I am writing a story and in it I have twin sisters who are half Italian on their mom's side. Their mother spoke to them in Italian as kids and after she died they kept it up to both honour her and to have privacy from the rest of the world as they lived in an abusive home situation.

Most of this story, I don't actually write out any of the Italian and instead I put it in italics and state that it is in Italian. Mostly out of respect to the language as I don't know much of it yet, though I do want to learn in the future, but also because I don't trust google translate as far as I can throw it.

I want them to have a sort of short personal phrase that conveys 'you are my sister, that means I will protect you always' but in less words. This is the only phrase I will likely write in Italian but it is important to me that I do it and that I do it justice.

If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

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Ciao everyone! 😊

I'm Turkish and I'm learning Italian. I'm looking for a language partner to practice Italian and exchange languages and cultures.

My Italian is still at a middle level I think, so I'd like to improve it through conversations. I can help you with Turkish, and we can also speak English if needed.

I enjoy talking about travel, history, books, music, and different cultures. I'm looking for someone to have relaxed, natural conversations with and learn from each other.

If you're interested in a language exchange, feel free to message me! 😊🇹🇷🇮🇹

Hi, Hola,

33 year old American guy offering English or Spanish for hopefully an Italian friend!

I might be moving to Italy or Spain in the next couple of years so let me know if you'd like to become language exchange friends.

Hello everyone! I'm a 21 year old university student. I am a native italian willing to teach new students. I've been tutoring for 2 years; I am patient, i give out learning material and homework and work with flexible schedules compatible with workers or other students.

We can work on grammar, pronunciation and conversation, tailoring sessions to your personal needs. My rate is $15/h. Feel free to text me!

l'ultima canzone "padrona mia", mi pare sia in napolitano?

Aside from YouTube are there are sites that have Italian stories that can be downloaded or streamed?

Hi everyone I’m a native Italian speaker living in Italy, and I also speak English and French. I offer flexible language sessions where you can choose the time that works best for you. If you want to learn or practice Italian, I can adapt our lessons to your specific need a and goals. We can chat about any topic you like. If you're interested, feel free to leave a comment or send me a DM.

Hi! Next week I’m taking a trip to Rome and was wondering if anyone had any podcast, YouTube or book recommendations to listen to or read while I’m there.

I’m interested either in something discussing various monuments, or the history of Ancient Rome in general (city or the whole empire).

Preferably in Italian, but I’ll take good English ones as well.

I made a free Italian-learning page as part of my multilingual language-learning website. It focuses on Italian grammar, structure, vocabulary, and examples. I’d really appreciate feedback from Italian learners or native speakers, especially if you notice any mistakes or have suggestions for making it easier to use.

I want to learn English,I hope someone can talk with me

Is anyone interested in practising their Italian while helping us improve our English?

We’re a community of native Italian speakers, and we’d love to practise English with native English speakers. 😊

Hey! I'm Luca from Italy, I'm really passionate about languages. I'm currently fluent in 4 (🇮🇹🇸🇮🇬🇧🇪🇸), but I'm learning others too.

I'm looking for foreigners learning Italian for a language exchange. I teach you Italian, you teach me your language.

No, I'm absolutely not looking for structured lessons or experienced tutors, just normal people willing to have an easygoing chat in each other's language, so we can both learn from one another. :)

I'm of course looking for native or at least fluent people, somebody I can learn the proper language from, somebody that can spot and correct my mistakes, if needed.

My current level in each language I'm learning:

FRENCH - I already speak some, can hold a conversation and can understand almost everything said by a native if they don't speak too fast. ⚠️FRENCH IS MY PRIORITY, I'm going to Paris in January and I wanna reach a decent level by then⚠️

SERBIAN - I can understand everything or a bit less, the problem is speaking, not so wide vocabulary

PORTUGUESE (EUROPEAN) - decent vocabulary, but have trouble speaking and understanding spoken language. If written can understand almost everything, also writing is not that much of a problem

GERMAN - I can say really basic stuff, can understand easy things, very restricted vocabulary

Feel free to leave a comment here or contact me in pm, everybody is welcome 😁

I assume this is going to be some kind of "well it depends on the learner" type of question but I thought I'd try my luck.

I understand what resources are helpful in learning italian (would still love some specific recommendations) but I'm more confused on when resources should be used and introduced to maximize the learning experience. Are there specific road maps like "At 3 months this is when you should start introducing Coffee Break Italian podcasts", "at 6 months you should start with Lucrezia on Youtube", "anything after a year should be a 1on1 tutor".

My reason for this question comes down essentially to time. I want a fool-proof plan of action so I'm not realizing that a specific resource is not helpful after weeks or months of misuse. I'm 30 years old and a teacher, so Im kind of panicking about how much time I realistically have left to get this language down.

If it helps, I am Italian Canadian and would consider myself beginner (Maybe A2??). Typical situation of I can understand more than I speak. Thank you for any help!

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Hi everyone! After teaching more than 300 hours on Preply and giving private lessons for several years, I’m thinking about starting small-group Italian conversation classes.
The idea would be to have up to 4 learners at a similar level, with a different topic each session and questions or activities to help everyone participate. I think speaking with different people can be really useful: you get to hear different ways of expressing ideas and practise beyond one-on-one conversations with a teacher.
I’d like to offer these sessions at an affordable price, with no subscription or ongoing commitment, so people could join whenever they wanted.
Before getting started, I’d love to hear from people learning Italian:
Would you be interested in this kind of class?
What topics would you enjoy discussing?
What would help you feel comfortable speaking in a group?
What would you consider an affordable price for a one-hour session?
I’d also love to hear any concerns or experiences you’ve had with similar classes. Thanks to anyone who shares their thoughts! 🙂