FuroraCeltica Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6705 days ago 1187 posts - 1427 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: English*, Spanish, French
| Message 1 of 27 01 March 2010 at 6:43pm | IP Logged |
I have decided to start learning Italian, partly due to me working with quite a few Italians in my job. I have purchased Assimil Italian, and a handful of grammar and verb books, which are yet to arrive. In the meantime I am working on the basics.
Last night did 25 minutes on Italian words for "the" and "a". I weas surprised to learn that in Italian you have three ways of saying "the" plural (i, gli, le).
I also studied the verbs essere, and was surprised to learn that in Italian, unlike French, the word for polite you is NOT the same as plural you.
I have also been listening to Assimil Italian, and am pleasantly surprised by my comprehension.
My goal is a B2 in Italian, but I may revise this upwards or downwards, depending on time commitments and success levels.
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numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6623 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin
| Message 2 of 27 01 March 2010 at 7:21pm | IP Logged |
Buona fortuna!
Italian is rarely arduous, often pleasant and sometimes delightful.
It seems that you and I have the same languages under the microscope at the moment.
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FuroraCeltica Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6705 days ago 1187 posts - 1427 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: English*, Spanish, French
| Message 3 of 27 02 March 2010 at 3:35pm | IP Logged |
numerodix wrote:
Buona fortuna!
Italian is rarely arduous, often pleasant and sometimes delightful.
It seems that you and I have the same languages under the microscope at the moment. |
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We certainly do, if you have any tips or ideas, let me know :)
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FuroraCeltica Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6705 days ago 1187 posts - 1427 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: English*, Spanish, French
| Message 4 of 27 15 February 2011 at 11:17pm | IP Logged |
Did 20 minutes on Assimil Italian, shadowing and listening
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Oasis88 Senior Member Australia Joined 5545 days ago 160 posts - 187 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Italian
| Message 5 of 27 15 February 2011 at 11:21pm | IP Logged |
Another comes to the dark side... :)
Happy Italian-ing.
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magictom123 Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5433 days ago 272 posts - 365 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, French
| Message 6 of 27 15 February 2011 at 11:30pm | IP Logged |
FuroraCeltica wrote:
I have decided to start learning Italian, partly due to me
working with quite a few Italians in my job. I have purchased Assimil Italian, and a
handful of grammar and verb books, which are yet to arrive. In the meantime I am
working on the basics.
Last night did 25 minutes on Italian words for "the" and "a". I weas surprised to learn
that in Italian you have three ways of saying "the" plural (i, gli, le).
I also studied the verbs essere, and was surprised to learn that in Italian, unlike
French, the word for polite you is NOT the same as plural you.
I have also been listening to Assimil Italian, and am pleasantly surprised by my
comprehension.
My goal is a B2 in Italian, but I may revise this upwards or downwards, depending on
time commitments and success levels. |
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Nice to see you joining our small band of Italian learners. Good luck with your
studies. I would recommend you try the first hour of the Michel Thomas course at
michelthomas.co.uk for free. It is a very good course for getting to grips with
grammar in a pain free way.
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getreallanguage Diglot Senior Member Argentina youtube.com/getreall Joined 5311 days ago 240 posts - 371 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: Spanish*, English Studies: Italian, Dutch
| Message 7 of 27 16 February 2011 at 1:58am | IP Logged |
FuroraCeltica wrote:
I also studied the verbs essere, and was surprised to learn that in Italian, unlike French, the word for polite you is NOT the same as plural you. |
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Indeed. The verbs for the polite singular you inflect like the verbs for the third person singular, which is the same mechanic as 'usted' in Spanish.
In bocca al lupo!
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FuroraCeltica Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6705 days ago 1187 posts - 1427 votes ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) ![](/images/pokal.2.jpg) Speaks: English*, Spanish, French
| Message 8 of 27 17 February 2011 at 5:22pm | IP Logged |
Did 10 minutes reading an Italian article to see how much I understood
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