italian beginners chat room

Petar-L

June 11, 2013

Im thinking of setting up an italian chat room any interest?

Petar-L

June 12, 2013

niente???? va bene

Maria-DiLorenzi

June 13, 2013

Ciao Petar , potrebbe essere una buona idea. I've forwarded to the Rocket Italian Team to see what they think. ciao

Petar-L

June 14, 2013

perfetti mille grazie

Tristan--

November 4, 2013

un'ottima idea!

Darren-A1

December 3, 2013

Perfetto, non posso aspettare!

Maria-DiLorenzi

January 16, 2014

Ciao Darren, The sentence "I can't wait" in English will be translated in Italian as "Non vedo l'ora". Ciao

Piccola

January 22, 2014

vorrei che

Maria-DiLorenzi

February 9, 2014

Ciao piccola, "vorrei che" in English is translated as "I'd like that". Is this what you mean in your message? What a beautiful picture in your profile....! Dove hai fatto sub? ciao

Piccola

February 10, 2014

In molti posti, anche in Italia

snuggles930--

April 15, 2014

There should be a chat room for beginners. I have a problem going completely blank when I have to respond verbally. When the material is written I can respond correctly but not verbally. I go into like a panic mode and can't think of the response. I practice out loud over and over but it still happens. How do I get over this? I have no one here to practice with at all. I would very much like to get over this problem so that I can progress. Grazie e piacere, Christine

snuggles930--

April 15, 2014

I figured out what my problem is. I do the Play It. I do well in the "written parts". I know how to respond. It's the speaking parts I have trouble with--I just go completely blank or my tongue freezes. It's very frustrating! In lesson 1.1 basic introductions--I do know what the problem is however... In English we say "What is your name?" but in Italian it's COME as in How do you call yourself. To my very American brain it sounds better to say "What..." instead of "how" COME. Does that make sense. So I feel like my brain is fighting the Italian way

grahame-r

April 16, 2014

Hi "Come" has many meanings in Italian, depending on the context of the sentence. "What" is one of them, as are "like" "as" and obviously "how". Don't worry you will learn of them as you progress through the courses. Try not to think too literally, it will come to you in time. There is a new addition to the course called "play it" which I think will help with your verbal responses, just repeat each line (easiest) until you're fluent then work to the next line (easier) and so on, it may take a little time but think of it as not a race, it certainly works for me. I hope this helps Ciao Grahame

vince-t

April 21, 2014

I can read and understand and also pass the quiz in the lessons but without seeing the words when I am asked a question I have to think of what to say quickly and that's difficult when making conversation. I need some one to talk to face to face who can talk Italian, that's my problem.

Maria-DiLorenzi

April 22, 2014

Hi students, it takes some time to get familiar with the language. Have you tried the "role play" section? It could be a good way to practise. Buon divetimento! Ciao

David-R13

April 23, 2014

so any news on this chat room idea?

Arwa-i

May 3, 2014

Sì, un'ottima idea

Maria-DiLorenzi

May 24, 2014

Ciao a tutti I'm checking with the Rocket Italian Team to see if this could be done. I'll keep you updated. Ciao

Stephen-W55

June 7, 2014

I would like to give my vote to the idea of a chat room too. Let's all give Petar L our support . The more of us that vote the better chance of the Rocket team acting.

David-R13

July 4, 2014

lets hope this works. could really help us practice Italian with each other

Rocket-Languages

July 24, 2014

Hi everyone, Thanks so much for your posts! We like the idea of a chatroom too, and it's definitely on our list of things to look into later this year. We appreciate your feedback...keep it coming!

Era--3

August 18, 2014

I also think that a chatroom is a great idea!

Donald-S2

August 19, 2014

Chatroom would be a good idea it gets my vote

Marie--142

September 10, 2014

Hi Maria, In the first lesson you ask "Parli italiano?" but Alex answers "Studio l'italiano" How do you know when to use the article l' ? Thanks Marie

tom-pason

October 11, 2014

Si Vorrei una chat camera non e persona parlare To understand how the language goes together reading in english the answers to the different tests especially the play in a literal form can help me figure out how to think in the italian languge. Don't know how difficult it would be and I know in certain instances there is no literal translation but I think it may help. Thank you for you work in this. Your program is by far the most comprehensive learning tool I've come across. Had I taken the time to use all the features earlier I would have progressed faster. Thanks again Tom

Donald-S2

October 14, 2014

Ciao tom I do agree with you on using literal translation to help think in italian. Also I wish the Play it option had been available earlier it really has been a help (once you get to the native stage) and I am now going back through all my past lessons. I am just back from Ischia and found that at last I am starting to be able to respond to the locals rather than going into a state of panic. Grazie Donald

Maria-DiLorenzi

October 29, 2014

Ciao a tutti ! Donald, I'm happy to hear that you feel more confident in Italian. I'm sure you have enjoyed Ischia. Please note that it will take some time before you will start to think in a different language. Practicing while on holiday is the best exercise you can do. Ciao

prince-97

November 5, 2014

ciao a tutti ed buona sera .

prince-97

November 5, 2014

ciao maria tu sei una blue star italian master ,,bene ,io sto imparando questa meravigliosa lingua un saluto per te buon pomeriggio .

Maria-DiLorenzi

November 11, 2014

Ciao Prince97 e soprattutto BENVENUTO! tu di dove sei?

adrian-zamora

February 16, 2015

Ciao a tutti !

Any word on the Chat room for beginners? That would really help out.

Stephen-W55

February 16, 2015

Yes,it seems our request has fallen on deaf ears!

jason-oxenham-ceo

February 16, 2015

Hi all - re the chatroom idea. We have been looking into it, along with an extension into "classroom" sessions. There are quite a few technical hurdles to overcome when integrating these sorts of features. So, I know it's not much of an update but it is stil on the radar!

cody-g2

April 8, 2015

I've just joined and looking forward to extending my Duolingo learning experience. A chatroom would be so good. I know it's hard to integrate and then there is the moderation of the thing. But just imagine... you could create an italian bot that would ask questions upon entering the chatroom!

fpalma6

November 14, 2015

Maria, Sto imparando un po italiano. Grazie rocket Italian. Hoping to learn much more.

Maria-DiLorenzi

November 16, 2015

Ciao fpalma6 Benvenuta nel forum di Rocket Italian. Puoi usare il forum per chiedere informazioni o semplicemente per chiaccherare con altri studenti. Buon divertimento. Ciao

fpalma6

November 19, 2015

Maria, Buon giorno. Ero in Italia in Settembre. Che bella Natione e lingua . Mi chiamo Francesco. Ciao

Tatjana-L

December 1, 2015

Ciao tutti! Mi chiamo Tatjana. Sono russa, vivo dal Norwegia. Ho appena iniziato con questo corso. Sento che e molto utile per me. Ho molti amiche italiani, con che vuole parlare la lingua italiana. Come posso parlare con voi qui? Skype? Blab? what`s up?

Arrivederci, a presto!
Tatjana

fpalma6

December 1, 2015

Benvenuti Tatjana, Sono degli Stati Uniti. Sto imparando la linqua per quando io torno a italia in due mille diciasette. Ciao Francesco

Tatjana-L

December 1, 2015

Ciao Francesco! Grazie per il tuo messageo! Forse posso parlare per Skype, che ne penso?
I think its a good idea - so long we don`t have a chat room here...
What du you think about?
Saluti
Tatjana

fpalma6

December 1, 2015

Grazie, mi dispiace, ma non ho Skype (I have no access to SKYPE).

Tatjana-L

December 1, 2015

Ciao Francesco, Skype is easy to dowload and its free.
We can create a Skype group for students of Rocket Italian!
Just an idea.
Una buona serata a te!
Ciaooo!

fpalma6

December 2, 2015

Tatjana, Ciao. Ti piace viaggiare a italia?

Tatjana-L

December 2, 2015

Ciao Francesco! Mi piace Italia, Ho visitato Toscania da scorso anno.
E tu?

fpalma6

December 2, 2015

si, ho visitato Roma,Venezia e Firenze due mesi fa. Che bella nazione.

Tatjana-L

December 4, 2015

Ciao Francesco, come stai?
Dimmi, da quando tempo studi italiano? Hai amici italiani per praticare la lingua?
Una buona giornata a te!
Ciao, a dopo!

fpalma6

December 4, 2015

Ciao Tatjana, Sto bene. Io studio italiano per due mesi. Mi piace Rocket Italian. Occasionalmente, parlo per solo uno amico. Grazie. Buon giorno.

Tatjana-L

December 8, 2015

Ciao a tutti! Iniziamo a skype group per practicre parlare. Scrivi mi - il mio indirizzo di Skype - tatlei99 . Ci vediamo!

drewster

January 12, 2017

Hi Rocket,

Is this any closer to becoming a feature? I see it's been on the books for a long while and I think it would be very helpful to get people talking & engaging more.

Cheers,
Drew

jason-oxenham-ceo

January 17, 2017

Hi Drew - It's not really much closer. If you have any ideas about how it could work then let us know so we can add it to the discussion.

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