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My name is Eliska. I like languages, sports, good foods and friendly, broad-minded people. :-)
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    Peachey: Haha, thank you for the link!
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    July 30, 2017
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    Thank you all for your reactions! I see it's a real matter out there in the world! :-) Although Italians seem to be exaggerating a little bit. Of course, I don't know all of Italy, but here in Abruzzo some people seem to think it is the most certain way to a terrible death! And my problem is that I cannot stay away from food for more than 3 hours - in theory, I should never swim.

    By the way, in the Czech Republic, we believe that you shouldn't eat cherries and drink anything afterwards. It is probably the watermelon-beer and mango-milk thing. I believe you might feel sick afterwards - because of fermentation processes which might occur in your stomach. It's relevant if you have eaten a lot of cherries, not if you have eaten two or three of them. By the way, the Italians laugh out loud about it. :-)


    Su.Ki: Thank you for having corrected my English! I'm afraid I have used an "Italglishism" :-) I'm going to correct it in the post.


    K P: This is true. I don't know the statistics but I would estimate that more Czechs know how to swim than Italians. Italians are often surprised when I say that we have lessons of swimming in kirdengartens and elementary schools. But I still think they might know better because those who work at the sea watch the swimmers every day all summer and I personally know a few people who have already saved drowning people or seen someone actually drown. They recount stories of tourists who had eaten and went to the sea and drowned. Had they drowned because of the food? Who knows.. :-)

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    July 30, 2017
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    "No bath if you have just eaten" - Have you heard that? (Question for the Australians, Brasilian, Spanish ecc)

    There is an interesting thing the Italians say: "You cannot go swimming in the sea if you have just eaten." They explain that your digestion would get "blocked" and you might pass out and drown.

    The Italians are very very serious and strict about it. If a child has eaten even a croissant the parents often insist on staying away from water for 2 - 3 hours.

    I am from the Czech Republic and I have never heard about "blocked digestion" leading to drowning. To me my parents used to say that I shouldn't jump into water if I had been in the sun for a long time and felt very hot. So it was more about the change of temperatures on one's body but we all have always eaten abundantly. :-)

    Now, I understand there can be a difference between my small inland country and a southern, seaside country where bathing in the sea is a part of their cultural heritage. That's why I'd like to ask anyone who comes from other hot seaside areas: Have your parents ever said something like that to you? Have you ever heard about it?

    Thank you!

    July 30, 2017
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    Vom Italienischen zum Deutschen: Erasmus-Vorbereitung Nach längerer Zeit bin ich wieder auf Italki! Ich habe den Sommer in Italien verbracht und viele neue Erlebnisse gewonnen. Ich war jedoch ziemlich ausgelastet und mein Deutsch hat dabei ein bisschen geleidet. Jetzt arbeite ich wieder fleißig daran. Ich habe mich im letzten Augenblick für Erasmus gemeldet und sie haben mich empfunden. Und ich habe Deutschland ausgewählt, weil Deutsch momental die Sprache ist, die ich lernen will. Deshalb werde ich seit März drei Monaten lang in Bayern studieren! Es ist aber auch eine große Herausforderung. Ich lerne Deutsch seit ein bisschen mehr als einem Jahr und auch wenn ich mag intensiv zu lernen, es ist für mich noch nicht ganz selbstverständlich, mich ordentlich zu äußern (zumindest mundlich, weil das Schreiben immer viel einfacher ist). Gott sei dank, daß sie keine Prüfungen verlangen! Der Unterricht wird allerdings nur im Deutschen geleitet. Zudem habe ich gehört, daß man in Bayern einen starken Akzent hat, auf dem es ein paar Wochen dauern könnte, sich zu gewöhnen. Was denken sie davon? Gibt es was Spezielles, das man in Bayern macht oder sagt, das ich wissen sollte? Habt ihr irgendwelche Tipps für mich? :-) Nun bis März werde ich deswegen noch viel studieren müssen. Ich habe mich schon zwei Lehrbücher von Wirtschaftsdeutsch angeschafft und lese häufig von verschiedenen Betrieben, Lieferunger, Fristen und Terminen, Verträge, Kredits, Marktlagen usw. Im kurzen gibt es Handel überall. Zudem benutze ich noch ein Lehrbuch von Alltagsdeutsch, das leider voll von nutzlose Artikel über Herrn Benda und gewissen Rolf ist. Dies dient mir allerdings auch, damit ich nicht nur wie die Geschäfte sondern auch wie das Wetter ist, lerne zu sagen. Falls es hier jemanden geben sollte, der an gegenseitigen Korrekturen von Texte interessiert wäre, stehe ich bereit! Leider kann ich nur Tschechisch anbiegen, weil ich mit meinen dilettantischen Korrekturen des Italienischen oder Englischen niemandem ins Gehege kommen will. :-) Danke für euere Zeit und eine eventuelle Korrektur wird sehr begrüßt!
    November 6, 2014
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    Kratký text o filmu „Vlk z Wall Street“

    Poslední film, který jsem viděla, byl „Vlk z Wall Street“. Hlavní herec byl Leonardo DiCaprio a moc se mi líbilo, jak on hrál ve svých polsedních pár filmech. Ten film byl o mladém muži Jordanovi, který začal pracovat na burze. Brzy se mu začalo líbit vydělávat peníze rychle a lehce a on založil novou firmu. S úspěchem a penězi přijdou ale taky alkohol, drogy a skandály. On rozvedl se se svou ženou a vzal si krásnou, ale hysterickou novou ženu. Potom doma jako ani ve firmě on nedělal skoro nic než oslavoval, a to silně/hodně. Protože svoje mu jeho práce, která začala být hodně špinavá, ho přinesla hodně peněz, on otevřel si nový bankovní účet ve Švýcarsku. Ta činnost bude byla ale důvod pro investigace/vyšetřování, a dokonce se tak Jordan dostal do vězení <em>(nebo "a dokonce byl Jordan zatčen")</em>.

     

    <em>Vypadá to jako zajímavý film! :-)</em>

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    March 4, 2014
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    La canzone di Kristinka Ieri ascoltavo questa canzone slovacca e mi è venuta voglia di tradurla nell'italiano. Pensavo il testo così bello - tutti dovrebbero capire di cosa ci si canta! Non so se ci sia già qualche traduzione sull'internet ma nel caso di no: eccola :-) La canzone si chiama Kristinka e fu scritta e cantata da Petr Nagy. Correzione sarà gradita (sebbene sarà probabilmente difficile siccome si tratta di lingua assai figurativa). La storia è di una ragazza che morì dopo una caduta da roccia. Quando la canzone fu scritta si credeva che l'autore la scrisse dopo che morisse qualche ragazza per lui molto vicina. Così si incise fortemente nella memoria della gente. L'autore però dopo tanti anni ammise ch'era fittizia. ____________________ Petr Nagy: Kristinka Kristinka avrebbe oggi i capelli (di/da?) 2 anni più lunghi, e il pianto mi tronca la parola, sai, quando ripasso sempre di nuovo: Come lei sta appeso aggrappata nelle crepe degli scogli alti. Nessuno mantenerà le tue corde quando stai precipitando dalle rocce verticali. Fui giù da lei subito quando il suo grido finì di suonare negli echi, e dietro le palpebre ho trovato due luccini (=luci piccoli) spaventati. Nessuno s’occupa di che cosa si sta sviluppando nelle mie vene. Nessuno mantenerà le tue corde quando stai precipitando dalle rocce verticali. Stai dormendo, Kristinka, forse stia solo dormendo, non ci credo, dai e alzati, forse la caduta sia stata solo un’illusione. Stai dormendo, Kristinka, forse stia solo dormendo, tu devi andare lassù; siamo già al tatto (=vicino) dalle nuvole. Tu sei l’unica da noi così vicino alle nuvole, tu sei l’unica da noi così vicino alle nuvole, alle nuvole. Esalò il fiato nelle mie braccia e dal momento m’inganno che Kristinka stia forse solo dormendo e che il silenzio parli per lei. Così si paga per quello che lei, giovane, voleva guardare dall’altezza degli scogli. Nessuno mantenerà le tue corde quando stai precipitando dalle roccie verticali.
    February 23, 2014
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    February 3, 2014
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    February 3, 2014
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  • Answered
    ah :) grazie pure a te!
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    February 3, 2014
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  • Posted
    C'è una diversa tra "vivo e vegeto" e "sano e salvo"? Grazie in anticipo! :)
    February 2, 2014
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