Quando Quando Quando
Sunday, 17 April 2016 09:49 | Written by bluelover | 
| Latin French, Italian Notes |
Quando Quando Quando
Quando? Quanto? - When? How much?
These are two of the first words tourists learn in Italy—for good reason. Once you know when a shop opens or a train leaves and how much a cappuccino or a ticket costs, you are set to go (siete a posto). Sometimes quando is all you need to ask. If you want to find out “until when,” ask “Fino a quando?” If you’re curious about since when, ask “Da quando?" The whole world began asking "when" in 1962 when the Italian pop...
Quando? Quanto? - When? How much?
These are two of the first words tourists learn in Italy—for good reason. Once you know when a shop opens or a train leaves and how much a cappuccino or a ticket costs, you are set to go (siete a posto). Sometimes quando is all you need to ask. If you want to find out “until when,” ask “Fino a quando?” If you’re curious about since when, ask “Da quando?" The whole world began asking "when" in 1962 when the Italian pop...
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Let Me Roll It by Paul McCartney & Wings
Tuesday, 29 March 2016 16:34 | Written by bluesever |
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Sunday, 27 March 2016 08:29 | Written by bluesever |
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