In this exercise 1b you have to mark if a statement about the text is true or false. According to the solutions, the 5th statement is false. But I thought it’s true because in the email it says that the teacher was very good and he says “ho imparato veramente molto”. Can anyone please explain why it’s supposedly wrong?

What would be the equivalent of the phrase as in if someone asked me if I was going on vacation or If I had a lake cottage and I answered “I wish”. Is there a phrase with the same meaning in Italian? Would it just be a direct translation or do Italians have their own version?

I understand what I need to do, I’m just not really sure which ones are the expressions that go where they should. For example, for the first “invitare qualcuno” would it be “che fai…?” or “andiamo…?”

I'm much better at reading than I am listening (or speaking). I'm a fast reader in English (native language/only other language) which I think is both a benefit and sometimes a detriment as I don't always read carefully and can move ahead to get the context to make sense of the whole sentence. Listening I can't do that so I'm trying to translate every word, getting lost in the conversation because I'm still back a couple words trying to figure out what was said and miss the next words, or just am not naturally hearing breaks between words. Any tips or resources to specifically work on listening. I'm not around any Italian speakers, have a 2 hour long once/week class. Around A2 prior to stopping lessons for about 3 years, just got back into classes so also having a bit of challenge with vocabulary recall. I have some easy readers that have audio so I just started listening to a chapter alone first, then listening a second time while reading along but open to other suggestions.

I try to do things like watch tv and read books in italian, but what good is it doing for me if I genuinely cannot comprehend what I am reading or watching? They say use context but what if my context is wrong? If it just sounds like gibberish to me, how will it start making sense and thus help me learn? I use things like Mango and Duolingo alongside these practices but what good is the reading and watching doing if it’s just gibberish and not computing at all?

Also, this may be a non factor, but does anyone have any advice specifically for neurodivergent people learning a language and what practices tend to be more effective?

Ciao, i recently started learning Italian and although the teacher is amazing, it is much more difficult that I imagined. I get so overwhelmed when i hear other people speaking it. In addition with this course, what else should i do? Any tips from urdu/English speakers who learned Italian? Grazie

Can these two be used interchangeably like in English, or is there a more subtle meaning and use?

It's not searchable in collinsdictionary but appears in sentences in their grammar section: https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/italian-easy-learning/what-is-the-word-order-of-italian-adverbs-with-verbs
1) Is it a noun/verb or something else?
2) Does it relate to fare in some way?

Ciao tutti.

What are your favourite free comprehensible input sources for each CEFR level?

I would place myself at mid A2 level and I really want to know what people use for listening practice. Especially those who's first language is English, as this is the position I am in. It would be great for suggesting for B1 and B2 as well for when I'm ready to move past A2.

I only don't pay for any streaming services so I can't use Netflix/prime etc. Only YouTube or other free online services.

Hi everyone,

I am currently looking into applying to Bocconi University for undergraduate studies, but I am in a very tight financial situation.

To be completely honest, the total amount of money I have saved up or have access to for both my tuition and living expenses is roughly equivalent to just the tuition fee (\\\~€18,000+ per year). That means if I don't secure substantial financial aid, a tuition waiver, or a scholarship, I simply won't be able to afford to attend and will go completely broke.

I know Bocconi is a private institution and tuition is notoriously high, but I also know they offer the Bocconi Merit Award and the ISU Bocconi Scholarship (need-based).

For those of you who are currently studying at Bocconi or have graduated:

1. Financial Aid/Scholarship Recipients: Did any of you manage to secure the ISU scholarship or a merit award? What did your profile/background look like (e.g., GPA, test scores, family income bracket) when you got it?

2. ISU Scholarship Realities: How competitive is the ISU scholarship for international students, and is it genuinely enough to cover tuition waivers and housing/living allowances?

3. Tips & Strategy: Are there any hidden pitfalls, strict deadlines, or crucial documents I should prepare beforehand to maximize my chances of getting funding?

Any honest advice, reality checks, or tips would mean the world to me. I really want this opportunity, but I need to make sure it's financially viable so I don't end up stranded in Milan with no funds.

Thank you so much!

I know prego means "you're welcome." But I've also seen it used when someone is inviting you to go ahead, offering something, or asking someone to repeat what they said.

It's one of those words where the dictionary translation only tells you part of the story.

In everyday conversation, how do you figure out what someone means by prego? Are there other Italian words that work this way?

Ciao, sono una spagnola imparando l'italiano e non so quale è la differenza tra "viso" e "faccia". In spagnolo c'è solo la parola "cara".

Since I already speak Spanish and French, I find my understanding of Italian is quite good, so I would like to try watching some Italian movie. Do you have any recommendation on how to start watching Italian movies and series? Which ones would you recommend?

Hi! I want to start learning Italian and, as I am a Romance language speaker (Spanish and Catalan) I wanted to have some firat inmersion in the language rather than looking at text books. Have you got any starter apps, videos and advice for a first time learner?
Then, I’ve noticed that some languages from Duolingo have their list of sentences uploaded on the Internet, do you know if someone has done the same with Italian? I’ve only found incomplete lists, like maybe 4-5 units of the whole course, and I’d love a spread sheer with them.

I reached my 1000 day streak. Over the years I noticed a decrease in quality of the app, which I assume coincides with their use of ai.

Interestingly, lately I feel like the app has gotten better. That may be because ai models are getting better, but also maybe due to the few remaining engineers being better at working with ai.

Regardless, I am done. The app was helpful because I can at least read basic Italian. I can write it, but only simple sentences and very slowly. As for listening and speaking: well, I can listen better than I can speak lol.

I have known that immersing myself in a language is the key to learning. I need to get better at that. I may still hop on the bird app here and there to practice vocabulary.

When I lived in Milan, I did 10/15 minutes of Duolingo a day for almost a year. I learned some vocabulry words and expressions, but overall, the results weren’t great.

However, I actually felt I was progressing when I ended chatting when running some errands, hearing people in the streets and in the bus, etc. Also, having to take my driving license in Italian helped a lot.

I was in Milan for my studies and my school ran a language peer exchange program, helping students meet other people and reciprocally discussing in their mother tongue. I never really tried to find that one person to practice with regularly, but it might have helped me doing some progress.

I stopped practicing Italian when I left for France 6 months ago, and I kind of regret it now.

So I'm curious of knowing, for those of you who have been in a similar position, if you ended up practicing with someone else, and how it happened?

And if you ever lived an experience close to mine, I’d love to hear what you think too :)

Greetings,

I would appreciate it if someone could write me the lyrics in Calabrese of this song and then translate it to English:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAf57BjpMo

Regards,

I normally just listen to Maneskin, a bit of Jovanotti or Giancane. I need more bands/singers. What do you guys listen?

I've been using Duolingo, but I think there's more better ways of learning. I've learned numbers, alphabet and phrases. Anymore suggestions? I'm still a "beginner"!!!

Vivo in Italia, ma frequento una scuola tedesca, quindi non ho molte occasioni per imparare l'italiano. Per esperienza personale, ritengo che imparare durante la conversazione sia il metodo più efficiente. Per questo motivo, sarei felice di parlare in italiano con qualcuno.

Hi all, does anyone have recommendations for newsletters in Italian? I'm open to all ideas, but my ideal would look something like this:

• Appears weekly or so. (Regular enough to be good continuous practice, but not so frequently that it becomes a daily chore.)
• Is intended for an Italian audience, so NOT a newsletter about learning the language or the like.
• C1/C2 level. (Lower levels fine, too, if a newsletter writer happens to write in a particularly plain manner, but I'm not looking for simplified sources.)
• Topics: almost anything goes; could be about news, art, nature, science, technology, ... etc. (Not so interested in sports, gaming, finance, but other than those things pretty much anything goes.)

Any suggestions?

Hi , in advance thank you for your help .

Do you know any kinds of books for that aim?

I started conversing daily with chat. I prompt it with my level of understanding and that I want to be able to begin conversations. I just mention Italian and it asks me a question. Here is my experience after a few weeks.

As we all know actively conversing is really hard. This exercise puts me on the spot and makes me anxious. As a result I really see exactly where my problems are with the language.

To converse you must think like an Italian. The way they construct meaning is unique to them. English is very different.

English is linear. You find meaning as you read left to right. Italian is the cobbling of phrases together where the big payoff just might be at the end. You have to learn to keep reading even if you don't know what is really going on. That's completely different from English.

Italian seems to rarely allow a single word to communicate alone. It's very dependent on the words surrounding it. The che, di, quello che, a, etc, between verbs or nouns can change form and meaning depending on the situation but they are always there. This leads to the big insight for me.

Chunking. Once you stop processing individual bits of information and you start absorbing chunks of information that's when you have actually learned and remodeled your cognitive hardware. It could be with sports, math, even complex ideas, but when you begin to respond with quick responses and don't feel yourself efforting so much you are chunking the information. You start to get pulled into the material and lose that feeling like you are constantly pedaling the bike up a slight incline. You start to just form ideas, responses, and insights seemingly out of nowhere.

The llm is a person tutor for me. It notices when I keep struggling with a phrase or concept. After a few days I have it summarize our discussions and it's a brutal glimpse at where I really am with the language. The llm is always encouraging and offers praise but that's the opposite energy of my internal dialogue with myself. It's really hard in a way that other ways of learning haven't been and for me it's important. It's just more accurate about my performance.

Good luck, this is just my experience.