Learn Italian » learning italian http://ohalc.com Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:05:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Any good tips for learning Italian? http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/any-good-tips-for-learning-italian http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/any-good-tips-for-learning-italian#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:12:59 +0000 admin http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/any-good-tips-for-learning-italian I just started learning italian from audio recorded cds and book and I was just wondering if anybody knew any good tips on learning the language.

Hi! If you want to improve your Italian, we could chat over Messenger, if you have it. ^_^

]]> http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/any-good-tips-for-learning-italian/feed 3 How hard is it to learn Italian? What about if I am learning it in Italy? http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-italian-what-about-if-i-am-learning-it-in-italy http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-italian-what-about-if-i-am-learning-it-in-italy#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:12:59 +0000 admin http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-italian-what-about-if-i-am-learning-it-in-italy 1-10: 10 being the most difficult.. please rank. Also please share any experiences you have had in italy. I am going to Italy this summer for a month, and im really excited, but also nervous! will it help im learning the language there as a class?

well i have never been to Brazil but im learning italian and portuguese. since my native language is spanish and spanish, portuguese, and italian are latin based romance languages. i think it’s pretty easy to learn italian. i had a german friend that was teaching me german and i found it super hard. so it differs for every person to learn. i would rate italian as a 6 . le italiano e multo bello.

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]]> http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-italian-what-about-if-i-am-learning-it-in-italy/feed 7 Is it easier to learn spanish before learning how to speak Italian? http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/is-it-easier-to-learn-spanish-before-learning-how-to-speak-italian http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/is-it-easier-to-learn-spanish-before-learning-how-to-speak-italian#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:12:59 +0000 admin http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/is-it-easier-to-learn-spanish-before-learning-how-to-speak-italian I am going to be taking spanish classes, and I really want to be fluent in Italian (the school I’m going to doesn’t offer Italian). My question is: is it easier to learn spanish and THEN learn italian, or can I just learn both languages at the same time? Thanks so much! :)

If you want to learn to speak them, you should not start them at the same time. They’re similar enough that you’ll confuse them. Start with Spanish, and once you get to a level where you can use all the tenses comfortably, then start Italian.

They’re both wonderful languages. Best of luck.

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]]> http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/is-it-easier-to-learn-spanish-before-learning-how-to-speak-italian/feed 9 What are the advantages of learning Italian ? http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:13:59 +0000 admin http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian What can I gain if I learn this language? Share your views. Someone says learning italian is a waste of time. I feel so sad because I love Italian culture. What should I do?
Extra Question ) My Chinese parents say , ” You are not living in Europe. Therefore, learning Italian is useless for you. ” They say I am a loser “You don’t know distinguish what is good or bad to you . ”

OMG, italian is NOT A WASTE OF TIME!!!!! but i totally believe you that someone on here would say that. everytime there is a question like ‘how do you say this in any language?’ or ‘what language do you speak?’ when me or other people say italian, people will thumb us down for no reason! italian is NOT a waste of time, they assume that because it is very close to latin, that italian is dead like latin. NOT SO!!!!!! and i went on vacation to california and i came into contact w/ many italians that spoke it!!! i swear!!! not to mention, i speak it!!! and i have italian family living in california (more in italy though). but also another misconception is that italian is only spoken in italy. italian is spoken in italy, switserland, the us, canada, argentina, france, germany, greece, even a little in africa and austrailia!!! it is only MOSTLY spoken in italy. but you should find SOME italian speakers evrywhere you go in the world. for crying out loud i found some in california!!!!! 70 million italian speakers in the world are still a lot of people to talk to! lol italian is beautiful!!! whoever said it is a waste is just jealous because they know everyone wants to vacation in italy or learn the language. not very many people WANT to learn say like spanish, they just do because they need it. ITALIAN IS JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AS CHINESE, SPANISH AND FRENCH!!!!! it is no less! it is beautiful, it is cool, and hip and chic, and wonderful, how dare they call it a waste of time!!!!!! it is not the worst language on earth!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dedicate this song to italian:

Non è giusto, non è vero
Non è un mostraccione
solo un poveraccio
ma in italiano
se di più, l’italiano ha molto più!

OHHH!!!! and also, consider this: if italian is such a waste of time, why is it the 3rd or 4th most commonly taught language in the u.s.? do tell me!!! ANDDDD, if you know italian, you can actually get some!!!

oh and PS!!!: dude, you seriously need to call child services on your abusive parents!!!!

regarding marla’s answer: NEVER…..EVER use spanish as a substitute for italian. never ever just assume you can speak streight spanish in italy and italians will understand you 99%. they are not THAT similar. they are similar, but there are more differences than similarities. marla’s answer is the equivalent of saying “well, english and german are both germanic languages and are very similar. so i guess that means when i go to germany this summer, i’ll just speak english to the germans, and they’ll understand english 99%.’ italian and spanish are NOT the same language, neither are they almost the same. think i’m bulshìtting?:

let’s compare!

english: My head hurts.

italian: La mia testa fa male.

french: Ma tête fai mal.

spanish: Mi cabeza duele.

Put it on the table.

Mettelo sul tavolo.

Mette-vous sur table.

Ponelo en la mesa.

Look at my face.

Guarda la mia faccia.

Reguarde-vous ma face.

Mira mi cara.

My sister is beautiful.

Mia sorella è bella.

Ma soeur est belle.

Mi hermana es hermosa.

more
più
plus
más

again
ancora
encore
otra vez

too much
troppo
trop
demasiado

cousin
cugino
cousin
primo

etc.

italian and french are SO MUCH closer:

1. italian and french share 89% lexical similarity
2. italian – catalan: 87%
3. italian – sardinian: 85%
4. italian – SPANISH: 82%
5. italian – rheto-romance and portugues: 78%
6. italian – romanian: 77%

don’t just assume spanish italian are practically the same. spanish is only the FOURTH closest to italian, AFTER french, catalan, and sardinian!

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]]> http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/feed 8 What program can help with learning italian? http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-program-can-help-with-learning-italian http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-program-can-help-with-learning-italian#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:13:59 +0000 admin http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-program-can-help-with-learning-italian I am taking an Italian course in school now, but would love to learn more when I am at home/not in class. Im looking for a program to help with sentence structure, piecing words together and generally do eveything that the classroom teaches you to do. What program would be best for me?

Ciao, sono italiana. Mi chiamo Elena e abito vicino a Milano.
If you want, you can write me an e-mail and we can talk in italian (and sometimes in english of course!). My english is not perfect, as you can see… but I’m here also to improve it!
A presto, spero.
Ciao.

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]]> http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-program-can-help-with-learning-italian/feed 1 What is the best method for learning Italian as an adult? http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-is-the-best-method-for-learning-italian-as-an-adult http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-is-the-best-method-for-learning-italian-as-an-adult#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:13:59 +0000 admin http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-is-the-best-method-for-learning-italian-as-an-adult I have been looking for a course or self taught books or website for learning to speak italian. So far everything that I have come across is not geared towards complete beginners. Any suggestions or assistance will be greatly appreciated.

You can use all the software and books in the world, but until you put yourself in a situation where you need to USE it, you won’t know it.

I didn’t learn italian until I actually went to Italy.

I thought all my life I was the greatest Italian American, but I didn’t know Jack Crap.

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