tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post9079167880475358791..comments2024-03-25T20:06:01.587-04:00Comments on Novel Adventurers: A Linguistic MarriageSupriya Savkoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-2917799021421148652012-02-17T02:30:22.129-05:002012-02-17T02:30:22.129-05:00I think you're right about those challenges. T...I think you're right about those challenges. The two languages are so similar I've actually overheard conversations between Italians and Spaniards with each speaking their own language! There are differences however. For example, burro in Italian is butter and roba is stuff (the noun, not the verb).Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-40410130983323036102012-02-17T02:16:36.713-05:002012-02-17T02:16:36.713-05:00Oh yes, so much fun when "false friends"...Oh yes, so much fun when "false friends" are used. For me, Spanish and Italian are so similar, so many of the challenges English speakers have when learning either of these languages are pretty much the same.Alli Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363202163419352155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-61400294996979138722012-02-16T09:15:12.699-05:002012-02-16T09:15:12.699-05:00Oh, I love that. Foozool. I'll remember to use...Oh, I love that. Foozool. I'll remember to use it sometime.Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-88259533235664862112012-02-16T09:08:39.779-05:002012-02-16T09:08:39.779-05:00Patricia, some of the false friends you've see...Patricia, some of the false friends you've seen in Italian are the same in German: sensibel for sensitive and Preservativ for a condom. But the Italian-American rendering of fagiole made me smile because it reminded me of a Farsi word I learned from my mother-in-law that sounds almost the same. When our dog would come sniffing around her while she was in the kitchen, she'd shoo her away, saying "foozool, foozool!." "It means "busybody." The dog was looking for food, of course, not gossip. But I've loved the word ever since.Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.com