Paolo Dagonnier, Author at The Pimsleur Language Blog

Belgian Beer Culture – a UNESCO Treasure

Paolo Dagonnier — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:00:48 +0000

Notes from the Beer Capital of the World Don’t know if you noticed, but “Belgian,” “beer,” and “bloody-hell-that’s-good“ all start with the same letter. Coincidence? We don’t think so. Yet looking at the numbers, it’s hard to say why Belgium has become the Motherland of Brewskies. Indeed, size-wise, Belgium is bigger than Haiti by a few inches Read More >>

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Bologna – Hip Bars and Good Eats

Paolo Dagonnier — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:20:51 +0000

Just 35 minutes by train from Florence, 75 from Milan and 87 from Venice, Bologna Italy is an unsung gem on most tourists’ travel routes. Bologna is a lot of things, but it’s sure not colorless. Its three nicknames describe a city that is packed with pep, creativity and, of course, mouth-watering treats. More than Read More >>

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Navigating French Slang – Verlan

Paolo Dagonnier — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:26:03 +0000

Trop relou, j’ai pas pu aller à la teuf hier! Didn’t get that? Don’t worry, that’s what we’re here for. By the way, in French slang the sentence means, “That s*cks, I didn’t make it to the party yesterday!,” but with a French linguistic delicacy thrown in called Verlan. What is French Verlan Slang? French Read More >>

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