Mamma Mia - Decode Italian Hand Gestures, Accents and Onomatopoeias with Polyglot Artist Maddalena Mazzaferri from Rome, Italy
Update: 2024-05-01
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(VIDEO AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE) Laugh along with us while learning essential Italian words and sounds to avoid awkward misunderstandings, impressive regional accents that sound entirely different (e.g. Milanese vs. Roman), and the Italian hand gestures that non-Italians use, but might not fully understand.
Join host Catrin Skaperdas and polyglot artist Maddalena Mazzaferri as they have an entertaining chat about Italian culture inclusive of:
- Accents: Roman, Sicilian, and Milanese
- Italian Hand Gestures and their True Meanings
- Sounds to Communicate and Onomatopoeias in Italy
- Italian vs. U.S. Animal Sounds
- Maddalena's Mamma Mia Technique
- Challenging English Words for Italians and vice versa
- Correct Pronunciations of Italian Words: Mozzarella, Prosciutto, Spaghetti and Gnocchi
- Words to be Aware of their Double Meaning
- Similar Italian Words that have Completely Different Meanings
- Maddalena's Words of Wisdom
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For more information about Maddalena Mazzaferri, check out her YouTube @radioziamaddi or Instagram @radioziamaddi.
This interview is also available to watch on Spotify or YouTube.
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