Does anyone want to learn Italian?

[spacedonkey]

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?

ah! recentemente il mio fratello ha comprato una casa in toscana e mia madre abita in umbria

Aaaargh! Clearly have some catching up to do, having totally failed to get to town & buy the book today...

it's ok cinders, i've only done chapter one so far!

should that have been "la mia madre"?

SantaClausfrau, funny as "Du' Palle!" is my favourite expression too, but I am from the South.

And even though literally it means "bollocks", we use it with a different meaning, in fact for us it means "BORING!".
same as "che barba!" "what a beard!" in the sense that it goes for so long your beard is growing.

guess they are all expressions originally used by males.. [sorriso]

i am jotting these down for future reference, grazie happyspider

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I'd just like to report that I have been learning how to conjugate regular verbs and also have memorised avere and essere. FdZ, how are you coming along?

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