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| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 65 of 75 21 January 2010 at 7:13am | IP Logged | ||
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Just a quick update
Completed up to 4-3-c of Complete Italian Grammar workbook Translated Assimil lesson 3 I've also been exercising consistently every day. Edited by ChiaBrain on 23 January 2010 at 6:13am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 66 of 75 22 January 2010 at 5:17am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm rather burnt out today. Work has been stressful. I'm rather sore from my workout
yesterday and that has left me feeling tired. I listened Pimsleur Italian 2 lesson 28 while walking and tried to do the speaking parts. I have not previously done the speaking parts. I was able to do the short ones at the begining but the longer ones I find I am not complete when it starts giving the Italian. I got frustrated and stopped trying then started trying again. I read through the next part of the Complete Italian Grammar but have not done the exercises yet. Edited by ChiaBrain on 23 January 2010 at 6:11am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 67 of 75 23 January 2010 at 7:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Interesting
I was listening to this interview and something in his pronunciation told me he was Brazilian. I'm not sure what it was exactly. Turns out he is Brazilian. I had no idea who he was. Interview with Felipe Massa I take it as a good sign that I've developed a sensitivity to Italian and Brazilian accents. I listened to it over again and I heard what sounded like a nasal diphthong at the end of a word; very typical of Portuguese. Edited by ChiaBrain on 23 January 2010 at 7:18pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| densou Senior Member Italy foto.webalice.it/denRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6136 days ago 120 posts - 121 votes Speaks: Italian* | Message 68 of 75 25 January 2010 at 2:47am | IP Logged | ||
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I often label Italian as 'tone-deaf' because even the worst (native or foreign) accent doesn't hinder its (spoken) understandability :P
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| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 69 of 75 26 January 2010 at 6:46am | IP Logged | ||
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Pimsleur Italian 3 unit 1:
Completed while walking. Pimsleur can get boring and I find my mind wandering. I do see the value in that it provides many phrases but I remember how to say things better when I know why. Still, I'll keep at it. Complete Italian Grammar workbook: Completed 4-4 (adverbs) and read some of the next section on pronouns Assimil lessons 53 and 54: Did the reading/listening and exercise parts. I kinda feel like I want to do more reading/listening before I go back and do more second wave translations. I feel like I really want to do more reading to soak up the grammar. Oggi, mentre stavo lavorando, ho ascoltato molto il Radio 24. Capisco moltissimo ma qualcuni parole ancora non lo conosci. Ho bisognio ancora di practicare scrivire e parlare l'italiano. Uso il "Google Translate" per aiuto qualche volta. Correzioni apprezzato. [Today, while I was working, I listened to a lot of Radio 24. I understand a lot but some words I still don't recognize. I still need to practice writing and speaking Italian. I use "Google Translate" for help sometimes. Corrections appreciated] I think I will read some Easy Italian reader before falling asleep.
Interesting. Italian does seem very clear in that the syllables are very distinct and delivered in a staccato fashion. Compared to, say, some of the blending you get in French and Portuguese diphthongs. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 70 of 75 27 January 2010 at 5:41am | IP Logged | ||
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Pimsleur Italian 3 Unit 2: while walking
Complete Italian Grammar: finished all of 5-1 and 5-2 I wonder if Densou will give me some Italian movie suggestions. I've already seen "Swept Away", "Ginger and Cinnamon", "Cheeky" (sorry, I know them by their english names). I wanted to watch Miranda but when I got it from Netflix it was in English with no Italian track. I'd like to see Malena next. It looks really good and Monica Belluci is just stunning. I'm really tired and headed to bed. I will try do do some reading, either Assimil or Easy Italian Reader before bed Edited by ChiaBrain on 27 January 2010 at 5:51am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 71 of 75 27 January 2010 at 10:04pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think tonight I will skip Pimsleur. I feel burnt out after it. I'm actually looking forward to studying tonight. I think I would do better to not listen to anything during my walk instead using the time to clear my mind.
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| densou Senior Member Italy foto.webalice.it/denRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6136 days ago 120 posts - 121 votes Speaks: Italian* | Message 72 of 75 28 January 2010 at 4:30pm | IP Logged | ||
favourites genre(s) ? Should I avoid dialects ? (mostly movies may contains few spoken parts in some dialect nowadays, but let me know if it might bother you :P ) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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