{"id":11126,"date":"2014-09-15T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=11126"},"modified":"2021-08-25T06:03:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:03:41","slug":"figurati-figuariamoci-che-figura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/figurati-figuariamoci-che-figura\/","title":{"rendered":"What they don’t teach you #4: Figurati, figuariamoci, che figura! PODCAST"},"content":{"rendered":"IfyouopenyourItaliandictionaryandchecktheverbs\u201cfigurarsi\u201dand\u201cfareunafigura\u201dyouwillseetheybothhavedifferentmeanings.LearnhowweusethosewordsinconversationalItalian.ListentothePodcast.<\/h1>\nRecently,astudentaskedmethedifferencebetween\u201cfigurati\u201d\u201cfiguriamoci\u201d,and\u201cfareunafigura\u201d,allverycommonexpressions.Perhapsyouheardtheidiom\u00a0“chefigura!”.Let\u2019s”figure”outwhattheymean.<\/p>\n*SpecialthankstoMariko,ourJapanesefriend,forrecordingpartofthispodcast.<\/p>\nFiguratiandFiguriamoci.<\/h2>\n\n
  • Tiringrazioperiltuoaiuto.<\/li>\n
  • Figurati!Nonc\u2019\u00e8diche.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nIt’spronouncedfig\u00f9rati<\/em>anditliterallymeans\u201cimaginethat,picturethat\u201d.Ifyoureadorhearitaftera”grazie”,itsimplymeans\u201cyouareverywelcome,don\u2019tmentionit\u201d.AnotherinterestingwaytosayyouarewelcomeinItalianisnonc\u2019\u00e8diche<\/em>,literally,there\u2019snothingtobe(thankful)about.Butagain,justlikewelcome<\/em>inEnglish,whenwesaythatwedon\u2019tthinkabouttheactual,literalmeaning.It\u2019sjustaninteriezione<\/a>,anautomaticanswer.<\/p>\n\n\n
  • Laringrazioperilsuoaiuto<\/li>\n
  • Sifiguri!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\nThisisthepoliteversionoftheinformalthankyou-welcomeformulaabove.YouaregoingtochangeFigurati<\/em>inSifiguri<\/em>whenyousayyou\u201carewelcome\u201dtoastranger,usingtheformalLei.<\/p>\n\n\n
  • Mariotihatelefonato?<\/li>\n
  • Figurati!(Figuriamoci!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\nThat\u2019syetanothermeaningoffigurati<\/em>andfiguriamoci<\/em>.OfcourseMariodidn’tcallme,\u201cyoucanpicturethat\u201d,weknowhowheis,figurati!<\/em>Inthiscase,itwillalwaysmean\u201cofcoursenot,don’tevenmentionthat\u201d,youknowtheanswer.<\/p>\nWecanusethepluralFiguriamoci<\/em>(noi-we)withthesamemeaning,butwithanimpersonaltone.Figuriamociseilcapomidar\u00e0unaumento<\/em>,mybosswillnevergivemeasalaryincrease,wealreadyknowthat,don’twe?<\/p>\nAsubstantial\u00a0differencebetweenFigurati<\/em>andFiguriamoci<\/em>isthatwedon\u2019tusuallysaythelattertomean\u201cyouarewelcome\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n
  • Nonmipiacemoltoilpesce,figuriamociquellocrudo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\nIdon\u2019tlikefishthatmuch,letalonewhenraw.Figurati<\/em>andFiguriamoci<\/em>canalsoreinforceapreviousstatement,likeinEnglish\u201cletalone\u2026\u201d.Anotherexample:Nonhotempoperleggereilgiornale,figuriamociunlibro!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n
  • ComealsolitoStefanononsi\u00e8ricordatodelnostroanniversario,figurati.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\nStefanoforgotaboutouranniversary,\u201ctellmeaboutit!\u201dThat’sexactlywhatFigurati<\/em>orFiguriamoci<\/em>meaninthiscase.Firenzeinestate\u00e8pienadituristicomealsolito,figuriamoci!<\/em>TellmesomethingIdon\u2019tknow.<\/p>\nIfyouhaveachance,trytousefigurati<\/em>andfiguriamoci<\/em>.YourspokenItalianwillsoundmorenatural.Next,wearegoingtoexplain”fareunafigura”<\/p>\n\nFareunabrutta\/bellafigura<\/h2>\n\n
  • Chefigura!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\nThat\u2019skindoftoughtotranslateinEnglish.Ifwegofor\u201ctomakeabadimpression\u201dwemaythinkof\u00a0someone\u00a0whodidn\u2019timpresspositivelyotherpeople,forsomereason.<\/p>\nChefigura!<\/em>isdifferent,itreferstoanembarrassingevent,asingleepisode.Mentreparlavoavevolacernieraaperta,chefigura!<\/em>whenIwastalkingtheflyofmypantswasopen,Chefigura!<\/em>InItalian,weadd\u00a0thesuffix\u2013accia<\/em>to\u00a0giveanegativemeaningtoalmosteveryword.Chefiguraccia!<\/em>whatanembarrassment!\u00a0Che(brutta)figura!<\/em><\/p>\nTheoppositeisfareunabellafigura.<\/em>Inthiscasewecansafelytranslateitin\u201ctomakeagoodimpression\u201d,notnecessarilyrelatedtoasingleevent.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    IfyouopenyourItaliandictionaryandchecktheverbs\u201cfigurarsi\u201dand\u201cfareunafigura\u201dyouwillseetheybothhavedifferentmeanings.LearnhowweusethosewordsinconversationalItalian.ListentothePodcast. Recently,astudentaskedmethedifferencebetween\u201cfigurati\u201d\u201cfiguriamoci\u201d,and\u201cfareunafigura\u201d,allverycommonexpressions.Perhapsyouheardtheidiom\u00a0“chefigura!”.Let\u2019s”figure”outwhattheymean. *SpecialthankstoMariko,ourJapanesefriend,forrecordingpartofthispodcast. FiguratiandFiguriamoci. Tiringrazioperiltuoaiuto. Figurati!Nonc\u2019\u00e8diche. It’spronouncedfig\u00f9ratianditliterallymeans\u201cimaginethat,picturethat\u201d.Ifyoureadorhearitaftera”grazie”,itsimplymeans\u201cyouareverywelcome,don\u2019tmentionit\u201d.AnotherinterestingwaytosayyouarewelcomeinItalianisnonc\u2019\u00e8diche,literally,there\u2019snothingtobe(thankful)about.Butagain,justlikewelcomeinEnglish,whenwesaythatwedon\u2019tthinkabouttheactual,literalmeaning.It\u2019sjustaninteriezione,anautomaticanswer. Laringrazioperilsuoaiuto Sifiguri! Thisisthepoliteversionoftheinformalthankyou-welcomeformulaabove.YouaregoingtochangeFiguratiinSifiguriwhenyousayyou\u201carewelcome\u201dtoastranger,usingtheformalLei. Mariotihatelefonato? Figurati!(Figuriamoci!) That\u2019syetanothermeaningoffiguratiandfiguriamoci.OfcourseMariodidn’tcallme,\u201cyoucanpicturethat\u201d,weknowhowheis,figurati!Inthiscase,itwillalwaysmean\u201cofcoursenot,don’tevenmentionthat\u201d,youknowtheanswer. WecanusethepluralFiguriamoci(noi-we)withthesamemeaning,butwithanimpersonaltone.Figuriamociseilcapomidar\u00e0unaumento,mybosswillnevergivemeasalaryincrease,wealreadyknowthat,don’twe? Asubstantial\u00a0differencebetweenFiguratiandFiguriamociisthatwedon\u2019tusuallysaythelattertomean\u201cyouarewelcome\u201d. Nonmipiacemoltoilpesce,figuriamociquellocrudo. Idon\u2019tlikefishthatmuch,letalonewhenraw.FiguratiandFiguriamocicanalsoreinforceapreviousstatement,likeinEnglish\u201cletalone\u2026\u201d.Anotherexample:Nonhotempoperleggereilgiornale,figuriamociunlibro! ComealsolitoStefanononsi\u00e8ricordatodelnostroanniversario,figurati. Stefanoforgotaboutouranniversary,\u201ctellmeaboutit!\u201dThat’sexactlywhatFiguratiorFiguriamocimeaninthiscase.Firenzeinestate\u00e8pienadituristicomealsolito,figuriamoci!TellmesomethingIdon\u2019tknow. Ifyouhaveachance,trytousefiguratiandfiguriamoci.YourspokenItalianwillsoundmorenatural.Next,wearegoingtoexplain”fareunafigura” Fareunabrutta\/bellafigura Chefigura! That\u2019skindoftoughtotranslateinEnglish.Ifwegofor\u201ctomakeabadimpression\u201dwemaythinkof\u00a0someone\u00a0whodidn\u2019timpresspositivelyotherpeople,forsomereason. Chefigura!isdifferent,itreferstoanembarrassingevent,asingleepisode.Mentreparlavoavevolacernieraaperta,chefigura!whenIwastalkingtheflyofmypantswasopen,Chefigura!InItalian,weadd\u00a0thesuffix\u2013acciato\u00a0giveanegativemeaningtoalmosteveryword.Chefiguraccia!whatanembarrassment!\u00a0Che(brutta)figura! Theoppositeisfareunabellafigura.Inthiscasewecansafelytranslateitin\u201ctomakeagoodimpression\u201d,notnecessarilyrelatedtoasingleevent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[871,869,870],"class_list":["post-11126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lingua","tag-che-figura","tag-figurati","tag-figuriamoci","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}