Comments on: What are the advantages of learning Italian ? http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:55:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ragazzotuo http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-24 ragazzotuo Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:24:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-24 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!<br><b>References : </b><br>parlo italiano...in ogni senso. 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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parlo italiano…in ogni senso.

]]> By: Dios es amor http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-23 Dios es amor Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:07:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-23 Well, you can order pizza, spaghetti, ravioli, or similar in the original Seriously, you can understand opera, read the writings of Saint Francis in the original , or La Divina Comedia<br><b>References : </b><br> Well, you can order pizza, spaghetti, ravioli, or similar in the original

Seriously, you can understand opera, read the writings of Saint Francis in the original , or La Divina Comedia
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]]> By: Chris A2 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-22 Chris A2 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:44:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-22 So that if Italy ever invades Ethiopia again, and is actually successful this time, you can brag about knowing a language thats spoken in two whole countries.<br><b>References : </b><br>"Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert So that if Italy ever invades Ethiopia again, and is actually successful this time, you can brag about knowing a language thats spoken in two whole countries.
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"Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert

]]> By: LOL A http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-21 LOL A Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:30:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-21 "My Chinese parents..." ^^^That's your problem. Chinese parents are ridiculous. If you learn Italian, it can do nothing but help. If you're really interested in Italian culture, learning Italian should be fun. It's not a waste of time if you have fun learning the language. You should travel to Italy sometime to feel the language better and experience the Italian culture.<br><b>References : </b><br> "My Chinese parents…"

^^^That’s your problem. Chinese parents are ridiculous. If you learn Italian, it can do nothing but help. If you’re really interested in Italian culture, learning Italian should be fun. It’s not a waste of time if you have fun learning the language. You should travel to Italy sometime to feel the language better and experience the Italian culture.
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]]> By: cutie4evr88 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-20 cutie4evr88 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:46:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-20 you should totally learn Italian especially if you love the culture! it will really help in the future, with most jobs, you will get paid more just because you know a second language, it benifits you and your job. if people say its a waste of time, it doesnt matter its your time and you can use your time on whatever you want. not them. have fun with the language! it'll be fun! <br><b>References : </b><br> you should totally learn Italian especially if you love the culture!

it will really help in the future, with most jobs, you will get paid more just because you know a second language, it benifits you and your job.

if people say its a waste of time, it doesnt matter its your time and you can use your time on whatever you want. not them.

have fun with the language! it’ll be fun!

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]]> By: Marco R http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-19 Marco R Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:01:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-19 Not only will you be able to make yourself understood in places where Italian is spoken (namely Italy), you will be able to better understand and make connections with many English words (or words from practically any Romance language). If you learn Italian, learning any other Romance language will be much, much easier.<br><b>References : </b><br> Not only will you be able to make yourself understood in places where Italian is spoken (namely Italy), you will be able to better understand and make connections with many English words (or words from practically any Romance language).

If you learn Italian, learning any other Romance language will be much, much easier.
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]]> By: ??®? ? ? Il-Maltija ;-) http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-18 ??®? ? ? Il-Maltija ;-) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:45:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-18 Hey there I'm an Italian fluent speaker.I love the langauge,people and culture. LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE IS NEVER A WASTE OF TIME.Don't listen to them. Learn italian if you love it and you are ready to dedicate some of your time to the Italian language. Goodluck :)<br><b>References : </b><br>Oh well..I'm a European Fluent Italian speaker. Hey there I’m an Italian fluent speaker.I love the langauge,people and culture.

LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE IS NEVER A WASTE OF TIME.Don’t listen to them.

Learn italian if you love it and you are ready to dedicate some of your time to the Italian language.

Goodluck :)
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Oh well..I’m a European Fluent Italian speaker.

]]> By: Dark Angel http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian/comment-page-1#comment-17 Dark Angel Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:11:59 +0000 http://ohalc.com/learning-italian/what-are-the-advantages-of-learning-italian#comment-17 Learn Italian!! Don't listen to what everyone else is saying about it being a waste of time! One of the advantages of Learning Italian is you can speak Italian in...um...Italy! <br><b>References : </b><br> Learn Italian!! Don’t listen to what everyone else is saying about it being a waste of time!

One of the advantages of Learning Italian is you can speak Italian in…um…Italy!

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