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| Ccaesar Triglot Groupie Denmark Joined 3793 days ago 84 posts - 94 votes  Speaks: Danish*, English, German Studies: Italian | Message 57 of 117 13 February 2015 at 10:15am | IP Logged |
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Salve
I am looking forward to seeing next month's challenge! :D I am thrilled to know that none of us have had to be removed and I wish all of you luck in your language learning. Now my connection to Caesar might be a bit obvious (my name here on the forum), however, in reality I chose it because I find it funny when I am mainly learning Italian on my own and I am really interested in Roman history. If any of you could recommend something to start reading in Italian I would appreciate it (I've only been at it for a little while of course), but I would like to look up some stuff to start reading later on. Edited by Ccaesar on 13 February 2015 at 10:16am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 58 of 117 13 February 2015 at 2:45pm | IP Logged |
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Hehe. Why the doube c btw? (or was simply Caesar already taken?)
I really like the books by Bonacci editore publishing house, like Che storia or the Percorso guidato series. I found quick links on Amazon but it's available in other places too, like bookdepository. These are written with learners in mind, so they're avoiding unnecessary vocabulary, but there are some words that you're expected to look up if you don't know them. A B2 learner should be able to cruise through these books without encountering any unfamiliar words. But these can be used even below B1 if you want to learn more vocab in your specialized areas, like tourism and history. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Ccaesar Triglot Groupie Denmark Joined 3793 days ago 84 posts - 94 votes Speaks: Danish*, English, German Studies: Italian | Message 59 of 117 14 February 2015 at 2:37pm | IP Logged |
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Caesar was already taken ;)
Thank you very much for the links I really appreciate it! Oh by the way I see that you are learning Danish! How goes that? :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| kanewai Triglot Senior Member United States justpaste.it/kanewai Joined 4887 days ago 1386 posts - 3054 votes Speaks: English*, French, Marshallese Studies: Italian, Spanish | Message 60 of 117 20 February 2015 at 9:49pm | IP Logged |
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I'm starting to get back in the swing of things after a month off. I didn't totally
neglect my languages, but I've been operating at about quarter speed. Mostly because I've been recovering from my vacation ... and the subsequent week-long hangover. My main focus right now is using Pimselur French IV as a review, and pushing slowly ahead with Italian Living Language. The last isn't too popular on HTLAL, but I really like it. The written and oral drills really help in solidifying grammar points I am familiar with but haven't internalized yet. Especially with those pesky Italian pronouns. On the reading front, Il nome della Rosa has been enjoyable. I'm reading slowly, but it's more accessible than I thought it would be. Eco's language is actually pretty straight-forward. I get lost in the discussions on medieval Catholic politics, but I would probably get lost in those sections in English too. Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs, meanwhile, is intense. Genet uses a lot of argot and gay street slang that isn't in my dictionary, but I can still follow along. It's the story of pimps, hustlers, and street kids in 1940's Paris. It's brilliant, but also really graphic. It is not a book for everyone. Edited by kanewai on 20 February 2015 at 9:56pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5791 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 61 of 117 21 February 2015 at 5:03pm | IP Logged |
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Concerning the reading in Italian, I liked "La solitudine dei numeri primi" by Paolo Giordano.
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| kanewai Triglot Senior Member United States justpaste.it/kanewai Joined 4887 days ago 1386 posts - 3054 votes Speaks: English*, French, Marshallese Studies: Italian, Spanish | Message 62 of 117 24 February 2015 at 2:21am | IP Logged |
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La solitudine dei numeri primi is high on my list - a couple of people have
recommended it! I need to move away from using my kindle for Italian first, and I think I'm almost there. One thing that's fun about Il nome della Rosa is the monk Salvatore who creates his own language, based upon Tuscan, Latin, Provençal and whatever else comes to his mind. Of course I can barely understand him, but no one else in the book can either. And it looks like our administrator even started a thread on Salvatore back in 2005: FX Primo giorno - Guglielmo and Adso meet Salvatore: Penitenziagite! Vide quando draco venturus est a rodegarla l'anima tua! La mortz est super nos! Prega che vene lo papa santo a liberar nos a malo de todas le peccata! Ah ah, ve piase ista negromanzia de Domini Nostri Ieus Christi! Et anco jois m'es dols e plazer m'es dolors.. Cave el diabolo! Semper m'aguaita in qualche canto per adentarme le carcagna. Ma Salvatore non est insipiens! Bonum monasterium, et aqui se magna et se priega dominum nostrum. Et el resto valet un figo seco. Et amen. No? From the English version: Penitenziagite! Watch out for the draco who cometh in futurum to gnaw your anima! Death is super nos! Pray the Santo Pater come to liberar nos a malo and all our sin! Ha ha, you like this negromanzia de Domini Nostri Jesu Christi! Et anco jois m'es dols e plazer m'es dolors... Cave el diabolo! Semper lying in wait for me in some angulum to snap at my heels. But Salvatore is not stupidus! Bonum monasterium, and aqui refectorium and pray to dominum nostrum. And the rest is worth merda. Amen. No? Edited by kanewai on 24 February 2015 at 2:25am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4045 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 63 of 117 25 February 2015 at 8:26am | IP Logged |
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Hi, I can try to translate it for you.
Sinners! Satan is going to kill your soul. The death is upon us. Pray that God come to free us from the curse of all the sins! Ah ah, do you like this necromancy of our Lord Jesus Christ!. And still joy is distressful to me and the pleasure is painful to me. Digs the devil! He traps me always in some song to bite my heels. But the Savious is not ignorant! Good monastery, and here is eaten and is prayed our lord. The rest doesn't worth anything. And amen. No? ... more or less. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 64 of 117 06 March 2015 at 6:05am | IP Logged |
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Wow cool! I didn't properly read it last time I saw. I hope we haven't lost any posts in the outage?
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