I crammed 6 weeks of duolingo italian before a trip to Sorrento last month. No-one asked me even once about my tall neighbour or my friendly boyfriend. Did, as per, have to find a farmacia. e mie gambe sembrano un bidone della macelleria a causa delle punture di zanzara.
I go to Greece often and have for a long time. I can order food and drink and be polite in the language. Duolingo has taught me to say that the pink vase is in the museum. Invaluable.
Oh my, that made me laugh so much. I’m also learning Italian on Duolingo and have come across some of these already. Some gems still in store. I’m definitely learning this song. 🇮🇹 🎶
They're not as interesting as the Italian ones. I had one about 10 Kg of drugs in a bag but must have deleted it. Getting my excuses ready if stopped by the police in France 😉
I have a current streak of 1156 days. I still can't ask where the toilets are in Italian but I can tell you that my (non-existent) sister sells refrigerators.
I had a whole thing recently about what 'majors' and 'minors' people were doing at university, which may be less esoteric than witches, but for someone who lives in the UK is just as mysterious.
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In Latin it's all about drunk parrots, and the wind destroying buildings
In Gaelic, Iain steals underpants and his father nicks cows. Also that office is unsuitable, because there's a sheep in it.
In the 80's, our French exchange student brought a book called Le Gimmick, which had French<->English idioms translated. The best?
"Faire une carte de France."
Literal: To make a map of France.
Idiom: To have a wet dream.