Anyone Speak Italian?
POSTED BY: FaithLovesPurple
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 17:31
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I'm absolutely in love with the language and culture and I just took it for two quarters, but am taking this Spring semester off before I graduate to go job-hunting--so, my Italian classes are on hiatus atm. I took it simply because I wanted to, which I wish I would've realized before I had taken my language requirements in Spanish. However, having taken Spanish for like 6 years (3 in h.s. then another 3 when I forget everything) has helped a bit with my Italian.
I've tried doing penpal type things online, but sometimes you don't get many people from there. And I got a bit frustrated because this one guy would keep asking to meet me and he's in Italy for God sake's so that wouldn't even be plausible! Though, someday, I'd LOVE to visit, just for a lot more than meeting a random person.
Anywho, just thought, since BC's are spread out all over the world and diverse and whatnot (Had no luck at the other forum I visit)...maybe I'd get lucky? I'd like to practice my Italian unless I get rusty, you know? My listening skills are pretty good, as with Spanish, but what I really lack (im both languages) has always been coming up with what I've learned off the top of my head to communicate--whether via speech or writing. Writing is easier but I know that if I can practice that better, I'd struggle less to pull out words to speak them.
--Faith
"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."
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I speak Italian. Not real well, and I don’t know how to spell it or read it at all. I learned it solely by listening to language DVD’s and talking with people in Italy. So sufficed to say, my Italian is far from standard, but it gets me around. I can order food, find a toilet or bitch at the hotel clerk.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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Hi! I do, actually. I'm not fluent, having been born and raised in America by American parents, but I've been taking Italian for three years and at this point would call myself proficient without a doubt, and conversational and all that stuff. So I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for, but maybe I can help.
HONKS
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Hm...I could've sworn I made a reply. That was weird. Anyway, Finn--lol--I'm curious how you bitch at a hotel clerk...not that I'd use it, but just so I can put it in my back pocket if I do >.>
WTE: Just looking for someone I could write to in Italian, and you seem like you might be a good candidate! So, you're American...but are you of Italian heritage? If not, how'd you come across Italian? Seems like most people either take Spanish, French, or Japanese in school for requirements.
I also have a question. How do you use -ing verbs in Italian? I don't remember that tense in my classes. I looked it up online really quick and it said somewhere that present tense can also be used as -ing?
I've been trying to watch Italian programs online, and currently am going through "I Cesaroni." I didn't want anything too soap opery, so it works. My Italian teacher said Italian TV is either really good or really bad, lol.
Ciao. Mi chiamo Faith e abito a California. Um... Andró a Italia cuando avró i soldi. Wow, non so che dire--mi dispiace!
I hate beginning a language because I have to think in such an elementary fashion, y'know?
--Faith
"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."
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Ah, well, I guess this thread might be a good excuse for me to finally delurk 
I'm italian, I live in Italy, and I'd like to help you. That is, if you can stand someone who's really anal about grammar... just kidding. Or maybe not.
Oh, about italian TV... it's usually just really, really bad.
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Tetisheri
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Ciao, I'm Italian too (from Milano, North Italy) so if you need any help I'd be glad to help!
www.cthomashowell.net
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Wow, I didn't think I'd get replies so quickly--I'm very pleased
Could you guys maybe type something out in Italian and I'll see if I can understand it?
--Faith
"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."
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Ciao Faith!
Va bene, vediamo...
Da quanto tempo sei una Browncoat? E qual'è il tuo personaggio preferito? Il mio è Jayne.
Se hai un programma di chat, possiamo dialogare ogni tanto, sarebbe utile per farti fare pratica di lingua Italiana...io uso Yahoo, Aol o MSN.
Fammi sapere!
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Okay, I'm going to try to translate what you said. Though I get 90 percent of it, some I'm just kind of guessing on >.>
"Okay, let's see (we see?)...
How long have you been a Browncoat? And which is your favorite character/person? Mine is Jayne. If you have a chat program, we could be able to chat [each a lot?], [something] use to give you practice of Italian...I use Yahoo, AOL, or MSN. Let me know!"
Sono una Browncoat da aprile 2006. E il mio personaggio preferito é Mal perché é similar a me, ma mi piacciono gli tutti personaggi. Si, ho un programma di chat--Yahoo o AIM--e puoi mandami un IM a Drmgurl4evr. Si, my s/n é molto...blech...ma l'ho da 1998 e sono pigra a cambiarelo.
--Faith
"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."
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Fantastico! Hai capito perfettamente tutto quello che ho scritto, sei bravissima!
Ti ho aggiunta al mio Yahoo Messenger.
Quel "ogni tanto" [each a lot] si traduce con "from time to time or sometimes".
similar=simile
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