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 newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6385 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes  Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 17 of 26 20 October 2008 at 7:26am | IP Logged |
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I haven't read Harry Potter in Italian so feel free to discount what I say.
I think it depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for a leisurely way to learn, I don't think it will work. In fact, it will be quite fustrating and difficult to read it at your level because there will be many words you won't know and also some grammar. If you plan on reading it systematically and accept that it is going to be a very slow process, then more power to you. If you decide to try it, I wouldn't mind reading about your experience. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Topsiderunner Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6924 days ago 215 posts - 218 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Italian, Arabic (Written) | Message 18 of 26 20 October 2008 at 4:32pm | IP Logged |
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I once made it partway through the first book in Italian before getting busy and never finishing. Rowling tends to use a specific vocabulary, so if you know the English books well, you'll often be able to guess what the Italian equivalents are. But there will still be unknowns. Why not start reading it with the English version at your side?
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| jondesousa Tetraglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/Zgg3nRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6270 days ago 227 posts - 297 votes Speaks: English*, Portuguese, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Mandarin, Spanish | Message 19 of 26 21 October 2008 at 6:49am | IP Logged |
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Topsiderunner, I may give it a try still.
newyorkeric, do you have any good recommendations for me at this point for some uncomplicated reading where I will still learn new words and grammar, but not get too frustrated at the pace? Thanks, Jon 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6385 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 20 of 26 21 October 2008 at 8:39pm | IP Logged |
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Sorry Jon, I don't know of anything offhand. I learned most of my Italian from listening to radio broadcasts and talking with Italians. Can anyone else make a recommendation?
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| gogglehead Triglot Senior Member Argentina Joined 6081 days ago 248 posts - 320 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Russian, Italian | Message 21 of 26 27 October 2008 at 4:14am | IP Logged |
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Thanks guys, I have acquired Assimil's "Italian with ease", seems good so far.
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| gulliver13 Triglot Newbie Bulgaria Joined 6028 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Speaks: Bulgarian*, English, German | Message 22 of 26 03 November 2008 at 2:10am | IP Logged |
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So, the consensus is that Assimil's Italian with Ease is the best starting course for learning Italian?
Is this the edition, you are talking about: http://www.amazon.com/Italian-Assimil-Language-Learning-Prog rams/dp/270051064X (contains both workbook and CD)? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| gogglehead Triglot Senior Member Argentina Joined 6081 days ago 248 posts - 320 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Russian, Italian | Message 23 of 26 03 November 2008 at 4:18am | IP Logged |
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Yes that looks like the same one that I got, unfortunately I don't have the cds.
Even so, I rate it, in fact I would even go as far as to say it's outstanding, well worth a look. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 6000 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German | Message 24 of 26 03 November 2008 at 7:36am | IP Logged |
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Googlehead,
You can buy the cd's by themselves, or better yet, I am sure you can find them on the internet. For a drastically reduced price of less than nothing. Thom. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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