10. Che Bella Figura! (5 Minutes A Day)
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Episode #10 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Che Bella Figura!”. Italian author Beppe Severgnini in his interesting book “La Bella Figura – A Field Guide To The Italian Mind” says that only in Italian does there exist an expression like “fare bella figura”. It corresponds to the English “to look good, to make a good impression”, but it literally means “to make a good figure” and it’s more of an aesthetic judgment (and it also says a lot about how Italians think and act). — Practice this lesson, and discover how you can make a “bella figura” and impress your Italian friends!
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5 Minutes A Day – Episode #10
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1 Response to "10. Che Bella Figura! (5 Minutes A Day)"
Luciana Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 9:54 amI’ve enjoyed this one. My friend Piero from Italy used to say “che brutta figura” all the times. Italians really do use that expression a lot.
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