Learning Italian
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http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/mo...1/pageone.html Can you let me know if it works!!
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I just returned last week from a 2 week trip to Italy, and I was very glad I had learned a little Italian. I used a wide range of materials for my studies, but the two things I recommend most are Pimsleur(various levels available) and a 2 tape video cassette set by The Standard Deviants. I started listening to tapes six months before my trip, and I found I could really make myself understood. I even successfully bought Eurostar tix in Florence for my trip to Venice, speaking only in Italian. Pronunciation is key; then master a few key verbs for requests: Where is, How much does it cost, I would like, I need, What time does, etc. Most of all, don't be afraid to try: while many, many people in Italy speak English, everyone that I spoke with using my limited knowledge of Italian was very gracious. I traveled with friends, and they felt my skills were a big help. If you log on to www.florence.net, you can sign up for a weekly Italian lesson by e-mail. Buona fortuna e buon viaggio!
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Barb, I couldn't find the link at the www.florence.net site for the Italian lessons. More info please.
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Well, I thought I did pretty well in Italian, but I don't understand Bella's statement. What does "In solo due mese ti parle Italiano" mean, and what are these constructions? I think you're trying to say, "In only two months you speak Italian", but I think "ti" should be "tu" and "parle" should be "parli". If this is something other than second person singular subject pronoun and present indicative tense, then please enlighten me. Not trying to be sarcastic -- maybe you know something I don't, so please share.
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Yes ti, tu and lei all mean "you" but that doesn't mean they're interchangeable. Tu is nominative (used for the subject), while ti is objective (used for the object). If you said "parli" or "tu parli" (emphatic) it would mean "you speak" or "you are speaking" but "ti parli" would be reflexive, "you speak to yourself" or "you're speaking to yourself."<BR><BR>And parli and parle aren't the same either. The second person indicative of parlare is parli. There is no word parle in standard Italian in any tense, voice, or mood.<BR><BR>I hate to be so pedantic, but it really istn't nice to call other people "testa di cazzo" when they're right.