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29. This Car Is A Lemon (Intermediate)

December 11th, 2006

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This Car Is A Lemon! - Questa Macchina E' Un Catorcio

Learn Italian Language with Podcasts! Today let’s see what our hero Renzo is up to. After a romantic weekend in Rome, Renzo decides to drive his car a good six hours from Milano to Napoli to surprise Lucia. The surprise is great, except that Lucia is not very happy about Renzo’s car: she thinks it’s a “catorcio” (a lemon)… Let’s see what happens, and in the meantime let’s learn some very common colloquial Italian expressions. Have fun!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 29

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7 Responses to "29. This Car Is A Lemon (Intermediate)"

nick Says:

January 30th, 2007 at 6:20 am

ciao massimo e jane, mille grazie. con l’aiuto di i podcasts ho imparato molto, quando avevo cominciato so di niente ma adesso sto migliorando e spero che io sappia di piu del questa pagina
per favore scusa mio pessimo italiano ma devo insegnare io

marvin Says:

March 10th, 2008 at 5:03 am

Ciao:
Could the expression ‘che é una meraviglia’ (like a wonder) also be stated as ‘come una meraviglia’?

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

March 12th, 2008 at 10:50 pm

Marvin - yes. The expressions “va che e’ una meraviglia” and “va come una meraviglia” mean the same thing, the former being more used.

marvin Says:

March 13th, 2008 at 2:55 am

tante grazie LearnitalianPod!!!

Ludwig Says:

April 21st, 2008 at 2:21 pm

The dialogue transcript translates “straccio” (in 2 places) as “rug”. I think what’s meant is “rag”.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

April 21st, 2008 at 10:47 pm

Thanks Ludwig for pointing that out - in fact, it’s “rag”.

dominic Says:

October 18th, 2008 at 4:35 am

ciao! i think the word meraviglia is best translated as a marvel rather than a wonder, as i think the two word are derived from the same thing. keep up the good work peeps!

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