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| frankshoehorn Newbie United Kingdom Joined 6216 days ago 25 posts - 25 votes | Message 1 of 9 13 July 2007 at 9:00am | IP Logged | ||
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L6nVq2jspU Edited by frankshoehorn on 13 July 2007 at 9:00am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6181 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes  Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 9 13 July 2007 at 10:05am | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks frankshoehorn, I always wanted to listen to Kobe speak Italian.
His accent sounds OK, but he makes some grammatical mistakes and doesn't remember some words. It's understandable since he says he hasn't spoken Italian since grammar school. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| LorenzoGuapo Triglot Groupie United States Joined 6246 days ago 79 posts - 94 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: French | Message 3 of 9 13 July 2007 at 10:14am | IP Logged | ||
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I was watching tv in Spanish, and Kobe is actually friends with soccer star Ronaldinho when I heard them speaking it was in Spanish, I am sure Kobe knows some Spanish also.
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| Magnum Bilingual Triglot Retired Moderator Pro Member United States Joined 6919 days ago 359 posts - 353 votes Speaks: English*, Serbian*, French Studies: German Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 9 14 July 2007 at 3:38am | IP Logged | ||
That is a very interesting link. I know Kobe lived in Italy as a child but I did not know he spoke the language. I thought he went to an all English school while in Italy. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| FSI Senior Member United States Joined 6161 days ago 550 posts - 590 votes Speaks: English* | Message 5 of 9 15 July 2007 at 12:53am | IP Logged | ||
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Nice link. He can definitely speak the language.
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| mattewos24R16 Pentaglot Newbie Italy Joined 6356 days ago 28 posts - 29 votes Speaks: Italian*, Modern Hebrew, EnglishC2, German, Arabic (classical) | Message 6 of 9 28 July 2007 at 8:45am | IP Logged | ||
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His Italian is very good. Yes, he makes some mistakes, but it’s clear he’s completely at his ease with the language. He’s very spontaneous and confident with some slang expressions such as “tirare la bomba”!
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| mr_intl_dj Newbie United States Joined 6486 days ago 23 posts - 24 votes Speaks: English | Message 7 of 9 17 October 2007 at 6:33pm | IP Logged | ||
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Certo! His father played overseas in Europe and pick it up as a kid. He's an example of someone who learns the language at a young age and maintained it.
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| newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6181 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 8 of 9 17 October 2007 at 8:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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What do you mean by maintained it? He says he hasn't spoken Italian in many years. He also has a lot of trouble understanding the questions he is being asked. So much that I think the questions have to be translated into English for him. Edited by newyorkeric on 17 October 2007 at 8:20pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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