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28. What A Figuraccia! (Intermediate)

Level: Intermediate

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What A Figuraccia!

Learn Italian Language with Podcasts! Today we are going to listen to a dialogue between Renzo e Lucia while in Rome, inside “la famosa Cappella Sistina” (the famous Sistine Chapel). Thanks to Renzo, who thinks “Il Giudizio Universale” (The Last Judgement) is… a sculpture (ouch!), we’ll learn the popular Italian expression “fare una figuraccia” (to make a fool of oneself), and some art related words like “scultura” (sculpture), and “affresco” (wall painting). Enjoy!

Intermediate Level – Lesson Nr. 28

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This entry was posted on Sunday, November 26th, 2006 at 10:25 pm and is filed under Intermediate. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

7 Responses to "28. What A Figuraccia! (Intermediate)"

Martin Says:

November 26th, 2006 at 11:34 pm

Very nice episode! I like the fact that’s buiding on a previous episode and keeps the story going… Is there any online resource (in Italian!) where I can learn more about the Sistine Chapel?

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

November 26th, 2006 at 11:37 pm

Here’s a link to the Sistine Chapel on Wikipedia (Italian version) — it does contain some good photos, too: La Cappella Sistina

azize Says:

November 27th, 2006 at 11:03 am

hello all nice people work for us to learn more and more italian!

Thiago Says:

December 1st, 2006 at 1:56 am

Hi!
I’m writting from Brazil.

I just discovered this amazing podcast!

I just loved it.

Thanks for all the lessons.

I wish you would write the sentences in itallian on the LYRICS (Get info –> Lyrics) part of the podcast.

Ludwig Says:

April 18th, 2008 at 8:08 am

In the banter with Massimo around “dimi una scultura di Michelangelo”, Jane at one point says (I think): “ti sei dimenticato la mia domanda”. My ears pricked up at this reflexive form because I would have expected “tu hai dimenticato”. There were also some reflexives I wasn’t necessarily expecting in Intermediate Lesson 25 too: lamentarti, ricordarti. In English, these would just have been intransitive & I’m getting the sense that it’s characteristic of Italian to use reflexives far more frequently than in English. Can you offer any more discussion of whether and when to use or expect the use of reflexive forms of the verb in Italian?

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

April 19th, 2008 at 10:39 pm

Ludwig, you are right: it is characteristic of Italian to use reflexives far more frequently than in English. We are planning to release an episode soon dedicated on reflexive verbs.

Giacomo Says:

April 2nd, 2010 at 9:43 am

Rome is really worth a trip if you are in Italy. I mean the Sistine Chapel alone will make your day.

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