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| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5759 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes  Studies: French | Message 9 of 24 21 November 2014 at 2:01am | IP Logged |
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Thanks Xenops for your comments, although considering what a menace my in-laws can be, my safety concerns are more directed toward protecting the Italian residents from us rather than vice versa! I am of the view that pretty much everywhere presents its own quirky challenges; where I live cow-tipping is more prevalent than the pickpocketing concerns you reference, and to be perfectly honest, I would not mind the change.
I'm starting to become more interested in the travel opportunity, now that we are thinking of actual things to do. Edited by Spanky on 21 November 2014 at 3:58am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5759 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 10 of 24 21 November 2014 at 2:11am | IP Logged |
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I have so far worked through the first few levels of Duolingo, the first couple of units in PMP (Practice Makes Perfect) Basic Italian and the first four beginner level podcasts from learnitalianpod.com, all of which have been very helpful.
Also, I had an opportunity of viewing a language class episode involving some eccentric fellows, which was more fun but less helpful: Italian class 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sarnek Diglot Senior Member Italy Joined 4018 days ago 308 posts - 414 votes Speaks: Italian*, English Studies: German, Swedish | Message 11 of 24 21 November 2014 at 1:15pm | IP Logged |
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If I may give my two cents, I suggest you go visit Southern Italy. There are hundreds of beautiful cities/villages which most Italians never visit themselves. These aren't
particularly suitable for tourists but I think that's excatly what makes them more beautiful. A wonderful journey plan would be to start from Campania and go down towards the tip of Sicily, including a visit to the isles and (especially!) the small cities/villages. Of course I could suggest visiting Florence and its countryside, but those places tend to get particularly expensive during high season. And don't believe in the pick-pocket bs, I've been to Rome and Naples and other southern Italian cities several dozens of times, both as a tourist and for other reasons, and even without taking any particular precaution I have never been robbed of one single penny. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5759 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 12 of 24 23 November 2014 at 6:04am | IP Logged |
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Much appreciated Sarnek, thanks. I took a quick look at some websites concerning the
Campania region - looks very nice, and Pompeii is on my tick list so I will continue to investigate the suggestion. My guess is that the trip you describe may be perfect for our second trip to Italy, once we have covered some of the more traditional things to do on our first. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5759 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 13 of 24 23 November 2014 at 6:29am | IP Logged |
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Chi è di voi due che puzza così?*
I located an internet version of a side-by-side English-Italian presentation of En attendant Godot (English= Waiting for Godot; Italian= Aspettando Godot). No idea whether the Italian translation is authoritative or not. I noticed a couple of small errors in the English text godot - English & Italian I’m a big Samuel Beckett fan, so this is a major score. Working with the original French version of Waiting for Godot together with Beckett’s own translation into English was a fun way to study French, so I will give this text a try from time to time. Pretty much all of it is way, way beyond me presently, but there are some simpler passages that may be appropriate for my level. * Which of you smells so bad? Edited by Spanky on 23 November 2014 at 6:30am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5759 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 14 of 24 24 November 2014 at 4:50am | IP Logged |
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There, I knew I could find something relatively straightforward from Beckett:
Estragon: (sottovoce) E' lui? Vladamir: Chi? Estragon: (cercando di ricordare il nome) Beh.... Vladimir: Godot? Estragon: Sì! Pozzo: Mi presento ... Pozzo Estragon: (timidamente, a Pozzo) Lei non è il signor Godot? Pozzo: (con voce terribile) Io sono Pozzo! (Silenzio). Pozzo! Is that him? Who? (trying to remember the name) Er.. Godot? Yes! I present myself… Pozzo (timidly, to Pozzo) Are you not Godot (in a terrible voice) I am Pozzo! (Silence) Pozzo! Edited by Spanky on 24 November 2014 at 4:56am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5759 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French | Message 15 of 24 24 November 2014 at 6:50pm | IP Logged |
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I enrolled in a seven day free trial of Italianpod101.com, comparing it to learnitalianpod.com (the latter of which I have already subscribed to for one month).
I have started self-dialogues on the bus, trying to incorporate the limited Italian I have learned so far: Spanky 1: Buonasera, come stai? Spanky 2: Bene, grazie. Et tu, come stai? Spanky 1: Cosi e cosi. Come ti chiami? Spanky 2: Io mi chiamo Spanky Spanky 1: Come si scrive "Spanky"? Spanky 2: "esse - pee - a - enne - kappa - ipsilon" Spanky 1: Grazie. Spanky 2: Prego. Et tu, come ti chiami? Spanky 1: Mi chiamo Spanky! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5010 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish | Message 16 of 24 25 November 2014 at 12:25pm | IP Logged |
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I've been to Rome, Tuscany, and the North (Bologna, Milan, Turin, etc.). Never been to the South but I'm quite keen to go; maybe for my next trip to Italy! From what I hear it sounds ideal: great food, friendly people, beautiful landscapes, and lower English knowledge.
You have to see Rome once, but I'm hesitant to recommend it, especially to an Italian learner. It's the place where you're most likely to get people insisting on English, and it's by far the least friendly Italian city I've visited, perhaps because it's so touristy. Tuscany is obviously also touristy, but in a more relaxed and less annoying way if you know what I mean. I think it's a good choice for a trip as there are lots of nice places close to each other. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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