Italian For Dummies®

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Science shows that if you work towards a goal as part of a group, you’re more likely to achieve it, compared to if you try going it alone. Joining a group of people who are learning Italian helps you learn faster for a couple ofreasons: In Italian, the days of the week aren’t capitalized. Eyeball this table of the days of the week in Italian (along with pronunciations and abbreviations) to ensure you get your days straight while in Italy. Italian/Abbreviation On the other hand, if you’re excited about learning Italian,that enthusiasm will pull you to your desk, even on days when you don’t really feel like it. uno (uno specchio, uno stivale, uno scienziato, uno zaino, uno psicologo, uno pneumatico, uno gnomo, uno yogurt) The u sound in Italian, like the other vowels we’ve discussed so far, is quite simple. You form it with the same sound as oo in hoot or shoe but make it shorter and without rounding your lips too much. Try to remember that there’s no rounded sound in Italian and you’re good!

Exploring new places is exciting, but it can also be frustrating when you find yourself lost! But fear not, by learning to say and understand the following phrases, you'll be able to ask for and receive directions from the locals. Italy is one of the most popular destinations in the world, and with good reason! With stunning countryside, Mediterranean beach towns, a rich history and arguably the best food and wine in the world, Italy has a lot to offer. Textbooks teach you a lot about the language, but they don’t really help you use it in real life. Think of them like a book on how to play the guitar. Itgives you a lot of useful information, but unless you actually put your hands on the guitar, you’ll never be able to play.s/ - use the regular s sound in all other cases aside from the ones mentioned above. Examples: sei, sito, siepe. Here are 5 fluency phrases that will help you turn communication breakdowns into opportunities to learn more Italian: When you start speaking a language, it’s normal to have communication breakdowns, for example, when you don’t know a word, or when you don’t understand what someone just said. Lifetime access to our private Facebook community, where you can team up with your classmates and practise using your Italian . You can point to it and ask the barista in Italian “come si dice quello in Italiano?” (how do you say that in Italian?)

However, when you see C followed by the letter I or E, it’s pronounced as a soft C sound, (like the ch sound in the English word chocolate). Community is a powerful thing: if you’re serious aboutlearning Italian, joining a group will help yousucceed.

Notice that most of the idiomatic expressions with avereare translated with the verb to bein English. If you want to be able to use Italian in real life situations, you need to practise first. Practising helps you turn the Italian words and phrases you learn in books into active knowledge that you can use to communicate with Italians.