What They Didn't Teach You in Italian Class: Slang Phrases for the Cafe, Club, Bar, Bedroom, Ball Game and More

by Gabrielle Euvino

Overview

Sipping espresso at a sidewalk café...
Toasting a pint of birra in the piazza...
Cheering for Azzurri at lo Stadio Olimpico...

Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in Italy’s everyday language.

• What’s up? Che c’è?
• I’m so plastered. Sono demolito/a.
• Do you wanna cuddle? Vuoi coccolarci?
• Nice body! Che corpo!
• I’m friggin’ starving. Ho una fame da morti.
• Hey ref, you’re a moron! Arbitro cretino!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612436784
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	10/15/2017
Series:	Dirty Everyday Slang Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Gabrielle Euvino is an adjunct professor at SUNY Empire and instructor at SUNY Ulster, where she teaches Italian Language and Culture. She has authored several books on learning Italian and is a professional translator and interpreter.

Table of Contents

Using This Book 7

Chapter 1 Meet & Greet 13

Chapter 2 Friends & Flirting 32

Chapter 3 Booze, Bars, & Clubs 55

Chapter 4 Sexy Body, Ugly Body 68

Chapter 5 Nice & Naughty 85

Chapter 6 Smack Talk 109

Chapter 7 Pop Culture, Fashion, & Technology 132

Chapter 8 Sports & Games 154

Chapter 9 Dining & Desserts 166

Acknowledgments 181

About the Author 183