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Festival delle Barche DragoDragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival vocabulary for Italian learners, built around one clear everyday scene.

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Festival delle Barche Drago: Dragon Boat Festival vocabulary guide

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drago

dragon
drago dragon
/ˈdra.ɡo/

Il drago è un simbolo di forza durante la Festa delle Barche Drago.The dragon is a symbol of strength during the Dragon Boat Festival.

barca

boat
barca boat
/ˈbarka/

La barca corre sul fiume durante la Festa delle Barche Drago.The boat races down the river during the Dragon Boat Festival.

festa

festival
festa festival
/ˈfɛsta/

La festa riunisce le famiglie ogni anno.The festival brings families together every year.

zongzi

zongzi
zongzi zongzi
zongzi · ˈdzɔndzi

Mangio gli zongzi durante la Festa delle barche drago.I eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

riso glutinoso

sticky rice
riso glutinoso sticky rice
/ˈriːzo ɡlutiˈnoːzo/

Le famiglie usano riso glutinoso per preparare gli zongzi alla Festa delle Barche Drago.Families use sticky rice to wrap zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival.

bambù

bamboo
bambù bamboo
/bamˈbu/

Le foglie di bambù si usano spesso per avvolgere gli zongzi durante la Festa delle Barche Drago.Bamboo leaves are often used to wrap zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

foglie di canna

reed leaves
foglie di canna reed leaves
/ˈfɔʎʎe di ˈkanna/

Le foglie di canna avvolgono il riso glutinoso degli zongzi.Reed leaves hold the sticky rice when families wrap zongzi.

remare

row
remare row
/reˈma.re/

Durante la gara del Dragon Boat Festival remiamo tutti insieme.We row together during the Dragon Boat Festival race.

squadra

team
squadra team
/ˈskwadra/ · /ˈskwadra/

La nostra squadra ha pagaiato con forza durante la gara del Festival delle Barche Drago.Our team paddled hard during the Dragon Boat Festival race.

tamburo

drum
tamburo drum
/tamˈbu.ro/

Il tamburo dà il ritmo alla gara di barche drago.The drum sets the pace for the dragon boat race.

gara

race
gara race
/ˈɡa.ra/

La gara inizia quando suona il tamburo.The race starts when the drum sounds.

eroe

hero
eroe hero
/eˈrɔ.e/

L'eroe viene ricordato durante la Festa delle Barche Drago.The hero is remembered during the Dragon Boat Festival.

artemisia

mugwort
artemisia mugwort
/arteˈmizja/

Durante la Festa delle Barche Drago, alcune persone appendono artemisia alla porta.People hang mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival.

fiume

river
fiume river
/ˈfju.me/

Durante la festa il fiume è pieno di barche.The river is full of boats during the festival.

calendario lunare

lunar calendar
calendario lunare lunar calendar
/kalenˈdarjo luˈnare/

La Festa delle Barche Drago segue il calendario lunare.The Dragon Boat Festival follows the lunar calendar.

tradizione

tradition
tradizione tradition
/traditˈtsjone/

La tradizione rende speciale la Festa delle Barche Drago ogni anno.Family tradition keeps the Dragon Boat Festival meaningful every year.

famiglia

family
famiglia family
/faˈmiʎʎa/ · /faˈmiʎʎa/

La mia famiglia prepara gli zongzi insieme per la Festa delle barche drago.My family makes zongzi together for the Dragon Boat Festival.

dolce

sweet
dolce sweet
/ˈdoltʃe/ · /ˈdoltʃe/

Lo zongzi dolce ha un sapore morbido e caldo.The sweet zongzi tastes soft and warm.

salato

savory
salato savory
/saˈla.to/

Mi piacciono gli zongzi salati durante la Festa delle barche drago.I like savory zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

sacchetto profumato

sachet
sacchetto profumato sachet
/sakˈketto profuˈmato/

I bambini possono indossare un sacchetto profumato durante la Festa delle Barche Drago.Children may wear a scented sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival.

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