredients of Caprese Salad by Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com



It's fun to study Italian.  

It's even more fun when you get to enjoy a delicious, and iconic, Insalata Caprese /in-sah-LA-ta kah-PREh-seh/ (Caprese Salad) as the fruit of your labor.

Read the transcript and review the ingredients and key terms before watching the video lesson: (Highlight in the spaces below to reveal the English translations)



Buongiorno amici di Ricette per Cucinare. Oggi siamo qui per parlare dell'insalata caprese. 
Greetings friends of Ricette per Cucinare.  Today we are hear to talk about the Caprese Salad.

Quest'insalata è facilissima da preparare ed è velocissima. 
This salad is super easy to prepare and super fast.

Vediamo di cosa abbiamo bisogno. Ci servirà: 
Let's see what we need.  We will need: 

una mozzarella di bufala campana
one buffalo mozzarella from Campania (d.o.c.)


un pomodoro ramato fresco
one fresh red tomato


del basilico fresco

some fresh basil


e dell'olio d'oliva.

and some olive oil.


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Procediamo a preparare gli ingredienti.
Let's start by preparing the ingredients.

Tagliamo il pomodoro in due metà, e togliamo la parte del picciolo interno.
We cut the tomato in two halves, and we remove the interior part of the stalk.

tagliere - to cut, L'insalata Caprese - Caprese Salad as seen on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com




togliere - to remove, L'insalata Caprese - Caprese Salad as seen on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com



Poi procediamo a tagliarlo a fette di media larghezza, in questo modo qua.
Then, let's proceed cutting it into slices of medium width, like this.


tagliare a fette
to cut into slices


Useremo solo metà mozzarella di bufala per una porzione, quindi adesso la tagliamo a fette.
We will use only half of the buffalo mozzarella for one serving, therefore now we cut it into slices.


In un bel piatto piano, disponiamo le nostre fette di pomodoro. 
In a nice flat dish, let's arrange our tomato slices,


disporre - to organize arrange, L'insalata Caprese - Caprese Salad as seen on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com


e successivamente, mettiamo al centro le fette di mozzarella di bufala.
 and then, let's put in the center the slices of buffalo mozzarella.


mettere
to put


Facciamo a pezzettini il basilico, e lo mettiamo in modo irregolare sopra al pomodoro.
Let's tear into little pieces the basil, and let's put it here and there on the tomato.


fare a pezzettini - to tear into small pieces, L'insalata Caprese - Caprese Salad as seen on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com



Per guarnire, ci siamo tenuti una cima di basilico, e la possiamo utilizzare mettendola per esempio qua al lato. 
To garnish, we saved the top of the basil and we can use it putting it here on the side, for example.
guarnire - to garnish, L'insalata Caprese - Caprese Salad as seen on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com



Concludiamo il piatto, irrorando con un filo d'olio.
We finish the dish bathing (drizzling) a bit of oil.



irrorare - to bathe wet drizzle, L'insalata Caprese - Caprese Salad as seen on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com



Un saluto a tutti amici e amiche di Ricette per Cucinare, e arrivederci alla prossima.
Greetings to all the friends of Ricette per Cucinare, and see you next time.


Now, watch the video and see if you can pick out the terms and expressions without relying on the written transcript.  Notice the pronunciation and intonation— is anything said differently than you imagined?



Video & images via Ricette per Cucinare, check them out for more great recipes in Italian!


Now, the fun part! Get your ingredients and make the dish! You can do it! — I purposely chose one of the easiest recipes out there (and one of my favorites, too!) 

Practice saying aloud what you're doing, as you're doing it— as if you were on your own cooking show.  You can use the 1st person plural (we) as in the video...

Tagliamo il pomodoro.
We cut the tomato.



Or practice other conjugations, for example, the 1st person singular (I): 

Taglio il pomodoro.
I cut the tomato.



After you've cut, sliced, torn, arranged, and drizzled… it's finally time to...


Mangia! Mangia!
Eat! Eat!

Insalata Caprese, recipe & still from video by Ricette per Cucinare, as seen on Via Optimae, the fun way to learn Italian, www.viaoptimae.com

Buon appetito!
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VOL. 04

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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Alex on www.viaoptimae.com


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Wednesday

A scuola | At school 01

Vocabolario della scuola, School vocabulary on Via Optimae, Click for more: http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/11/a-scuola-at-school-01.html

How many of the above school-related vocabulary words do you recognize?  Try testing yourself first, then check out the English translations and useful phrases below. For example, do you know how to say "I passed my exam"?… 

Also, see if you can decipher the meaning of the quotes interspersed among the definitions below—

a scuola (at school)



NOUNS  |  NOMI

l'alfabeto
alphabet

l'aula
classroom

gli appunti
notes

il banco
student's desk

la calcolatrice
calculator

la campanella
school bell

la cattedra
teacher's desk

la classe
class*

Whereas in English we say "go to class" to refer to an individual session of class, Italian uses lesson or "lezione" <-Click to jump to example

la colla
glue

i compiti
homework

(in the singular "il compito"— homework assignment)
~
La differenza tra la scuola e la vita? A scuola, si insegna una lezione e poi si da un compito. Nella vita, si da un compito che vi insegna una lezione. (Tom Bodett)
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l'esame
test

l'esercizio
exercise

il foglio di carta
sheet of paper

le forbici
scissors

il gessetto
chalk

la gomma
eraser

l'insegnante
teacher 
(both male & female)
~
La nostra insegnante parla sempre al suo amico immaginario chiamato classe. (Anonimo)
~
la lavagna
chalkboard

la lettura
reading

la lezione
lesson/lecture

il libro
book

la matematica
mathematics

la materia
subject

Quale materia ti piace di più?
Which subject do you like best?

La mia materia preferita è la storia.
My favorite subject is history.

la pagella
report card

il pastello
crayon

la penna
pen

il quaderno
notebook

il righello
ruler

la scrittura
writing

lo studente
student (male)

la studentessa
student (female)

lo zaino
backpack




VERBS  |  VERBI
imparare
to learn

insegnare
to teach


leggere
to read

scrivere
to write


studiare
to study


PHRASES  |  FRASI

andare a lezione (di)
to go to class


Vado a lezione di geometria.
I go/I am going to geometry class.

~

superare un esame - to pass a test, Via Optimae, http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/11/a-scuola-at-school-01.html
to pass a test


Ho superato l'esame di matematica!
I passed the math test!


~


essere bocciato/a - to fail/flunk, Via Optimae, http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/11/a-scuola-at-school-01.html
to fail, flunk


Sono stato bocciato all'esame di ieri. (male speaker)
Sono stata bocciata all'esame di ieri. (female speaker)
I failed yesterday's test.


~


essere bravo in
to be good at

Sono bravo in matematica. (male speaker)
Sono brava in matematica. (female speaker)
I am good at math.

~

essere scarso in
to be bad at

Sono scarso in ortografia. (male speaker)
Sono scarsa in ortografia. (female speaker)
I am bad at spelling.


There are a lot of words and phrases that could be added to this category… can you name a few?  Comment below!


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Saturday

The most-used nouns: no. 007 PARTE

Girasoli (sunflowers) image by Marco Monetti on Flickr as seen on Via Optimae, www.viaoptimae.com
image by Marco Monetti on Flickr
"Adoro i girasoli. Sanno sempre da che parte voltarsi."
(English translation at the bottom of the post!)

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


In case you missed it… 



Numero 7 è…..

 parte (la)

a versatile term that is used similarly to the English equivalent "part", let's look at some usage and examples:

parte, la — part, definition examples illustration left, Via Optimae, http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/08/the-most-used-nouns-no-007-parte.html


parte, la — part, definition examples illustration right, Via Optimae, http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/08/the-most-used-nouns-no-007-parte.html







*not available on mobile devices, please try on a regular computer!
ITALIAN: The most-used nouns digital magazine, i sostantivi più utilizzati from Via Optimae, http://joom.ag/2tOX





You'll often hear it in the following



far parte di - to be part of, belong; faccio part di un gruppo di giovani professionisti; lui invece non fa parte del gruppo; on Via Optimae, http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/08/the-most-used-nouns-no-007-parte.html








fare la parte di - to play the part of "Giovanni fa la part di Romeo", on Via Optimae, http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/08/the-most-used-nouns-no-007-parte.html






mettere da parte - to put aside "Metto da parte dei soldi", on Via Optimae, http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/08/the-most-used-nouns-no-007-parte.html


See more cartoons and illustrations as well as listen to songs that feature the word "parte" in the newly updated digital magazine (pages 62-77):



Can you write a sentence using the word parte? Or maybe you can find a quote or aphorism that uses it? Comment below! (or on Facebook if you prefer)


Quote translation:
I adore sunflowers.  They always know which way (towards which part) to face.



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Frasi celebri su Via Optimae

Frasi celebri su Via Optimae
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."