How can I learn italian?
November 19, 2008 by admin · 12 Comments
I'm italian and this year in school we're really studying our heritage. its fun. i've always been interested in learning, and i tried last summer but i couldn't stay motivated. it isn't offered as a language course at our school and i really wanna learn! i know bits and pieces, but can't speak in sentances. any advice will be appreciated!
my parents are both italian… actually my moms only half but they aren't fluent. they're parents stopped speaking italian when they moved 2 the US.
Method #1- Move to Italy.
Method #2- Marry an Italian-speaking Italian.
Method #3- Eat a lot of spaghetti and meat-a-balls
Method #4- Enroll in an on-line Italian class and, if already married-eliminate Method #2. Also, moderate Method #3.
What is the best way to learn Italian?
October 30, 2008 by admin · 7 Comments
Besides the obvious, spending time in Italy, what is the best way to learn Italian and be able to write and speak it fairly well?
Thanks for your help! =]
Enrol yourself in a class taught by an Italian native speaker … that's how I learned.
Then, when you've done the basics of grammar, try to read a short, simple novel (with the aid of a dictionary and a notebook), to expand your vocabulary.
Then do lots more reading, writing and speaking, and continue to attend classes regularly and do your homework.
Go on study holidays for 1-2 weeks a year in Italy (there are lots of language schools).
Get a monolingual grammar exercise book written in Italian like "Esercizi" and work your way through all the exercises several times.
Once you're intermediate-to-advanced, install Italian satellite TV (Hotbird 2) – ask your aerial man – five channels free to view! … If you're really determined, cut yourself off from all English-language broadcast media and listen to Italian TV every day.
Enjoy the wonders of Italian cinema available on DVD, without using the subtitles.
Participate in Answers Italia to improve your writing.
And there are a couple of psychological attitudes that are indispensable to second language acquisition …
firstly, determination … think hare and tortoise – don't expect miracles, it takes time, stickability and patience to learn a language successfully, so prepare yourself for a long haul – it's better to do the basics slowly and very thoroughly than rush it like a bull at a gate – and don't trust anything that says "learn Italian in a week" (or three months) on the cover!
secondly, enjoyment … the greatest language learners are children, so while taking your success goal seriously, take the opportunity to regress a bit … the best teachers use role play in class – and never be ashamed to ask dumb questions.
Any fast, easy and free ways to learn how to speak Italian?
October 12, 2008 by admin · 8 Comments
I just moved to Italy a week ago and I am getting SO frustrated not being able to understand anyone…. so like the title said, is there any fast, easy and free ways to learn Italian?
No. There are no quick and easy ways to learn a foreign language, free or otherwise.
But looking at the positive, you have already done what you need to do to learn as quickly and effectively as possible … move to Italy.
You could try asking at the Municipio if your local council provides classes in Italian as a second language for immigrants. Failing that, look for a private tutor – "insegnante a domcilio". Not free of course, but reasonable by English standards, and certainly effective.
What is the best book to learn Italian?
October 6, 2008 by admin · 3 Comments
I'll be going to Italy in the beginning of July and would like to learn at least enough Italian to get around and maybe make small talk with natives. Which books would you recommend?
Go to a real Italian restaurant, sit with them and eat and learn the named dishes in Italian. You will learn the pleasant words and phrases of conversation. You, like everyone else, will too quickly learn the 'bad' words on the street. Italians also talk with great movements of their hands. You will luv Italy, I was there in 1958.
What is the best/cheapest language book and dictionary to learn Italian?
October 6, 2008 by admin · 4 Comments
I am using Berlitz…an old paperback book, but I am looking for the best one. I also am interested in finding the best and most complete dictionary (book and online) to learn Italian.
Rosetta stone is the best package
What is the best way to learn Italian and french?
October 6, 2008 by admin · 3 Comments
I want to learn italian and french and was wondering what the best way was to learn it besides moving there.Like a Cd or something.
No doubt, rent movies in the language,,pay careful attention to the action going on there too. I learned Italian that way, of course I was living there but watching TV is the best….since there is RAI the Italian channel on cable, watch it when you can.
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