Ciao!

Ho imparato parlare italiano a Università ma non è buono. Purtruppo, non capisco bene quando la gente parla. Vorrei andare a italia con la mia ragazza l’estate prossimo per la nostra vacanza.

Che dovrei fare?

In The Equalizer 3, about 7 minutes in, Denzel’s character speaks a phrase in Italian that the subtitles translate as ‘We all end up where we’re supposed to be.’ What actual words is he saying in Italian? (Sorry can’t find a video link)

Per favore, dimmi delle frase usando le parole 'dimorare' e 'invaghire.' Grazie mille.

Searching for an Italian course book, something like New English File but in Italian. Well-structured, with 2-paged Unit format and Grammar and Vocabulary exercices at the end.

I've been looking through Progetto, Vorrei, they are quite chaotic (yet colorful). Facile seems more structured still I'm not sure it is good enough to build a good communication with tutor on the lesson.

Before I've been learning with Nuovo Espresso (1) which I like the most, but it is quite vintage and it would be interesting to try something super up-to-date. What are the other options? Thanks a lot for recommendations

In quick, daily life speaking they are very indistinguishable from regular consonants, are they that important to pronounce and emphasize ? I wanted to know if Italians actually find it difficult to understand you if you don’t use them .

Hi italian learners/ speakers

" Mi sono perso"

"Me lo indica sulla cartina, per favor"

Can someone explain to me when to use "Mi" and when to use " Me".

Thank you

So I have my esame di teoria for patende B on Monday. While I have prepared for the most part. Is there some topics that I should always know or something to keep in mind? Any tips would be appreciated (Commenti in Italiano or inglese)

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone can expand on dovere meaning “supposed to”

I have seen a couple examples online and some use the present and others use the conditional.

For example

Maria is supposed to call tomorrow

Maria deve chiamare domani

Maria dovrebbe chiamare domani

Which one is correct ??

Thank you in advance!

I’m a Spanish native speaker and while I was learning English watching videos of Ray William Johnson or Trevor Moore and wkuk really helped me, I’d appreciate if you could recommend me some YouTube channels like those, thanks.

I spent a year self-learning then a further 2 years learning Italian from a native tutor - grammar, tenses, writing, reading, conversation. Then my Mum died (May 2022) and I stopped learning. I’ve kept up my word count with a little duolingo and Quizlet but my reading, listening and speaking has really fallen away.

I can’t afford a tutor right now and although I have native Italians in my extended family they won’t actually talk to me in Italian! Even though my main reason for learning was because when I met their native Italian parents in their home town of Reggio. I didn’t want to be a typical English person but actually say something in their language.

I’d appreciate the community’s views on best way to get back into it please?

I (23M) am learning Italian in order to better help study for the performing arts such as opera. My main resource for learning Italian is Duolingo and while I do like the resources it provides, I want to know if I’m better off taking classes on the college level to improve my Italian. I can form rather basic sentences but I’m still a beginner.

Okay I know this sounds silly but just hear me out here. I (17F) have always loved Italy and it’s been my dream to go but I can’t get over this weird feeling when learning the language. Also, I’ve heard countless reports of the awful racism there so it’s giving me second thoughts. Especially because I’m of Nigerian descent so I’m worried people will judge me for learning a European language and not one from my country. Has anyone ever felt like this? Is it worth learning the language of a country that doesn’t even like people that look like me?

3 years to learn italian

I am currently studying my bachelors in italy, i would like to learn italian. Theres so many guides and so many ways to go about it that i have analysis paralysis. How would you go about it to learn italian in 3 years? Thank you in advance.

Mi serve l’aiuto, non so la quale differenza è tra ciascuno, ognuno, qualsiasi e chiunque. Vi ringrazio in anticipo.

Hi all!

Recently I finished 1 year with Duolingo. I really like the everyday practice and I will keep on going.

BUT I want to find additional methods/apps/resources for learning. Especially for preposizioni, grammar and verbs.

It would be best to have some flashcards and/or daily lessons. Preferably in the app because I can use it whenever I go.

Do you have any good recommendations?

I’m looking to name my business “light of life”. Which way is correct ?

Similarly, for “a beautiful light ”, is it Bella Luce or Luce Bella ?

Being a first gen American from Italian parents how many of you said on Thanksgiving Buon giorno del tachino or Buon ringraziamenyo?

Ciao a tutti

Oggi negli Stati Uniti è Ringraziamento. Per celebrare suggerisco leggiamo questo libro:

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Buon Appetito!

Following up on my previous post about the use of the auxiliary "avere" in Sicilian, I’ve read your comments and wanted to provide a more in-depth explanation on this topic.

Someone mentioned that ignorance might be the reason why "avere" was used instead of "essere." Let me assure you, this is definitely not about ignorance. Native speakers instinctively know which auxiliary to use—it’s an innate quality of their language competence. It’s almost impossible for a native speaker to get it wrong because using the wrong auxiliary would make the sentence ungrammatical, and native speakers can easily distinguish between grammatical and ungrammatical sentences.

As some of you correctly pointed out, this is a dialectal or regional usage of "avere" in Sicily.

As someone pointed out, the local Sicilian dialect has been influenced by Spanish, which is why Sicilian shares some similarities with it. For example, like in other southern Italian dialects, Sicilian often uses the auxiliary verb "avere" instead of "essere."

Another interesting feature is that Sicilian prefers the passato remoto (past simple) over the passato prossimo (present perfect), just like Spanish:

• Sicilian: Jeri mangiai (Yesterday I ate).
• Spanish: Ayer comí.

Sicilian also uses the verb "tenere" to mean "to have" (in the sense of possession), much like Spanish:

• Standard Italian: Ho fame (I’m hungry).
• Calabrese/Sicilian: Tengo fame.
• Spanish: Tengo hambre.

Lastly, Sicilian, like Spanish, often forms questions without inverting the subject and verb:

• Sicilian: Tu chi fa? (What are you doing?).
• Spanish: ¿Tú qué haces?

Of course, the auxiliary "avere" isn’t always used instead of "essere" in Sicilian. As we know, dialects in Italy vary greatly, even between cities that are very close to each other. In the case of the sign we discussed earlier, it’s an example of Sicilian grammar being adapted and blended with standard Italian.

By the way, for Italian learners, I’d like to point out that this use of the auxiliary "avere" would be incorrect in standard Italian, so don’t take it as a good example. This is meant as a joke.

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In my workbook there is a task to fill in the gaps with the following sentence "La vita familiare di una commessa di un centro commerciale è ------ disagevole ------ quella delle persone che fanno un altro lavoro."

in the solutions it says you should put "piu" and "di"

My question is why do we put di instead of di + a language note like "le" or "la", and why is it quella at all and not quelle?

Hey everyone,

Honestly, I'm not sure if this request is even in the right sub. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone who speaks Italian and I'm not really sure where else to ask for help.

I listen to the Italian rapper Pufuleti a lot, especially his latest album 'Gotico Romanzo.' Unfortunately, I can't find the lyrics for that album anywhere. Would any of you be willing to transcribe the lyrics to the songs 'Larva,' 'Calicid di gemme,' and 'Corona di ginestre' for me? In total, maybe 3 minutes of Italian are spoken across all the songs.

You'd really make my week! I'd be happy to buy you a coffee for each transcribed song or show my appreciation in some other way.

Would mean a lot - thank you so much!

Buongiorno! Non so se sia il subreddit giusto per questa domanda ma non sapevo dove altro scrivere. Ho un dubbio esistenziale e spero possiate aiutarmi. “Il sacrificio della patria nostra è consumato: tutto è perduto” Sono due proposizioni principali in successione, no? Siamo tutti d’accordo?

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I tried to think of "don't forget me" and came up with "non mi dimenticare", "non mi dimenticarti", and "a non mi dimenticare" but google translate says it's "non dimenticarmi". What did I misunderstand?

I am heading to Italy for 2 weeks in June. I am now 3 weeks into the Babbel Italian course and still super lost because my basic Spanish (native language is English) is getting me slightly turned around.

What phrases or topics would be most beneficial to learn for a tourist?

Is it even worth trying? Are Italians pleasant to people trying to learn or is it more of a snobby culture if my grammar is poor?

i recently found some strange expression “fai follow”. does the italian language really have something like that? in addition, does the verb “followare” exist? what does it really mean and is it some kind of a slang word?