day 73living abroad

unit 11 · the world & the exam

living abroad

Talk about living abroad: mi sento come se fossi a casa; homesickness, adapting, a mother tongue, a second home.

today’s words

costringere · to force, to compel
russo · Russian
distante · far, distant
latino · Latin
il disagio · discomfort, unease
la permanenza · stay, period of residence
il ritorno · return, going back
arabo · Arab, Arabic
adattarsi · to adapt
ambientarsi · to settle in, to get used to a place
la madrelingua · mother tongue; native speaker
bilingue · bilingual
emigrare · to emigrate
emigrante · emigrant
la patria · homeland, native country
spaesato · lost, disoriented (in a new place)
la lontananza · distance, being far away
nostalgico · nostalgic, homesick
la malinconia · melancholy, quiet sadness
provenire · to come from, originate from
l'immigrato · immigrant

sentences

Mi sento come se fossi a casa. · I feel as if I were at home.
Parla italiano come se fosse nata qui. · She speaks Italian as if she had been born here.
La lontananza costringe a crescere. · Being far away forces you to grow.
Il ritorno a casa è bello e un po' triste. · Going home is lovely and a little sad.
Una lunga permanenza all'estero cambia le persone. · A long stay abroad changes people.