Word of the Week
Written by admin on 29 December, 2008 – 10:53 am -Now we are ready to begin a new year the word I have chosen is:
anno m. (pl. anni)
year
- un anno dopo l’altro – year in year out / year after year
- di anno in anno – from year to year
- anno bisestile – leap year
- Ha dodici anni – He is 12 years old (lit. he has 12 years)
- anno luce – light year
- gli anni Venti – the twenties (1920s)
- Lei porta bene gli anni – she doesn’t look her age (lit. she carries the years well)
- ultimo dell’anno (San Silvestro) – New Year’s Eve
- Capodanno – New Year’s Day
- Felice anno nuovo! – Happy New Year!
Of course there are many more expressions. Feel free to add your own in the comments.
I wish you all a felice anno nuovo!
Posted in Language |
By MDs on Dec 29, 2008 | Reply
How about this one!
“Gli anni verdi - one’s youth” (literally “the green years” and is equivalent to “Salad days” expression in English).
By Mike Coyle on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Wow, well done - that’s a good one! Didn’t know that one.
By G@ttoGiallo on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
… qualche anno fa / a few years ago
- l’anno prossimo / next year
- l’anno scorso / last year
- compleanno / birthday
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By Mike Coyle on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
@G@ttoGiallo - thanks for those, very useful.