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[Italian Lesson] I live in Rome, but I’m originally from...
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[Italian Lesson] I live in Rome, but I’m originally from...

Ed il bello è che lui studia a Perugia ma è originario di Bologna e non conosce Orvieto!

Have you been to Bologna? 

I’ve been twice -- once on a food-tasting excursion with Rachele and another time with my mother. The latter time we stayed for a week, which gave me a tiny taste of how it might have felt if I had chosen to go to university there.

With Rachele, I tried my first fetta of salame rosa and drank wine in the oldest osteria

ALSO, I know that there are whispering walls in other places, but these were the first ones that I’ve ever experienced in-person. 

All of that is to lead up to your phrase for today, which is a way to say, “I live { here }, but originally, I’m from { here }.”

Here’s an example from this native dialogue:

Ed il bello è che lui studia a Perugia ma è originario di Bologna e non conosce Orvieto! - And the best part is that he studies at Perugia but he’s originally from Bologna and is not familiar with Orvieto.

It’s a useful phrase when you’re just meeting someone.

Other examples:

  • Abito in Idaho, ma sono originario del Michigan. - I live in Idaho, but I’m originally from Michigan.

  • Rachele vive a Firenze, ma è originaria dell’Arizona. - Rachel lives in Florence, but she’s originally from Arizona. 

  • Carlotta vive a Firenze….e è originaria di Firenze. :) - Carlotta lives in Florence... and she’s originally from Florence.  

What would your phrase be? 

Un abbraccio,

Cher


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