Italian

[JonathanBelles]

Anyone want to learn Italian. Ive always wanted to, and with me staying at the Portofino at universal in a few weeks I have an incentive. So I thought we could play a conversational game where you can only speak in Italian. You can put the English, just put it as invisible. I think it would be great to learn a new language, and the best way is via conversation. Just put a sentence, or a paragraph if you can speak Italian. We could do the same thing with other languages too in other threads. I dont know a whole lot right now, but Ill start with what I know. You can correct me if I am wrong too.

Ciao, come tutti?

Hello, how is everyone?

[HURAKAN]

I know English and Spanish and I have always wanted to learn Italian. It's so similar to Spanish that I feel it will be easy to learn. I may do it after I finish my bachelors.

[george_r_1961]

Being half Italian I speak a little. Not the type of words used in general conversation though

[Stephanie]

Buon giorno! (Good morning!)

I did take Italian in middle school and High School when I lived in NY. Spanish and Italian are very similiar in their words and structure.

È molto caldo fuori di oggi.

(it is very hot outside today)

[JonathanBelles]

buon pomeriggio

Good afternoon

E caldo qui anche

It is hot here, too

[KWT]

All I seem to know is sconto...

[CajunMama]

The only italian i want to know is...

spaghetti
ravioli
alfredo

[Stephanie]

Mi chiamo Stephanie

(My name is Stephanie)

[Cryomaniac]

My dad's aunt speaks a bit of Italian.

I speak a very small amount of Spanish, and wouldn't mind learning some other languages (eg, German), but I don't really have the time or the motivation.

[lurkey]

The only italian i want to know is...

spaghetti
ravioli
alfredo

mmmmmmmmmmm.. . .

pasta
pesto
rissoto
expresso
vino
lasagna
linguine
pizza
biscotti
gelato
cannoli

[Ed Mahmoud]

My brother, who taught Enlish Lit at a college not too terribly far from Rome told me that Italy has strong regional dialects, and the natives often don't speak "Berlitz" Italian.

[Ed Mahmoud]

I do know "Bastardi" means what you think it means. It is the plural of the Italian "Bastardo".