L3XX1 is chillin' at home
Speaking Italian would be way cool. i love to learn new things.
How I did it: I had italian in hight school so it was great to be able to lear a language from scrap and have all the support. In Switzerland there is a part where people speak italian and it s easy to practice it, too. I wached italian TV and got used to the fast pace, too. Listen to italian songs from Gianna Nannini. Read how I did it…
io_ragazza has too much to do...
How I did it: I studied Italian at university out of pure chance. I enrolled to study law with French and hated law, so decided to study another language. There was room left on two courses: Norwegian or Italian! I picked Italian. I still don't know why...In 2005 I left for my year abroad and spend 6 months in france and 6 months in Italy. In France, I met an Italian and fell in love, so after a few years I decided to leave the UK and live in Italy per… Read how I did it…
neriende is keeping herself busy
How I did it: I took a super-intensive summer course last year, then I participated in an anual course, then in July I took another super-intensive course and in August I went to Palermo for another intensive course. After a year of studying I finished B2. I'm able to read press in Italian, watch movies and what's the most important I'm able not only to communicate but to do it correctly. I met many wonderful people in Sicily and when you understa… Read how I did it…
eloisaviruet is tired_wants_some_peace_n_quiet_
How I did it: I listened to Mina Mazzini songs over and over, Adriano Celentano's songs I downloaded: learnitalianpodcast.com. Watched raiuno.it and I bought a couple of books @ goodwill. Plus I try speaking In italian with my figlias, ma loro non capire niente! (= Oh, no actually my daughter Mandy learned the lyrics to "Insieme" by Mina, how cute Read how I did it…
How I did it: This may sound stupid but I haven't done anything: I'm Italian, this means I've learnt this beautiful language when I was one year old XD You may say: "So you didn't achieve your goals" but that's not quite true: I've actually learnt Italian when I started considering it in a more analytical way, when I stopped talking and became more interested in the rules hidding behind the language. So it took me one year to learn Italian, but one yea… Read how I did it…
L3XX1 is chillin' at home
Speaking Italian would be way cool. i love to learn new things.
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this can help youu (:
1. Dating an italian guy: for instance, he can help you with some nasty words ;)
Everyone who has been abroad for a while will say it’s much easier to learn a foreign language than by studying from a book. I experienced the same when I was learning English at school. Endless word lists were alternated with dry grammar, a combination that never allowed me to say what I really wanted. Even worse, I began to dislike learning English. And, off course, speaking English fluency was far away.
Then, starting as a PhD, I had the opportunity to work for a short period in the US. Although able to get myself understood, a hard time started where I was forced to speak, listen, write and read in English all day long. People spoke with all kinds of accents and dialects and I was really submersed in another culture and English. That’s where I learnt to speak English and overcome my fear to use the language.
Wouldn’t it be great to learn the language by just live in Italy? This would seem the best option, but currently not a viable option for me. Therefore, to enable as much of immersion as possible I changed my world to the Italian counterpart.
First thing was to set the language of my Macbook to Italian (was English). Now I know that “Scrivania e salvaschermo” is the word for screensaver. Nice. Did you know this? I also switched my iphone to Italian mode and I am planning to change my passwords to difficult words that I try to remember. Other options are changing my radio station to something like Radio Capital (from Rome) and read online Italian newspapers. Now talk about pseudo immersion….
So, by doing this I will be remembered continually about my goal: Learning Italian
Well, I guess this goal is a bit more than just living in Italy…
I enjoy italian food tremendously, I simply love a good cappuccino or espresso, and I am impressed by the beautiful landscape and architecture. In short, I love Italy! And, that’s why I would like to live there for a while.
My dream is to speak the language fluently, going to the market and discuss food, get cooking lessons from an Italian “Mamma”, and be part of their lifestyle; just for a couple of months, maybe longer.
To start fulfill this dream, I will learn the language first. I have listened to the first 8 cdroms of Michel Thomas and I am now trying to do the advanced course. So far I like this way of learning a lot. To learn the (very important) grammar with all the irregular verbs, I have bought a self study book.
The next steps will be to find a partner to practice speaking and doing some kind of speed language course in Italy.
I am giving myself a year to be able to speak and understand daily Italian. Let’s see if I will get this far.
I’m taking lessons
I should study more vocabulary and grammar but I have already so much to do for college…
I should read italian novels to become more fluently in italian
I want to learn Italian because my BF is an American of Italian descent. Learning Italian makes me feel closer to him.
Samsquish is out adventuring!
It’s the most beautiful language in the world, right? Plus I heard it all the time when I was a kid, I wish I’d learned it then…
I’ve always wanted to learn Italian simply because in the future, I want to live in Italy. That is my main life goal.
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Seattle
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Mahalie asks,
“Tell Me More vs. Rosetta Stone vs. Pimsleur? Anyone used any/all methods to learn Italian?”
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Charlotte
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Karina asks,
“Anybody know any good Italian singers or any music in Italian?”
— 2 years ago |
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Pennsylvania
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NettieSpaghetti asks,
“Has anyone used any good cirriculums/books that helped them to learn Italian? Or is it better to 'wing it'?”
— 2 years ago |
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Cape Town
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jewel1 asks,
“How to memorise words effectively”
— 3 years ago |
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