Just got back from 3 weeks throughout Northern Italy. I finished Fluenz Italian 1-5 prior to going and what a difference it made! I was able to hold conversations, ask for anything I needed, get directions and so much more. The Italians embraced me on my trip so much more warmly when they saw what an effort I had made to learn the language, not to mention when they found out my family had immigrated from Sicily. I was able to communicate all of this because of Fluenz. Mostly, the Italians were impressed with my accent and pronunciation, and I was asked often "dove hai studiato Italiano? All'universita?" or "il suo Italiano e molto buono!" and they were surprised I had learned on my own with a computer program. Thanks Fluenz team, you put together a great foundation for learning. (Just some advice to others, you need to be reading and listening to Italian daily! I joined pages on social media so I could read and write, and I listened to many YouTube podcasts. This will help you really get a feel for conversational Italian.) Now that I am home, I have started Fluenz Spanish (Latin American) to refresh the 2 years of Spanish I had in high school 30 yrs ago, just ahead of my next trip to Costa Rica! Buona fortuna a Tutti!
![]() | For anyone in NY City this weekend there is HD Opera shown nightly at 8PM in Lincoln Center plaza. I'm especially looking forward to Monday when Madame Butterfly will be shown. Of the 5 or so arias I've attempted to memorize "Un bel di, vedremo" is in the top 2 for ease of learning to the point of hearing it without the need for translation. https://www.metopera.org/season/summer-2018/summer-hd-festival/ For anyone in NY City this weekend there is HD Opera shown nightly at 8PM in Lincoln Center plaza. I'm especially looking forward to Monday when Madame Butterfly will be shown. Of the 5 or so arias I've attempted to memorize "Un bel di, vedremo" is in the top 2 for ease of learning to the point of hearing it without the need for translation. https://www.metopera.org/season/summer-2018/summer-hd-festival/ |
![]() | I just read this article on the BBC web site. Thought my brother and sister students of Italian might like to read it as well.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170621-how-italian-became-the-language... I just read this article on the BBC web site. Thought my brother and sister students of Italian might like to read it as well. http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170621-how-italian-became-the-language... 4 comments 1 person finds this helpful |
![]() | Here is a video I put together of a demonstration in Locorotondo, Italia (southern Italy) on how fresh mozzarella is made. There is Italian being spoken along with a translation into English. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/zG_Nb2xXSlU Here is a video I put together of a demonstration in Locorotondo, Italia (southern Italy) on how fresh mozzarella is made. There is Italian being spoken along with a translation into English. Enjoy! 1 comment |