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How to be fluent in Italian


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I would need the language to get along 1 month ago

Lat year i went out and bought a beginner Italian book and CD and although i can speak enough to impress my friends 9who know naught) I can not get past the greetings and exchanging details. It’s a beautiful language that i would love to learn



Josh Petersen Hello Startup Day!

Total struggle 8 months ago

I’m still slogging away at Italian, but this week I almost gave up. I never make the time to do my homework and then I spend most of the lesson telling stupid stories in the present tense (and often in the wrong person). Beh!



10 minutes per day? 10 months ago

Ok, after doing my English exams now it´s time to improve my Italian, maybe use the few minutes I used to use for English (Oh, but want to improve my Spanish as well!). So, today was my first day, 10 minutes of Italian with my hot water bottle in bed! It was good because it´s just 10 minutes. And then I wrote in the book the date and how many minutes. Let´s see…



CheatingSheila is wading through the muck

I've been tutoring French & Italian for about 3 months now 12 months ago

It’s really helped me maintain my fluency level! Yeah!



Wednesdays and Thursdays 14 months ago

I have no excuse not to do this. With an Italian boyfriend (and Spanish, the same boyfriend, ah!) I really have a good opportunity to do this well and quickly. So now he speaks to me in Italian on Wednesdays and I answer in Spanish, and on Thursdays he speaks in Italian and I (try) to answer in Italian. It’s easier for me as I’m Portuguese and I speak Spanish fluently and some French but there are many things that are different.

I could be putting more effort into this but I have other priorities, but anyway I’m improving. This is a good way to couples to speak each others languages because if you know that that day you will do this you will do it naturally instead of waiting for the day when you and your partner are in the mood to learn a new language.



be fluent in italian 16 months ago

i want to be fluent in italian so i can have a proper conversation with my grandparents without my mum translating for me



chispa is seeking direction

later 18 months ago

not now.



chispa is seeking direction

some day 18 months ago

i’lll have to come back to this one. no more trip to italy in my future.



food vocabulary 18 months ago

I’ve moved on to learning some basic food names. It’s really the pronunciation of the words that frustrate me.. For example, il granoturco has 2 too many rolling r’s for my little Midwestern accent. However, I am not discouraged.. ;-)



PixelFun is happy to be me!!!

I am clearing out my goals 18 months ago

and I think this one will have to be put on the back burner



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cherripink13 asks, “Hey, I have about four years of taking spanish in school, and was wondering how to get started on learning Italian (on my own). Do audiobooks really work? If so, which (free would be best)? Thanks so much.”
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