Section 2. Vocabulary - Making Small Talk

Dive more deeply into the vocabulary you were introduced to in section 2 of Think Like an Italian

Ciao! This is a part of a content series called Think Like an Italian, which is meant to help you develop more confidence to have conversations in real life. Start the series here.

This part is a continuation from section 2: making small talk, which included ten questions and answers, a short dialogue, and exercises.

In this part, you’ll review vocabulary related to the content from that section. Buono studio!

VOCABOLARIO

EXPLANATION #1: MAGLIA DA CALCIO

In question 9, you came across “la maglia da calcio” which means “calcio jersey.” 

Mi piace la tua maglia da calcio! Sei una tifosa degli azzurri? - I like your calcio jersey! Are you a fan of the Azzurri? 

So why is the preposition “da” in the middle of the words “jersey” and “calcio”?