Ciao! I'm a Spanish native speaker that wants to start learning Italian, so could you please recommend me some resources for starting self-learning this beautiful language. Thanks for the help beforehand. :)

PS: I also accept resources in English.

The past participle of uscire is uscito, feminine uscita, but why is the feminine used for exit signs?

Clozemaster mentions: “The feminine form of the past participle, uscita, can be used as a noun”

But it doesn’t really explain why only the feminine form can be a noun

Bought Berlitz beginner Italian and in the first few lessons I can't help but shake the feeling that the language seems like its a hybrid of French and Spanish. The pronunciation is more Spanish but has elements of French in how some words are pronounced including some exceptions in vocab with silent consonant letters including d and at the end and some vowels pronounced the French way in some other words. Written Italian seems to have a lot more in common with French from what I seen so far with elements of Spanish (like Il similar to El instead of using a word similar to French Le).

Well this all based from the first few lessons I did so far in the Berlitz course set. Is this accurate or I have I just not gotten into the language enough yet? If my assumption is correct so far, why did Italian develop this way?

I’m delving back into Italian after not really having much to do with it for years. When I first studied Italian in the 1990s, I was taught to use the expression ‘in diritto’ when giving directions to move straight ahead.

I’m now using Duolingo to reawaken my dormant Italian (I know it’s not the best method of language learning, but that’s another matter) and I’m noticing the use of ‘dritto’ to signify travelling straight ahead.

My questions are these:

Is ‘dritto’ just a less formal contraction of ‘diritto’?

And is my use of ‘in diritto’ incorrect or maybe just outdated?

Can you say ‘te amo’ to someone you’re only seeing casually? Does it mean ‘I’m IN LOVE with you?’

Ho pensato che era cool.
Ho pensato che fosse cool.

Could they both be depending on the circumstances? I know congiuntivo is supposed to be used when expressing an opinion but I don't know if me stating that I had an opinion in the past is considered a mater of fact.

Hey y'all. As I'm looking to embark on fully learning the Italian language I was wondering if anyone can recommend me some Italian language course that you think are good. I'd prefer if the class hours are flexible and classes aren't big so I can ask a billion questions. Please recommend me if you have attended some and found them to be useful. Thank you.

If you have been browsing the language learning communities on Reddit then you probably noticed that Harry Potter is considered to be the best first book in your target language because it is made for young adults so the vocabulary is not too advanced and it has been translated in so many languages so most learners can use it as their first book. And almost everyone likes Harry Potter :D

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I have been trying to find a pdf in Italian but no luck, not even on libgen, so I was wondering if anyone on here may have it? Or perhaps another book suitable for beginners?

Hi! I started studying Italian about 2 years ago and it took me about 10 month to get to b1. But then I stopped taking classes and focused on studying English in order to take IELTS. Now I want to go back to studying Italian but don't know where to start from. Should I re-study my course books? Should I find new resources?

A little bit of language context: Persian/Farsi (Native), English (C1), Spanish (A1)

I am currently learning Italian with Teen Titans Go using the DC Kids Italiano Youtube channel and the language reactor add-in on Chrome (great for listening and you can see the auto-generated Italian subs along with automatic translation in your native language) But what's the best website to get the full episodes with transcriptions or subs if possible?

Salve! Which anthology of Italian literature in Italian would you recommend, preferably with annotations and commentaries? What anthology is used in high schools? Is there a consecrated one like the Norton Anthology or the Lagarde et Michard?

Mille grazie!

Ciao tutti! I have been learning Italian for about 2 months, just finished the A1a course. Can anybody give recommendations on how and where I can learn the Italian grammar in a most effective way? I’m going to Italy this summer and hopefully I can at least speak and understand the language a little bit better!

Grazie!

Perché la idioma va così e non "nella bocca del lupo"?

Hey everyone! I have been considering learning Italian for a few years and now that my studies are finishing in a few months, why not start now? I have basic knowledge of other European languages, like Spanish and French, but i am nowhere near fluent. I also know a lot of Latin and am able to form sentences as well as translate. So i feel as if i am capable of learning this wonderful language!

I’m unsure how to go about learning it however. I was taught Spanish and Latin in school/college so i was provided with the materials necessary. I learned some French from staying in France for several months as a child so i’m not sure how i would get the knowledge i need without teachers and actual interactions with Italian speakers.

What is the most effective way of learning Italian while at home, in the UK? Obviously there’s duolingo, but i have heard that most of the language taught is unnecessary and even inaccurate. Is there a more beneficial language app available? I’ve also heard listening to podcasts, watching videos and Italian-learning books can help. Is there any that you could recommend?

I'm not sure where my Italian listening would fall on the scale. Probably intermediate, maybe on the lower side. Sometimes when I'm watching Italian content I feel like I've reached fluency and understand perfectly what is being said. Other times I feel like they might as well be speaking Latin. What can I do to capitalize on my moments of understanding better? What can I do when I can't understand anything?

Is there an equivalent in Italian to this (instead of a WTF)? The direct translation of “excuse me” (via Google Translate) is “scusi” or “mi scusi” but would such an expression be used under these circumstances?

Would "solo guardo, grazie" work to indicate that I'm just browsing the store and don't need any help (yet)? Every time I'm in Italy, clerks literally swarm me. It's fantastic service, but sometimes you just want to take a look.

As we know “vada” is congiuntivo presente of andare.

We this is used here, isn’t it logical to be classic imperative - vai?

i've been learning italian for a week, but i feel like i'm making no progress and i feel very "lost" in a sense where I'm using youtube videos and duolingo, but i feel like i'm not retaining enough of it. i'm also using podcasts and music, but i don't think that i can produce italian, let alone read it. does anyone know how i could self study italian without feeling "lost"?

Ciao,

Descriveresti questo colore come viola, porpora o qualcos'altro?

Grazie

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Hey,

I’m just starting to learn and I’ve used duo lingo but found it’s doing it in a really random way to start out. I was wondering if anyone on here had some recommendations on what apps or books to use to start with to make me progress a bit better. Trying to learn for my girlfriend. Any help would be much appreciated

Does anyone else have problems with some of the listening exercises? Sometimes it’s so unclear I get the word completely wrong.….then I lose a heart, which is (literally!) so disheartening.

Hello everyone.

I have been learning Italian on and off for about 4 years now. Recently, I was asked to use the language for my job. I know the terminology so the vocabulary is the easy part. However, I noticed that I have a hard time speaking to someone while using the formal tone because I'm not sure about the pronouns I need to use.

Are there any online sources, sites, YouTube videos etc I can use in order to improve with pronouns and the formal tone in Italian?

Also, do you know good useful books for this issue?

Or any advice you have is highly appreciated.

Thank you.

So in a bar where I usually buy food the owners usually offer a drink to go with my meal whenever I order. But they usually just tell me so when they hand me my order. This time the I got there when they were packing my food and asked me if they could offer me a drink. I answered "mmm anche no, grazie. Va bene così". Was that disrespectful? Not so much the refusing part but saying "anche no" to turn down someone's offer.

Forse mi sto facendo troppe seghe mentali ma adesso che ci penso mi è sembrato unpo freddo il modo in cui ho risposto

Hi, I need some help with this passage here:

pero', checchessia di cio', quest'un fatto e' certissimo ed assai vulgato, che vedendolo il generale Durando esposto tuttora alle offese del nemico, ed anzi cercare i luoghi di pericolo piu' manifesto, piglio' ardire di usargli alquanto di pietosa e cortese forza, e, strettagli affettuosamente la mano ed il braccio, di la' lungi il traeva.

why is "cercare" in infinitive, is this a sort of historical infinitive or is it dependent on "anzi" in an archaic use

Mille grazie !!!!!

Is it better to write down what you learned in the podcast after you listen or during you listen?

In general, is it good at all to take down notes in a podcast or rely solely on audio? What do you think? Thank you.