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We found that Italian language makes fairly easy reading for anyone who has had the usual school Latin and who knows some French. It is a very beautiful language, this one formed by Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio from the degenerate Latin of the Dark Ages. It is liquid and musical beyond all others and, comparatively, it is not hard. Every letter has its value. Every word, almost without exception, ends in a vowel, which has a full syllabic value. Its idioms are much like the French. One odd quirk it has which should be understood at the outset. The Vous of French, the Sie of German (as against the familiar tu and du) becomes in Italian Lei, which is literally she. It is a survival from obsolete forms of politeness (Your Excellence, Your Worship, etc.) which were feminine. One thus says to a heavily bearded railway porter, “Ha Lei monetà? (Has she change?) meaning, “Have you change?” And to the albergatore (hotel proprietor), be he ever so masculine, one says, “Ha Lei una stanza?” i. e. Has she a room? meaning “Have you a room?” The plural of Lei is Loro but this is very unimportant. Now we are determined in this lesson-by-a-duffer to be rigorously brief, to set down only the prime essentials. Here they are:
Portofino World is already working on the upcoming 2009 season on Portofino and in Italy around our unique destination as the umbeliveable Isle of Capri, the sparkling Positano, the enchanting Amalfi Coast and Ravello, the historical Florence, the unforgettable Venice, the exclusive Emerald Coast with Porto Cervo where you can book one of our Luxury Yachts, the warm Taormina and Sicily and the eternal Rome. In all the above locations, we have selected charmings Hotels offered with Best Price Guaranteed and Booking Online. We suggest to take a view in our Events area to find suggestions for unique moments, Like us. The Portofino season will opens, as usual, with the Holy Easter, as tradition, and immediately later, on April 23, with the very romantic Bonfires of St. George . | ||||
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