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| numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6785 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes  Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 41 of 112 12 November 2010 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | |||||
Well, I wasn't as old school to get the cassette tapes, I don't even have anything to play them back on :) If you read how I used the textbook I can understand that you think maybe I went a little overkill, transcribing all of it (apart from the dialogs), doing every single exercise, doing reviews etc. But I think it was completely worth it, because Italian is the first Romance language that I've studied (at least to any depth), and so I had a lot of ground to cover of the kind that I don't have to cover in say, Dutch. I notice now that when I read something in French I understand it much better, not just because I know more words (that are similar), but also because the sentence structure tends to jump out at me and I can see what's what much clearer. So since you already have Spanish under your belt, you would probably discover my method to be overly thorough, because a lot of things would be intuitively clear to you that weren't to me at the time. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Oasis88 Senior Member Australia Joined 5707 days ago 160 posts - 187 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Italian | Message 42 of 112 15 November 2010 at 3:17pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Thank you - advise taken. I'm still working through a basic grammar book and the idea of
spending a bit of time with LPS is STILL appealing to me because the idea of having grammar concepts ingrained is attractive. I appreciate your recommendations/reviews of this book - if I hadn't seen your blog this thing would have been accumulating dust at the library (perhaps YOU should thank the book). Still working on any Italian these days? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6785 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 43 of 112 15 November 2010 at 5:50pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Huh? I should thank the book? Okay. Thank you, book. Is that what you had in mind? No?
Then I have to say spiegati meglio. :) Yes I am. My intake of Dutch has suffered greatly for my unwillingness to put down Italian. It took months until I could even bring myself to give them equal amounts of time in the day. And that's on an average, programmed day. On days when I find myself with a little unanticipated extra free time I very often spend it on Italian. Since I started reading books just over a year ago (or more exactly, a book, which I finished in January), I have read thirty something books. My hour meter, which I still update, is past 1300 hours. Once on a chance occasion in a library I found this book called "Introduction to 20th-century Italian literature" by a certain Robert Gordon. I decided I might as well polish my skills by reading my way through the major works. Then once I feel more confident I'll try some older literature. It's quite a feast, really. Edited by numerodix on 15 November 2010 at 5:51pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| densou Senior Member Italy foto.webalice.it/denRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6134 days ago 120 posts - 121 votes Speaks: Italian* | Message 44 of 112 21 November 2010 at 12:45am | IP Logged | |||||
Don't rush or you would find any old stuff too hard. Like if it had been written in trøndensk or sognamaol :p ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6785 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 45 of 112 21 November 2010 at 1:29am | IP Logged | |||||
It's not that big a deal. If I find out I can't handle it I can always let it go a few years and try it again. But I don't think it's gonna be that impossible, I've lightly browsed some of it and I think I can make out some of it. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Vos Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 5568 days ago 766 posts - 1020 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Dutch, Polish | Message 46 of 112 21 November 2010 at 10:07am | IP Logged | |||||
Yes indeed, it is quite the peculiar language I'd have to agree. Just one of those things that can only be learned via exposure with natives and native material I guess. And perhaps lot's of questions directed at natives over trying to understand their confusingly odd nuances. Any chance you're a Patton fan and have heard his somewhat recent Mondo Cane record? Killer album. If you'd like some great music in Italian (at least to my ears), give it a listen. The songs are remakes of Italian 40's & 50's film scores. Very nicely done. Hoop alles gaat goed. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6785 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 47 of 112 21 November 2010 at 11:48am | IP Logged | |||||
It's the kind of thing that you will figure out eventually, but it takes time and repetition.
Patton sounds like a general from WW2? No, never heard about the artist. If you want to check out the kind of (contemporary) Italian music that I listen to recently, here are some: Irene Grandi Jovanotti Marco Carta Emma Marrone Luciano Ligabue Luca Dirisio Hoe gaat het dan met je Spaans? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6785 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 48 of 112 24 November 2010 at 2:26pm | IP Logged | |||||
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[nl] FINALLY finished with Assimil. Well, the first wave of Assimil, I still have
something like 50 dialogs to translate, but the lessons are up. It feels like it took insanely long. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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