romanian: depinde italian: dipende

at least copy it correctly bruh

Venni in Italia cinque anni fa, i primi tre anni facevo la laurea magistrale in inglese poi iniziavo a lavorare con gli italiani e così ho imparato italiano. Scrivere il diario mi è sempre stata una maniera per provare a pensare in un’altra lingua.

Ammetto che ancora uso il dizionario per poter scegliere le parole giuste e fluide per scrivere un diario.

Why is farmacia pronounced as “farma-chee-a” and not “farma-cha,” as in the case of arancia(“aran-cha”)?

Like someone is messing with you and you're not actually annoyed, more of an amused/fond "oh, you" kind of response.

Hi everyone i'm looking for an online italian course, my current level is b1 and i want a course to take me to level b2 or c1 by the end of 2025, and i'm wondering if there is a course for medical terms in italian as i'm planning to start working in italy as a dentist.

I have over a A1 level and I can understand some gameplays online. I've been thinking about trying to chat (or at least playing with the options ) in Italian on Marvel Rivals for some practice. Is there any special vocabulary I should learn before?

Italian literature in particular can be tough to find things in genres other than Romance and coming-of-age YA stuff. No shame in that material, but where’s the horror, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, etc.? It can be slim pickings.

I know I’m generalizing a bit and there is a wealth of Italian literature, but boy it can be tough to find if you’re picky like me. Many of the top lists on the Internet tend to have classic literature and the usual super famous Italian authors or translations of mega popular stuff from English authors.

Wattpad is where it’s at if you want the good stuff. Community voting means it’s relatively reliable for reviews and the genres get NICHE.

If you’re struggling to find reading material in any target language, I highly recommend cruising through the various language sections on Wattpad.

Hello, I’ve been learning Italian for a while and one of the tough things I’ve found was searching for a clear list of solid italian language Steam games. Writing this in 2024 during the winter sale, but these titles have been amazing in my opinion.

Video games have been one of the best methods for taking my compression to the next level, and I wanted to share my favourites.

In no particular order:

Mass Effect series - fully voice acted and top tier for learning and practicing some more advanced material.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales - fully voice acted. I would rank the language on the more difficult side but it’s turned-based and slow, giving you time to look things up.

Halo series - fully voice acted. Some of the subtitles don’t match the voiceover but it’s still good. There is a lack of talking (obviously) if you’re more serious about getting a lot of dialogue but it’s pretty good.

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story - Hidden gem RPG with excellent voiceover in Italian. Turn off auto dialogue skip and it will be a nice slow experience for more advanced vocabulary.

Shadowrun series - no voiceover, but the pace is excellent and you will read A LOT. The vocabulary is mediumish level and the series has great stories.

The Quarry - this cheesy horror game has an amazing Italian voiceover. I learned so much from this one. It’s more in the realm of point and click adventure, but treat it like a movie.

Grim Fandango - absolute gem for Italian voiceover. Older and clunky, but the language aspect is solid. It’s also very amusing with interesting words.

Fallout series - 10/10. Voiceover is amazing. Currently playing 4 and New Vegas and both are excellent for Italian. There is so much stuff in the world of fallout, and being an RPG mean you will interact with a ton of objects in the world. Amazing learning tool.

South Park The Fractured But Whole - fully voice acted, funny and high quality.

Octopath Traveler series - no voiceover but it’s a solid RPG that gives you slow reading time with advanced vocabulary.

Slay the Spire - enjoy this one when your brain is tired but you still want to learn. Seeing the same cards over and over helps retain a lot of vocabulary.

Bioshock series - full voiceover and great games.

Batman Arkham series - full voiceover and super well produced. Also goes on sale all the time.

Tomb Raider series - the newer Tomb Raiders have full voiceover and are wonderful. Much like Halo, the language comes in bursts between long periods of gameplay but it’s great.

The Evil Within series - fully voice acted and solid.

Resident Evil series - fully voice acted and solid.

Civ series - most are fully voice acted and you will learn a lot of complicated concepts and vocabulary and they go for cheap.

Skyrim - fully voice acted and a gold standard. One of the best.

FTL - fully translated and just a good casual game.

Shadow of War/Mordor - fully voice acted and great.

Metro series - not sure about the whole series but most are fully voice acted.

Assassins Creed series - many are fully voice acted and solid.

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic - fully voice acted and a classic.

Chrono Trigger - not voice acted but goes at a good learning pace for reading.

The Curse of Monkey Island - point and click classic that is fully voice acted.

The Sims and anything with a lot of crafting - even if there isn’t voiceover, any game where you are interacting with a ton of objects helps you learn about the world around you.

Cyberpunk - I haven’t played it yet because I’m cheap, but I heard it’s one of the best for voiceover.

Deus Ex series - fully voice acted and solid but I found the plot very difficult and advanced to follow last time I tried lol. The exposition dumps come at you fast!

Hitman series - a chunk of the series has full voice acting but I haven’t played them. One to check out.

There are a lot of other RPGs like Persona, Final Fantasy games, and etc. that don’t have voice acting. These are all great for reading comprehension.

Anyway, there are more but I will let the community fill that out. I was trying to focus on some of the less obvious ones like the Assassins Creeds, etc. and especially showcase the ones with quality voice acting.

I notice the preposition 'a' to be used a lot in Italian foods. Yet, I'm not sure why. Why wouldn't it be spaghetti CON (or COLLA or CON LA) carbonara. Why do we use ALLA?

Esiste un modo per determinare se un vocabolo che termina in "c" o "g" avrà la forma plurale con queste consonanti nella forma dolce o dura?

So while learning Italian I learned "mille" is paired with "grazie" into "grazie mille" meaning "thank you very much"

So I tried connecting the dots and thought "Ti amo mille" might mean "I love you very much" but I want to check to see if that's actually correct, because when I tried checking with a translation website, "ti amo mille" came back as "I love you a lot" and trying to do from English to Italian gave different suggestions.

i would describe myself as beginner/intermediate. i’ve been learning it for about a year and a half, but about a year of that was solely on duolingo, which we all know is not the best way to learn a language. i have been taking in person classes and i LOVE IT and i feel that my italian has improved hugely. i still struggle with conjunction but i am getting better and im able to somewhat understand the meaning of text (like when i read italian on the italian subs) even if i don’t understand what every word is. i work 4 days a week but i could definitely add probably 3ish hours a week of study to help me. what would be the best way to go about this. grazie. la lingua italiana è veramente bella e mi piace impararla💕💕

is this the correct saying? my italian teacher said it in my last class but i’m not sure exactly how it’s written. also what context would this phrase be used in?

Help! I visited Italy a couple years ago, mostly Vicenza and Venice areas. The locals always used a single word that meant something along the lines of shrug “It is what it is” or “That’s just life.” I’ve been trying to remember the word and I can’t! Am I crazy and just remembering wrong?

Dopo aver visto L'oro di Napoli di Vittorio de Sica vorrei leggere l'omonimo libro di Giuseppe Marotta. Qualcuno sa se è scritto in italiano o in dialetto napoletano?

Proprio oggi la canzone mi e venuta in mente e sono andato a cercarlo su Apple. Ma questa volta, era una nuova versione con Emma e non la Nannini (mi piace entrambe le versioni).

Avevo una domanda da tanto tempo (da quando e uscita ...) ...

"Fai affari con la mala"

Cos'e 'la mala'?

Intendo qualcosa di negativo se ci basiamo sulla tema della canzone

Ciao!! :)As a previous Babbel designer, I'm now making some hands-free Italian audio lessons, ideal for learning while walking, commuting, etc. We're doing a free pilot for total beginners in Jan and need some honest feedback!

if you know someone who wants to learn Italian, feel free to share this sign up form with them and they can get some free lessons: https://forms.gle/FDVUGPQXdPduFEbE9

Grazie milleee!

Hi everyone are there anyone looking for a writing buddy -as i dont have the confidence to speak in italian still-- im trying to practice myself but its not enough

Wouldn't you use sto andando for this, what's the difference, I hate duo

I know the distinction between the two has been asked multiple times on this subreddit, however going through the posts taught me nothing more than I already know (I’m still having a hard time grasping the concept)

I wanted to ask whether anyone who [has] studied Italian (it’s a plus if they struggled with this as well) and found a good resource which explained the concept,i.e. found that one place that resolved your qualms about this?

That’s is, does anyone have a recommendation for good grammar book (or books) with more detailed approach to Imperfetto/P.Prossimo.

For context: I’m a third year of uni studying Italian (and I’ve finally decided that I must sit down and force myself not to relay only on my intuition or general rules of grammatical aspect) so I’m not intimidated diving into stricter explanations of the concept.

Ciao!

My name is Jan, I am 23 and I live in Czechia. I started learning Italian this january. Firstly only using duolingo and since september I have two lessons per week with a private tutor. But I´d love to learn more and more importantly learn how to communicate on a daily basis. That is why I am making this post. I´d love to find new native italian speaking friends to message and call with.

Here are some of my interests:

• Skiing
• Going to concerts or festivals (rock/metal)
• Watching F1 (Ferrari fan, obviously :D)
• Cars
• Biking
• Studying (surprisingly I am quite enjoying my time at college)
• My job (I might be workaholic :D)
• Swimming
• Reading (I read anything ranging from novels to some random math study books)

So if I cought your interest feel free to send me PM and we could exchange contact details (instagram/whatsapp/messenger)

Hey guys, I'm a Spanish speaker and due to academic reasons, I need to learn Italian as soon as possible. I've heard good things about Italy Made Easy, but I'm wondering if it's tailored more towards English speakers or if it would be suitable for someone like me who has no trouble with English. Would you recommend this course, or are there better alternatives for Spanish speakers? I'd love to hear your thoughts

Is anatra for duck correct?
and how do you say duckling? my book says pulcino but isn't that for chicks and very young birds in general? TIA! :)

Ciao tutti,

My questions are specifically for those people who passed their official B2, C1 or C2 exams! Hopefully you'll be able to help a fellow learner out:

• How long did it take you to reach the level you did, starting as a complete beginner (A0)?
• What did you study schedule look like? How much time did you study each day? Any specific study methods you used and would recommend?
• What resources did you use and are there any specific ones you'd recommend? Where there perhaps any textbooks or graded readers that stood out to you?
• Anything you'd do differently if you could go back and had to start over again?

Grazie mille!

se Titanic fosse Italiano, Jack sarebbe agrappato ad un tavolo da osteria