Shall we fika (In other terms: Would you like to go out for coffee and get desserts?)
Shall speak English: "Ska prata engelska"
Roughly translated to -these nuts
The singular confiscata and the plural confiscatein the feminine and the singular confiscato and the plural confiscati in the masculine are Italian equivalents of the English word "confiscated." The exact choice depends upon the gender and number to which the adjective/past participle refers. The respective pronunciations will be "KON-fee-SKA-ta" and "KON-fee-SKA-tey" in the feminine and "KON-fee-SKA-to" and "KON-fee-SKA-tee" in the masculine in Italian.
"My lively one" said about or to someone female or something feminine is just one English equivalent of the Italian phrase mia fresca. The pronunciation will be "MEE-a-FREY-ska" in Italian.
Rinfrescato if it's referred to the temperature. Aggiornato if you're refreshing a web page. It means "updated" too.
Vasca da bagno is an Italian equivalent of the English word "tub." The feminine singular noun, preposition, and masculine singular noun translate literally into English as "basin (tub) from bath." The pronunciation will be "VA-ska da BA-nyo" in Italian.
Pescatore is an Italian equivalent of the English word "fisherman." The masculine singular noun may be preceded immediately by the masculine singular il since Italian employs definite articles where English does and does not use "the." The pronunciation will be "(eel) PEY-ska-TO-rey" in Pisan Italian.
"Darkened ape" is an English equivalent of the Latin phrase Macaca fuscata. The feminine singular noun and adjective/past participle represent the scientific classification for the Japanese macaque. The pronunciation will be "muh-KA-kuh fuh-SKA-tuh" in Latin.
Frutta fresca is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "fresh fruit." The feminine singular noun and adjective serve to illustrate a general rule in Italian grammar, whereby a modifier typically -- and most unlike English -- follows its noun. The pronunciation will be "FROOT-ta FREY-ska" in Italian.
"Pocket full of dreams" in English is tasca piena di sogni in Italian. The phrase represents a rare instance where English and Italian phrase or sentence resemble each other most strikingly. The pronunciation will be "TA-ska PYEH-na dee SO-nyee" in Italian.
Hot dog, salsiccia tedesca, and würstel are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "hot dog." The choice depends upon whether the speaker wishes to use English (case 1) or German (example 2) loan words or Italian equivalents (instance 3, translated into English as "German sausage"). The respective pronunciations will be "ot dog," sal-SEET-tcha tey-DEY-ska," and vyoor-stel" in Italian.
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