Any suggestions in learning to speak Italian?
August 4th, 2008 by Miguel
chanel82 asked:
I am very interested in learning to speak Italian. I am planning on going to Italy next year and would love to be able to speak this beautiful language. I am wondering if I would need to find a teacher, or will a computer/or cd program work? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I am very interested in learning to speak Italian. I am planning on going to Italy next year and would love to be able to speak this beautiful language. I am wondering if I would need to find a teacher, or will a computer/or cd program work? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Take a class and buy a book.
check out this site lots of links and info
try to meet somebody that can speak it, so they can help you with the talking bit…..
start eating pasta
Your plan to go Italy is good for learning. Bcozthis is the only way u can as learning any kind of language is eassier by learning it in involving the people of that kind
start renting Italian movies! Besides, whatever programs you will start. I suggest that you really ‘listen’ and study to ‘real’ Italians…your trip will be great. My parents were immigrants and they my mom learned ‘english’ by watching soap opera per her insight / advice she said ‘the best way to learn any foreign language is to listen to conversational tones/ettiquette is to watch soap opera since they say the same thing over & over everyday!….She has been an English Lit. teacher for over 15 years! so I say watch the movies over & over again – write out details….body language, the way the lips/mouth move…sounds that are subtle….Good luck = have fun, too!
I want to visit Italy also, so I am thinking of buying a book with a cd to learn words and sounds first.
I went to Italy two years ago and didn’t know how to speak any Italian. I think I got a book, “Learn to speak Italian in 7 days” which really helped, but I didn’t LEARN Italian from it. A few choice phrases and that’s it. I *learned* Italian in 2 days when I went to Italy because all anybody spoke to me was Italian (and I went for business!!). That was a crash course, but to this day I can still understand Italian conversation, and when pressed can speak it.
Funny story, when I came back I was so used to hearing Italian that I couldn’t watch normal American TV. I watched Cinema Paradiso for like a week.
The best way, I think, is to find a native speaker where you live and have them speak only Italian to you nonstop when you are with them. Then, go home and read your book and TRY to figure out what they said. This will help trust me. And if you are woman going to Italy and a guy asks you if you want to go get a drink, the answer should be no. Somehow, getting a drink equals having *** to Italian men. I don’t know how it works if you’re a guy though.
Need any other advice about traveling in Italy, just ask me
Get an Italian girl/boyfriend.
Take classes!!
start with a book or pc-program to get some basics, use internet, to get on italian sites, like yahoo.answers.it where you can also ask questions, you might find here a penpal as well who’s interested improving his/her english language skills. Than you can try to read in internet italian magazines and papers, like l’espresso, panorama, il mondo, corriere della sera…..ofcours there are also chatrooms in italy, even one from yahoo. I improved my language skills playing in the italian biliard room from yahoo, it was fun and i learned a lot.