Thursday, July 10, 2008
What's in a Name
For those of you who don't speak Italian, I thought I would explain the name of my blog, "Girl in Giro". "Giro", literally, is a "turn" but "in giro'' in Italian means "about town" or "out and about". "Sono in giro" means "I am out and about". Do any of the Italian speakers have a better way of explaining? Something to add? Sometimes the most obvious translations escape me....
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Doesn't giro also mean a trip/journey?
I like your blog name. I though it was a nice play on words....girl about town or something like that. :)
You could say "facciamo un giro" meaning let's take a walk or go for a ride.
You could say that on vacation you were "in giro per l'italia", meaning going around Italy, but you could not say "I went for a giro in Italy" to mean "I went on a trip to Italy". I dont even know if that makes sense!
Thank you!
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