Italian Phrase Finder

VERBS
Correre - to go running

LANGUAGE
Sei una buono insegnante - you are a good teacher
Io voglio provare a parlare l'Italiano
Perdoni il mio Italiano - pardon my italian
Sei troppo gentille - you are too nice
Mi pùo auiotare - can you help me
Grazie per avermi auiotato a parlare in italiano - thanks for helping me speak italian.

HOUSING
Puo darmi un altro coperta e un altro cuscino, per favore - Can you please give me an extra blanket and pillow

EATING
sono pieno, sono sazio, sono saturo. Ho niente fame. - I am fully, stuffed, saturated, no more hunger
Un bicchiere grande latte fredo - a big glass of cold milk
Ordiamo qui oppure al tavalo? - do we order here or at the table
Quanto grande? - how big
Tovagliolo - napkin
Cosa preferisci - what do you prefer
Cosa mi consiglia - what do you receommend to me
Queste e dissetente - this (drink) is refreshing.

GREETINGS
Come Va - How are you (slang, when you know someone)
Come Butta - What's up (slang, for only a good guy friend that you talk shop with)
Cosi mi raconti - what do you want to tell
Di mi - tell me
Ho pense anch'io - I think so too
Sono d'accordo - I agree
Non Si sa mai - one never knows
Cosa desidera - what would you like
Non c'e problema - no problem
Piacere di conoscerti - nice to meet you
Ci Rivediamo - hope to see you again.

SAYINGS
Questa e la Vita - That's life
Vivere Bene - Living large
Ay, Che Catzo - Shit. (something bad happened. e.g. ouch, I just hurt myself)
Ne e valsa la pena - it's worth the wait.
Torno Subito - be right back
Sarà solegiatto domani - will it be sunny tomorrow?
Ho fame da morire - I have the hunger of death
La ringrazio - I am grateful
Certo - right (certamente - of course)
Allora - well then
La potenze della speranze - the power of hope
Aspetto e spero - wait and hope
Ecco ci qua - here we are
Sbagliando si impara - make mistakes to learn
Ti sono manchato? - Did you miss me?
Fami sapere - let me know
Navigare in cattive acque - in trouble (water)
Non vedo l'ora di - I can't wait until
Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera - red sky at night, shepherds delight
Rosso di mattina, la pioggia si avvicina - red sky at morning, take warning
Non devi dirmelo due volte - you don't have to tell me twice
sono americano, non sono stupido - I am american, not stupid
Difficile, ma non impossibile - difficult, but not impossible
La vita e soltanto una - you only live once (or, la vita e una sola)
Fatto veloce - that was fast
In bocca al Lupo - good luck for a competition (in the mouth of the wolf)
Crepi il lupo - yes, we'll win (kill the wolf)
Rompere gli coglione - bust my balls
Mi hai rotto i coglioni - you're busting my balls
M' ha rutt u'cazz - you're busting my balls (southern italy dialect slang)
Mi sono scocciato - I'm bored
Voglio scoparti per 24 ore - would you like to make love for 24 hours?
Siamo in due - that makes two of us
O, pero! - My my! (really!)
Quindee - therefore
Comunque - anyway
mi fa piacere - that makes me happy
mi dai dei puenti - give me points
Ho della buone notizie - I have good news.

CONVERSATION
Resto per tre giorni oppure una settimane - I am staying for 3 days or a week
Divertante - funny
Mio paese e sotto attacco - my country is under attack (Sept. 11)
Quando ero piccolo vivevo a New York, ma ora vivo a San Francisco.
Vivo a San Francisco per undici ani, ma sono natto e crescuito a New york.
Il mio cuore e sanguina.
Da dove vienni - where are you from
Dove habita - where do you live
Sto cercando - I am looking for
Spedire - to send
Dove la piu viscino palestra?
Quanti anni mi daresti - how old do you think I am?
Che lavoro fai - what do you do for work?
Dove lavori - where do you work?
Quanto temp ci vuole per arrivere a Roma - how long before we arrive in Rome

Almost everyone travels with knapsack. Grab a strap, and it's your new dumbell. But first, load it up with as much weight as you want (or can find). Things I've used: Books, water bottles, china, bottles of wine and olive oil, sack of flour, rocks, turtle, etc. Kitchen is a great source.
(Just kidding about the turtle).
10-15 curls w/ each arm.

The items for this are more challenging to find, but not impossible. You want two items that are as close to the same weight as possible, relatively light 8-10 lbs., and easy to hold and grip - because they are your dumbells.
Things I've used: Two large books that were almost identical in size (and therefore the same weight), two wine bottles in each hand (hold the necks), etc.
The exercises:
1. Standing, bent at waist to 90 degrees. Start w/ straight arms near your feet, and raise them, still straight, up to your sides. And back down.
2. Same exercise, but stand straight up and do it. Arms by your side, raise them straight arm until they are parallel to the ground but in line w/ your body, and lower them.
3. Similar, standing straight up, arms by your side, but now raise them stright up in front of you instead of to your side. Easier on your wrists if you can rotate your hands so your thumbs are pointing up. Easy if you're gripping some bottles.
10 reps for each exercise.

1. Bicycle Crunches. On back, legs up w/ right angle in the knees, hands behind head. Extend left leg out straight, and rotate torso to touch left elbow to right knee. Go the other way, touch right elbow to left knee, and extend the right leg out straight. Doing both sides = one rep.
A) 20 reps at a medium speed - - 2 seconds per leg
B) 20 reps very slow - 4 seconds per leg
C) 20 reps very fast - less than one second per leg (as fast as you can go)

Get into the position of a downhill ski racer (feet at least shoulder width apart, arms extended far in front of you, straight out, butt pretty far back, and your back should be low and close to parallel to the ground).
From here, jump as high up as you can, trying to hold the position, then land in the position.
Repeat. important to keep those arms in front, driving your hands forward.
Do 10-20 of these. Trust me, you'l feel it. Even more the next day!

You need a long straight column of space w/ good clear surface for this one.
Start in a squat position, on your toes, with your butt almost resting on your heels. You're as low to the ground as you can get. Back straight up, arms by your side.
Now jump as far forward as possible, travelling at least 2-6 feet per jump, and land in the same position. You basically stay in the super low squat position.. As soon as you land and regain balance, do it again. So you are travelling forward, jump after jump after jump.
Do 10-20 of these.