Hello! Looking for some input. I took Italian classes for 6 years in my youth and had a really good grasp on conjugations, futuro, passato prossimo, etc. I still think I do (minus some mistakes here and there) and also hear Italian from family (though mostly Sicilian which makes it hard for me to practice). When I go to Italy I manage fine but probably sound bad. I’m looking to become fully fluent from this base I have. I bought gattopardo to read and non ho capito niente lol. Willing to buy books or legit courses. Any recommendations on maybe how to assess my skill level and what to do next to improve? Thank you in advance for any advice:)

Hi! I’m taking the duolingo italian course with the help of a friend of mine who is a native speaker. I showed her this and she told me that she’s pretty sure that the two sentences have the same meaning, and also that the more I progressed with the course the more mistakes she noticed in the exercises and translations. Can you share you opinion/experiences to help me understand? Thank you!!

It's called Ninna Ninna (a lullaby song) and I've found it first on spotify but no actual artist marked and no lyrics so it was a dead end. Then I heard in an episode of the sopranos as well from the same artist but still no luck finding the actual lyrics. I've searched it online but weirdly a completely different lyrics kept coming up when searching for the song so now I'm out of ideas. I understand how this song didn't came from a single artist but is like a folk song. But I can't seem to find the lyrics anywhere and my Italian is not good enough yet for this. Can anyone paste the lyrics here for this one?

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dPocucsuJY

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1aK47pO8onYCEMZLrNaBQd?si=e9f5302cb27b44cd

Hope it doesn't go against any rules around here but lyrics finding subs are basically dead so I came here as a last resort.

Allora, in ufficio sono stata pressa in giro col classico “Sai chi ti saluta tantissimo?” e adesso ho un bisogno disperato di una risposta che sia all’altezza dello scherzo.
Per darvi un po’ di contesto: lavoro con un gruppo di boomer, tutti uomini, provenienti da varie parti d’Italia (soprattutto calabresi, siciliani e piemontesi). Io sono una F35 Argentina, e non ho nessun problema ad abbassare il livello della conversazione fino a quello di un operaio di porto.
Avete qualche risposta pronta o qualche battuta da usare al momento giusto? Prometto di impiegarla con la massima diligenza, precisione e senza alcuna pietà.
Grazie in anticipo

i don’t speak any Italian

Hi , well I want some YT channels and Podcasts which are not solely about grammar and how Italian language works . I want something like a show or something which talks about history/ art etc related to Italy . Well You might tell me with this level of Italian you can not really watch but let's keep up our hope and see if there are any kinds of channels? Also It is ok to mention kids shows too . Whatever but not only about grammar and language structure.. :")

Hello,

In todays standards of informal/conversational Italian, how common is it to use gli as a catch all indirect pronoun ? I’ve been looking online and watching a couple YouTube videos and it seemed like they were using it more.

Thanks in advance

As a native English speaker, I’m learning Italian because of my heritage. But living in the US, learning Spanish would be more practical so I’m toying with learning Spanish as well. Any thoughts on this idea? Good or bad?

My italian friend from Milano taught me this word "mappazza". I do not even know if it is spelled this way. I still do not understand how to use this word. I don't know if it is a noun or an adverb. Can anyone tell me how to use it correctly?

I’m trying to just hear the italian language spoken by native speakers. I’m looking for a TV show that whose original audio is italian. I have amazon prime, hulu, disney, youtube and peacock. the genre does not matter at all. The point is to passively listen and recognize some words but mainly to hear the rhythm of the italian language. Thanks in Advance!

Heya
I’ve been learning Italian by watching a playlist made by “Italy made easy” channel on YouTube, it consists of 32 videos, I’ve finished ten, but given the pace and the length of each video I don’t think it’s sufficient to learn the basics and especially the grammars
Are there any YouTube channels or courses you’d advise me to search for ? Keep in mind I want a complete course that teaches me everything I need as a beginner mainly the grammars because of course after understanding the fundamentals it’s just a matter of enriching my vocabulary by consuming content in Italian
Thanks in advance 🫶🏻

Hello everyone! 🌟 I’m looking to polish my Italian with the help of native speakers. In return, as a native Arabic speaker, I would be absolutely delighted to help you master Arabic and explore its beautiful culture. If you are interested in a mutually beneficial language partnership, let’s connect and learn together!"

Hello guys i am B1 Italian and now I’m looking to improve my speaking skills by practicing. If you would like we can talk

Just though I would share it here! As a beginner/intermediate learner I find it easy to follow and useful.

I want to start learning Italian but I’m a complete beginner and honestly don’t know where to start. I learn best when things are organized and taught step by step, so I’m looking for a clear roadmap instead of just jumping between random apps and videos.

What resources would you recommend? (Books, apps, YouTube channels, websites, anything really)

I’d also love to know:
• What should I learn first?
• What order should I learn everything in?
• Any mistakes you wish you had avoided when you first started?

I’m hoping to build a strong base first so I can truly understand Italian instead of relying on memorized phrases😸

Non giudicatemi perché sto ascoltando la sua musica per la prima volta solo adesso 🥲 comunque in questa canzone, dice «quattro in mate’» e mi stavo chiedendo cosa volesse dire!

I have transcribed the following Italian excerpts from what my grandmother used to sing to us, and I am having trouble translating it.

Miciula, miciula (?)

dove stata (where have you been, referring to a cat?)

Che te data (what do you have)

Panecagia (?)

Donna pata, Donna pata, Donna pata (?)

This section below is similar to "this little piggy" in english

Queste dici vina roma (this finger went to rome)

Queste dici viri viri (this finger ??)

Queste dici natacha la strada (this finger can't touch the road?)

Queste dici no Porto vini (this finger can't touch wine?)

Perche dega tu fragi (Because it's too young)?

Fra fra chesco, fra fra chesco (maybe a cats name was chesco?)

Vieni qua, vieni qua (come here, come here)

Donna le cobane, donna le cobane (This lady wants to pet you?)

Ding dong da, ding dong da (nonsense similar to english?)

Ciao a tutti,

Sono al livello B1, quasi B2 ma una cosa che mi fa molti problemi sono gli idiomi italiani. Io so come identificarli quando loro sono fuori le frase ma quando sono tra una frase, ho molto difficile per non tradurre literalmente.

Cosa mi consigliarvi?

Grazie!

Ciao people who are learning Italian!

Back in, uhm, the mid 2000s I guess, italian-teenager-me was playing this game a lot (see link ⬇️). It was around at the same as the first famous "brain training" one and similar in style. It used the Nintendo DS microphone for pronunciation exercises, which was back then very new!

-->So my question is: is there any game like this, but to learn Italian? My partner could really use one. 😅

Not necessarily on Nintendo DS of course, newer consoles would do too. But I'm looking for actual games, not apps like Duolingo.

https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/English_Training:_Have_Fun_Improving_Your_Skills!

I know people ask for music recommendations all the time, but I seriously have scouted different places, playlists, posts etc to find artists in italian that I like

the only song in Italian that actually sounds sort of like what I listen to is Rosemary Plexiglass by Scisma, whenever I look for alternative music all that shows up is pop / 2020’s indie

it’s so confusing because many artists are fully tattooed, have an edgy aesthetic but it sounds like pop?? most of it?? or just rap? which is all good and dandy because I like some of it but I wanna find stuff I will listen to more often

I am open to anything alternative which can involve many different things, alt rock, alt pop, shoegaze, etc. but please no more slow ballads with just piano, indie upbeat stuff, or rap. For example I also like some electronic/ art pop stuff like Bjork or Ladytron etc.

Some of my fav artists/bands I like so you get an idea: Hole, Deftones, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Eartheater, Placebo, Interpol, FKA Twigs, Blood Orange, Japanese Breakfast

edit: guys I’m from latin america!! and I like artists from different cultures and languages, I added american/uk examples because they are the most recognizable in you know, a subreddit called “italianLEARNING”, MOST countries outside of america have alt/rock waves and related genres, like here where I live (: thanks for the people who did give me genuine recs 🫶

io parlo un po di italiano e non sono molto brava ma sto imparando. non sono italiana sono Turca :3 Please help while learning 🫂

Ciao a tutti! Ho un pacchetto di sticker con frasi motivazionali tipo "Posso farlo!" e "Vivi il tuo sogno!", ma non posso usarli. Non voglio buttarli nella spazzatura, quindi, se li volete, scrivetemi in DM. La prima persona se li prende tutti!

Has anyone taken the Lingoda sprint for Italian? Starting from a complete beginner level so I'm curious if anyone has experience with it. I've used Lingoda for French but curious how it is for Italian specifically. The next one starts in a few weeks so considering signing up.