Conversation in Italian

Ciao a tutti, Beginning to learn Italian and looking for TV programming or radio station in New York area speaking italian. Planning trip to Milan in January.   Grazie mille,   Brian

Has anybody else had an issue with the phrase  L'entrata costa quindici euro. (it costs 15 euros to get in.) it is faulting me on the pronunciation in level 1 module 3.3, and I have noticed it does this a lot any time I mention anything to do with price...

I practice hearing writing then repeating the phrase

Salve. I am new and have just completed the Intro Module. I am now in module 1.1 learning about meeting someone for the first time. I have learned that in this sentence, ‘Come Stai’ Come means 'How'. In module 1.1 I just learned the sentence ‘Come ti chi...

Hi All Finally Play the Part in Italian. Have just purchased it. Am so delighted. Have not bought the Spanish one yet, as need to work more on grammar and vocabulary. Next on my bucket list Take care all Maxie

Hi I don't know anything about italki. My daughter wants to know where it is useful and how it all works. Chris I know you use it and maybe you can give us some insight. She wants to learn Portuguese, but not Brazilian Portuguese   Thanks all Maxie ...

Buon Giorno a tutti, I am nearly through Level 1 and have passed 3 of 6 certification tests (but still have to refer to notes). Once I am done with level one should I redo it completely before moving on to level two? Or maybe continue with level two m...

Ciao a tutti!   I would like to recommend this forum to you: https://italianduo.boards.net/   Formed by Duolingo users, posts are made in as much Italian as possible, and whatever English is necessary. In my first year of Italian, it seemed daunting,...

Ciao a tutti   Started watching a movie called “Toscana” on Nettflix. A Danish film. Put on Italian language and English subtitles. Not finished watching it, but the Italian is good and the scenery lovely,(well so far anyway). The voice over seems to f...

Hi All Coffee Break Italian has just released a season 3. Where they cover grammar. One can subscribe, but the podcast are free. Some good examples, good conversation and a good revision of grammar structures Sebongela

I had a medical procedure today that required anesthesia.  As I was waking up, my husband was rubbing my shoulders. Half awake, I started speaking to him in Italian. As I became more awake, I realized I was speaking Italian and we both started laughing. ...

In the past few months have been concentrating on Rocket German and doing the minimum Italian, was quite shocked to realize that I was struggling to have language and pronunciation flow smoothly. Therefore have realized that I need to concentrate on both...

Can anyone suggest books to learn and practice writing in italian (formal and informal letter writing, paragraph, essays, speech etc)

I'm a beginner in lesson 1.7.  I've discovered that (including the 8 forms of di) there are at least 13 ways to say “some”!  This doesn't even include using a definite article to imply the meaning.  I get that “di” is a common way to say “some” meaning t...

Hi All Was watching a YouTube video for some lovely pastry. The guy was speaking really fast, but could pick up some of the words. Then he used a word I am familiar with, but could not remember the meaning. Frustrating at best. Well I digress. Have been...

I can't find my previous post but thought it worth highlighting this forum to exchange messages in as much Italian (and English) as you feel comfortable: https://italianduo.boards.net/ It might seem daunting at first, but is a great way to learn.  

Hi all Started watching a series on Nettflix “Jaguar” Not sure if it my cup of tea yet, may get to violent and that is never my cup of tea. Thought the language was in Spanish with English subtitles. But then realized I was listening to it in Italian, W...

I read that all vowels are pronouced in Italian, yet over and over again when I see “ie” or “ei” the “i” or the “e” go silent.  I check different Italian speakers, and it is not in the accent.  If all vowels are not pronounced outside the abbreviated wor...

Hi All I see new material has been added to level 2 conversations. Have been away and out of the loop. What else have I missed? Has anything been added to other lessons ciao sebongela

Ciao a tutti Am still trying to get through indirect objects on level one. Frustrating to say the least. I have decided to just have fun with this and am not going to get uptight about the grammar side of things. My main goal is to speak it. Having lear...

Ciao! Sono Darla e di Detroit. Come state? Che lavoro fai? Per me, sono studentessa. Comunque, buona giornata.   *correct please, if needed

Ciao a tutti I was listening to Coffee Break “Travel DIaries in Italian” The audio is a podcast and free. Was a great revision exercise as well as learnt some new vocabulary. They read it first and then an explanation of the various sentences. Was surp...

In lesson 1.3 we learned two verbs: SAPERE and CONOSCERE I noticed that the accented syllable in sapere is saPEre and in conoscere it is coNOscere. Is there a rule about which syllable is accented in Italian words? Thank you!

I know this sounds very juvenile, but found Italian fairy tales on “ The Italian Experiment”. Listened to the story of Jenny Penny and the sky is falling down. Made me smile, increased my vocab and could understand most of it.  They have several stories...

Ciao a tutti. I'm not sure how many people read the forum conversations or how many read English. I am 9 months into my learning experience (loving the majority of it!!) and feel I would really benefit more real ‘live’ conversation practice, before I t...

Just purchased the travel section. Delighted to take this to the next level. I'm sure will help with “ travel fluency”, once I feel it is safe to travel. Italy is definitely on my list. At 60% off am delighted with the deal too. Sebongela

When repeating sentences in Level 1 dialouge there was plenty of time. You don't have enough time to repeat in level 2 no matter how fast you speak.

Can anyone recommend a language conversational tutor, so many around not sure which ones are worth looking into Ciao a tutti Sebongela

Have found a new book with conversations. Have just purchased it on Kobo. “Conversational Italian Dialogues For Beginners and Intermediate Students" Different price ranges depending on how many conversations. Hoping it is going to help with sentence ...

I'm in the Travelogue section.  Voice recognition is very uneven, sometimes no problem, other times I'm either cut off too soon or have to repeat over and over and the word or line is still not picked up correctly. Also, generally voice recognition with ...

Hi, question for the ‘Rocket team’. In the forum is it possible to put the accented letters in the tab above, like we have in the ‘write it’ section of each lesson. That way we would improve our written italian if we choose to put our questions in itali...

Ciao. Il mio nome è Keegan, facciamo due chiacchiere qui! In italiano per favore.

Is there a section in Rocket Italian that specifically deals focuses on all these adjectives?

It seems Roberto pronounces "ci" at the end of middle of words as "shi"--not sure how to put this in Italian. Is this regional?

In the conversation for 9.3 (Getting a parking fine...) Robert says the following (about his 4th sentence): "Dunque, ero parcheggiato in città in via Bologna." This combination of "ero" + "parcheggiato" - (imperfetto + participio passato) confuses m...

Ciao! Mi chiamo Taylor :) Lascia che ti parli un po' di me.  Sono di Los Angeles, ma abito a Oakland.  Ho studiato architettura in universita'.  Quello e' dove ho cominciato studiare Italiano.  Studio Italiano per quattro anni addesso e lo amo ancora!! ...

I'm new to Rocket Italian.  I mean really new. Was the chat room ever established? 

In 20.1 in the Write It section, it is showing the English words after you record yourself rather than the Italian words. 

Hi, I've recently started the Rocket Italian course, and the one sound I find difficult (like many English speakers I believe) is the pronunciation of the letter "r"; I believe it should be rolled with the tip of the tongue. Has anyone had the same pro...

Why is 'scusi' the polite form and not 'scusa'? In Taxi lesson. Since it is an "ARE" verb, wouldn't the polite form be the 3rd person "scusa"?

Mi chiamo Lokprakash. Sono di India. studio l'italiano.  

Does anyone have problems recording certain sounds? When recording words/phases that start with "L, V and B," the begining sounds are not picked up correctly.  I don't know if the makes any difference but I am using the most difficult level.  Is it just m...

The text for the conversations introduced in each Interactive Audio Lesson suddenly appeared today!  The text appears line by line as the dialogue unfolds.   I am working on Level 3 and this feature is extremely helpful to me as I am a visual learner!  Ha...

Two new Italian language movies are now on Netflix Canada (and hopefully available in other countries as well) . 1) Dogman - 'When his life hits a breaking point, a meek dog groomer must fin da way to free himself from under the thumb of the town bully...

For practice (and to see a very good film) try looking up Il Giovane Favoloso on Netflix. It's an elegant biopic about the poet Giacomo Leopardi. The great thing is that you can choose from English and Italian subtitles. I would recommend watching three t...

A Sicilian Dream on Amazon Prime  was great to watch and listen for words I have learned so far. It was motivating to be able to understand the conversation.  I watched it with subtitles - have not tried without yet.  

I can now understand the lyrics to Andrea Bocelli's beautiful tribute to Italy.     Italia È passione forte che mi fa soffrire per amore Ogni volta che io mi allontano so che noi ci apparteniamo ancora un po' di più.   La stra...

Hi, I know everyone is different, but I would love to know ON AVERAGE how long it takes to complete the full Italian course, as if working as a full-time college student?   ie all categories not just conversation, I have lived (alone so no talking at h...

"The Conversation" audio has stopped working on my Mac  for lesson 1.

Is it possible to print the lessons to listen to audio and look at spelling