Help me learn Italian and other languages (4 Viewers)

[mikhail]

What languages do you speak Josh?

 

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[Lilianna]

++ [ originally posted by gray ] ++
Something hit me the other day, and for some reason i decided that i feel like learning Italian. Not necessarily be able to speak fluently or anything, but just to such a level that i can understand newspaper articles and 80% of what commentators are saying. Go ahead and laugh and say it'll never happen, but I care not. It's a beautiful language and i figure it'd be useful in that it'll open up the range of football material that will be useful to me

Sounds pretty random and even ridiculous, but i just feel like it.

So, any starting points from ppl who know Italian? e.g. sentence structure, starting points etc

i can't help you with italian darling.
i wish i knew myself....

the 2 languages that i speak perfectly are greek and serbian

 

[mikhail]

Your English seems fine to me Lili. Can you speak it as well as you write?

 

[Layce Erayce]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++
What languages do you speak Josh?

english, and some pig latin

 

[gray]

++ [ originally posted by MiaWallace ] ++
where is Gray anyway ....

Believe it or not dear, I do sleep, albeit for a couple of hours at a time, in the wee hours of the morning

++ [ originally posted by Matto ] ++
True but he's supposed to turn the other cheek so...

:groan: Yeah, let's all take advantage of that

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++
Your English seems fine to me Lili. Can you speak it as well as you write?

That's an interesting question that I'd like to ask all of you, and it'd be interesting to hear you guys speaking English

 

[Mermaidah]

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++
Its a romance language so if you know spanish/portuguese/french it'll be easier for you, although comparing it from spanish some words/verbs are the same but the structure is slightly different. The pronunciation of stuff is more like spanish than french and its quite exactly like spanish except a couple of things

Yeah that's what I felt in the process of learning Spanish...:stress: which is, by the way, suspended...for some reasons...

 

[Vicky]

i got a russian accent but everyone says it's not too bad... yeah add a little bit of Rhode Island accent to that ....... yup that's how i talk
i also swear a lot but do it on purpose

btw i'd love to hear people on here speak too ..... i think we gotta do something about it !

 

[kurvengeflüster]

Hi I made a list with some online-resource providing an insight into German as your second/ third / fourth (and so on) language .. just take a look if you want and have fun!!!



http://www.ex.ac.uk/german/abinitio/pronounce/
A pronounciation guide, with audio backup

http://dict.leo.org/?lang=de
A German-English/ English-German dictionary; click the small "p" behind the German word and you'll hear the pronounciation

http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/index2.html
Here you can find basic words, greetings, numbers and all the stuff you need to talk abou the weather and yourself (also with audio clips)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/german/business/cl_index.shtml A collection of different infos about Germany, also basic language notes with exercises (for business matters). There are audio clips too but they didn't work. Maybe your pc can play them.

http://www.wm.edu/CAS/modlang/grammnu.htm
again grammar, pronounciation and vocabulary

http://www.bdp.it/ictavagnacco/deutsch/
Another resource, just check it out ... preferrential for the Italian speaking

http://derweg.org
That is an internet-magazin which was made for people learning German as a second language. All texts are written in German dealing with history, cities, education system and customs.

http://www.learn-german.com/tests/deutschtest3-4.htm
Here you can test your grammar knowledge and you'll recieve a reporting about results via email, not adequate for beginners


I'll give you more links if you want, but at present it should be enough. For all those who have arlready learnt German I recommend the following links:

http://www.zeit.de/
The "old lady" of the German newspaper-market. Articles are about politics, life, research, career, economics ... beautiful style of writing combined with good spelling

http://www.sport1.de
A sport-portal, after clicking on "Fussball" and "International" you may find articles about la vecchia signora...

Und nun viel Spaß beim Lernen!!!

PS: If you have any question don't hesitate to write me a pm ... I'll help you!

 

[gray]

Wow thanks Basti, we'll all be speaking German in no time with those resouces at hand

 

[Lilianna]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++
Your English seems fine to me Lili. Can you speak it as well as you write?

actually,i think i speak better than i write.
in all my english interviews i used to be gettibg the highest mark in class and compairing to my english writing,thr speaking part was always muuuch better!
i am more confidend when i am talking.
i don't worrie making a mistake,in spelling or even grammar.
in speach,the mistakes are not so obvious.

but,in writen words,i have more time to think of a word i may don't remember,or open a dictionary when i doubt about a spelling.

but,i love english and i "train"them a lot.
in everyhting.
i am reading english magazines,listening just to english-american music, i am using just english speaking sites etc....

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by gray ] ++
That's an interesting question that I'd like to ask all of you, and it'd be interesting to hear you guys speaking English

I have a Leicestershire accent, ever since I've lived there for nearly half a year roud:

 

[Asma]

++ [ originally posted by Matto ] ++
No thank you, there's no way I could write from right to left

its hard at first,but then..its very easy..try.u wont loose anything

 

[aressandro10]

ok while we are at this..... could anyone teach me how to bargain a ticket from a lazio fan ?

 

[Mermaidah]

The good thing about Arabic is phonetic language, ie you write what you say...no silents letters or whatever...

 

[kaizer]

the only german i know is achtung

i leraned that after i saw "enemy at the gates" :embarass:

 

[kurvengeflüster]

++ [ originally posted by kaizer ] ++
the only german i know is achtung

i leraned that after i saw "enemy at the gates" :embarass:

 

[kaizer]

:embarass:


u're laughing at me kurvenge?

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by kurvengeflüster ] ++
Hi I made a list with some online-resource providing an insight into German as your second/ third / fourth (and so on) language .. just take a look if you want and have fun!!!

Vielen Dank, Basti.

++ [ originally posted by Matto ] ++
I have a Leicestershire accent, ever since I've lived there for nearly half a year roud:

What's that like? I originally read "Lancashire" and was about to post "Ooh, ar!" when I realised my mistake!

++ [ originally posted by aressandro10 ] ++
ok while we are at this..... could anyone teach me how to bargain a ticket from a lazio fan ?

I think it's a non-verbal language, involving a knife, at least two firearms, and a load of explosives attached to your chest.

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++
What's that like? I originally read "Lancashire" and was about to post "Ooh, ar!" when I realised my mistake!

Well, Londoners laugh at me. If that's anything to go by

A very popular expression:

"That don't stack up" (That's not right)

Leicestershire people will also use (what is to be considered low-class) expressions such as "dinner" when they're referring to lunch and they'll use "me" instead of "mine".

 

[Zlatan]

I can speak Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, English and Swedish fluently, I can speak basic German, I understand Slovenian and I learned Arabic a few years back...