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3. Sweet Doing Nothing (Intermediate)

February 2nd, 2006

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The Sweet Doing Nothing

Today we are going to do… nothing. Uh? No walking, no movies, no activities. That’s “il dolce far niente”, an Italian phrase which means “sweet doing nothing”: just stop what you’re doing, let the world pass you by, and relax.

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 3

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12 Responses to "3. Sweet Doing Nothing (Intermediate)"

Francesco Says:

February 2nd, 2006 at 2:32 am

Great website! Any chance of their being an “Advanced” level any time soon? =)

Grazie mille

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

February 2nd, 2006 at 9:00 am

Advanced level? Maybe, but not on the immediate future.

We’d love to do a once a month advanced level lesson, more like a radio show about Italy, but we are still on the planning stage.

Tama Says:

February 2nd, 2006 at 11:41 am

:D mi piace tantissimi!!! che figata

Shigeharu OIWA Says:

February 4th, 2006 at 10:20 am

Moi j’aime bien écouter advanced level aussi puis que je suis encore très loin de ce niveau.

Stephen Says:

February 6th, 2006 at 4:27 pm

Grazie mille Jane e Massimo! I have a quick question about the dialogue in this lesson. Is Massimo saying, “Non ho voglia”? I wasn’t sure if it was “Non ho voglio” or “non ho voglia”

I look forward to hearing more about your advanced style radio show! I would love to be able to listen to real Italian and follow along with a transcript. Good luck!

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

February 6th, 2006 at 5:08 pm

Stephen,

It’s “non ho voglia” (I don’t feel like). About the advanced style radio show: we’ll get there!

Grazie, e Buona Fortuna

Lisa Marie Cirincione Says:

February 7th, 2006 at 3:46 pm

Ciao Jane e Massimo! Io sono in Italy, in Sestriere per l’Olympia! I am really enjoying your lessons, and they have helped so much with my speaking here. Any chance you can do something Olympic games related in the next few weeks?
Grazie mille,
Lisa Marie Cirincione

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

February 7th, 2006 at 4:11 pm

Ciao Lisa Marie! WOW! In Italy - lucky you!

Something Olympic games related… sounds like an idea. Let’s see…
Say hi to Italy for us.

Ciao e Buona Fortuna!

Michaelll Says:

February 11th, 2006 at 5:45 pm

Hola Jane and Massimo,

Io mi chiamo Miguel et Io vado a Italia (Venice and Rome), en April. I have been listening to your program, and it’s helping me. Hablo espanol muy bien que me ayuda comprender Italiano. Any other suggestions?

Miguelito

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

February 11th, 2006 at 8:46 pm

Hola Miguel,

The only suggestion would be to talk as much as you can to people when you go to Italy. That and practicing the podcasts should make it!

Ciao e Buon Viaggio!

marvin Says:

February 10th, 2008 at 5:59 am

ciao,

In the expression ‘il dolce far niente’….why ‘far’ and not ‘fare’?

Also, your translation of ‘il dolce far niente’ is too literal and sounds somewhat awkward…the dictionary I’m using has a better sounding translation. It is ‘delightful idleness’. I hope this helps.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

February 10th, 2008 at 10:47 am

Marvin, you could have used “fare niente”. The expression “far niente” is a colloquialism and it’s way more common than “fare niente”.

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