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Start Training For the Italian Language Olympics!
The 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games weren't just for sports such as pattinaggio artistico (figure skating) or sci di fondo (cross-country skiing). They could have also served as a great way to get your linguistic muscles in shape! The XX Giochi Olimpici Invernali were held in the Piemonte region of Italy, so wouldn't it have been wonderful, when visiting the area, to speak Italian like a native, follow the world-class athletic events without resorting to a dictionary, and sample la cucina valdostana with confidence?
Italian For Beginners
If you want to win a medaglia d'oro, it's not too late - but you've got to practice. So why not start with Italian For Beginners, free Internet online instruction at About Italian Language. You can learn the Italian alphabet, study basic grammar and verbs, build your vocabulary, practice with workbook exercises, and find other resources to learn Italian. There's even an audio lab for pronunciation help!
Discipline Olimpiche
Everything's got a name, and Olympic sports are no different. Here are the Italian names for sporting events that athletes competed in at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games.
- biathlon—biathlon
- bob—bobsleigh
- combinata nordica—nordic combined
- curling—curling
- freestyle—freestyle skiing
- hockey su ghiaccio—ice hockey
- Olympic disciplines—discipline Olimpiche
- pattinaggio artistico—figure skating
- pattinaggio di velocità—speed skating
- salto—ski-jumping
- sci alpino—alpine skiing
- sci di fondo—cross-country skiing
- short-track—short-track
- skeleton—skeleton
- slittino—luge
- snowboard—snowboard
