Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Parenting

For free parenting resources please check out the Early Years Alliance's Family Corner.

Original poster

Does anyone want to learn Italian?

162 replies

spacedonkey · 11/12/2004 15:02

I've decided to set aside one hour a day to learn Italian. I've got the Michel Thomas course and the Hugo Learn Italian book. Does anyone want to join me and practice on here?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
noddyholder · 11/12/2004 15:04

I ahve always wanted to!What does it involve?

Original poster
spacedonkey · 11/12/2004 15:06

Well I've got this book : hugo Italian in Three Months (published by DK). I thought I'd work through the book and use the Michel Thomas as a supplement to it (had the idea of bunging the Michel Thomas CDs on at night time). If you got hold of same book we could work through it together or I could post exercises on here or something like that?

Perhaps ks or other Italian speakers could advise?

OP posts:
noddyholder · 11/12/2004 15:14

ok I'll look for the book this week and I'll be in touch asap

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

General parenting
Original poster
spacedonkey · 11/12/2004 15:15

Grin great noddy

OP posts:
feastofstevenmom · 11/12/2004 20:07

i have an extremely rusty Italian GCSE, so would love to have some beginner level practice!

GingerBells · 11/12/2004 20:17

Ooh, I did Italian about ten years ago. I speak a bit of spanish too and tend to mix the two up. Will dig out the old books and join in with you all.

GingerBells · 12/12/2004 00:45

bump
Ciao tutti studenti!!

Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 01:01

Ciao gingerbells! (not bad eh? Grin)

OP posts:
GingerBells · 12/12/2004 01:19

Ciao! Is that it!?
(Oh go on then it is gone 1am......)
We could start with
buon giorno come sta? (good morning, how are you?)
or vorrei una birra. Salute! (I'd like a beer. Cheers!)

GingerBells · 12/12/2004 01:21

See, the useful stuff you always remember.
How to order a beer in 10 European languages - there is a challenge!

GingerBells · 12/12/2004 01:23

\link{http://www.esperanto-usa.org/beer.html\tee hee hicc!}

Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 01:24

sono bene grazie, come stai?

OP posts:
Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 01:25

(have no idea if that's right, is it sort of right-ish?)

OP posts:
GingerBells · 12/12/2004 01:29

Brava Spacedonkey!

looks right to me.

oh oh, DD is crying, can we continue the lesson tomorrow?

night night

Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 01:30

buona notte!

OP posts:
Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 13:53

Ciao tutti

OP posts:
Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 14:24

sono solo Sad

OP posts:
wobblystarryknicks · 12/12/2004 14:27

I'd love to sd! I've got the BBC course and keep meaning to do more but have only done the first half hour!!! Blush

Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 14:29

I like fiddling around with the \link{http://world.altavista.com/tr\Altavista Babelfish Translator}

It's quite a good tool to help see how sentences are constructed n stuff

Are you going to join the Parliamo Italiano club then wobbly?

OP posts:
Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 14:30

Mind you, I'm not quite sure how it'll work on here. Perhaps we can post exercises for everyone to do or something

OP posts:
Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 14:32

Then we can have a mumsnet field trip to Italy and practice our lingo skills on all those delicious giovani Grin

OP posts:
Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 14:35

or should that be giovani squisiti

OP posts:
wobblystarryknicks · 12/12/2004 14:37

Si sd!! Am not sure how it would work on here but just knowing other people are learning will give me a bit of a kick up the @rse to do it!!! Grin

Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 14:39

Possiamo parlare dei giovani squisiti in italiano

OP posts:
Original poster
spacedonkey · 12/12/2004 14:41

Per esempio, ci è un giovane squisito in Cuba Libre.

What's the Italian for "phwoar"?

OP posts: