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Travel Recommendations in Italy--Hotels, Restaurants, etc.

Last post by speak_travel_italian « Thu Jun 23, 2016 7:53 am
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by Roby » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:28 pm
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Hi Everyone,

We would like you to share recommendations on hotels, restaurants, places to visits, and things to see in Italy.

Look forward to...
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Last post by speak_travel_italian
Thu Jun 23, 2016 7:53 am
Recipes(Hoilday and other ) and Recipe sites

Last post by groche « Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:10 am
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by Roby » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:43 pm
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Christmas Pasta

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
1/4 pound pancetta, thick cut, chopped...
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Last post by groche
Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:10 am
BLOGS=TO HELP LEARN ITALIAN

Last post by Itikar « Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:58 pm
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by Roby » Thu May 19, 2011 5:35 pm

LEARNING ITALIAN

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Last post by Itikar
Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:58 pm
Travel Information in Italia

Last post by Roby « Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:28 pm
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by Roby » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:06 pm
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Ecco un sito per fare un viaggio in Italia. L'informazione importante...

How to SAVE MONEY while traveling in Europe

Roby 8)
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Last post by Roby
Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:28 pm
Listening and learning la lingua..

Last post by Roby « Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:12 pm
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by ladybird » Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:59 pm
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Ciao amici

Just a quick question, apologies if the subject has arisen before.

I would very much like to improve my listening skills and have...
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Last post by Roby
Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:12 pm
Accenti ,Stress Marks, Pronunciation

Last post by Roby « Fri May 13, 2011 4:26 pm
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by Mindy » Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:16 pm
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Ho una domanda per qualche NIS (native-speaking Italian) riguardo l'uso degli accenti. Ne ho sempre avuto un dubbio....c'e' una differenza tra:

ò...
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Last post by Roby
Fri May 13, 2011 4:26 pm
Editing Photos/Saving Threads

Last post by Roby « Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:26 pm
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by Roby » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:11 am

Editing photos from Photo album

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Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:26 pm
Travel Recommendations in Europe, Hotels, Restaurants, etc.

Last post by Roby « Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:07 pm
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by Roby » Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:53 pm

Austria and Switzerland

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Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:07 pm
Travel Recommendations in America--Hotels, Restaurants, etc.

Last post by Roby « Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:20 am
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by Roby » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:25 pm

Los Angeles

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Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:20 am
Important Websites for Information in Italy

Last post by Roby « Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:18 pm
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by Roby » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:45 pm

Obtaining Citizenship in Italy

How to obtain Dual Citizenship in Italy

American Embassy in Italy

The U.S. Embassy in Rome is located at...

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Last post by Roby
Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:18 pm
Regional Italian (I dialetti italiani)

Last post by 99 Posse « Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:06 pm
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by Nicholas1998 » Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:17 am

Hi everybody,

I have a question about the regional talk in southern italy.

Is Napolitano spoken in Molise?

What talk is used in Molize?...

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Last post by 99 Posse
Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:06 pm
Expressing ourselves in Italian

Last post by Karen2 « Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:22 am
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by Peter » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:25 pm

Ciao a tutti

A recent discussion recently started on another forum regarding how non-Italian speakers of Italian rather give the game away by how...

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Last post by Karen2
Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:22 am
Hi, I need help with my essays

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:13 pm
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by drip71 » Thu Dec 22, 2016 3:07 pm

Hi, I need a hand with my essays that I need to write until the 15.1. The help involves money, Im willing to pay for your time, if you are interested...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:13 pm
I Need People to Approve of My YouTube Subtitles

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:49 am
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by Tom S. Fox » Fri Nov 18, 2016 1:14 am

I have begun making subtitles for Italian YouTube videos, but the problem is that subtitles you upload to other people’s videos only appear when they...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:49 am
Help needed for lyrics (canto di solino)

Last post by Algo « Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:20 am

by Algo » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:20 am

Please accept my apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong thread, but I searched the forum and figured that this would be the place this request....

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Last post by Algo
Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:20 am
Any Italian can help me find really good Italian talk- radioradio

Last post by Arthur « Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:02 pm
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by Arthur » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:01 pm

Ciao,

I' m desperate to find some radio of the kind I describe below, and it its proving impossible to escape the repulsive mass media. This is my...

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Last post by Arthur
Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:02 pm
Exchange of written conversations :)

Last post by ciurlo « Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:59 am

by ciurlo » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:59 am

Hi guys!
I'm looking for an english partner to do a simple but useful thing: I'd like to start an exchange of mails in double-language . Both of us...

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Last post by ciurlo
Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:59 am
Italian Swear Words

Last post by Peter « Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:32 pm
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by Ciccio Ciccio » Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:17 am

Hello,
What are common swear words in Italian? What does vaffanculo mean?

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Last post by Peter
Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:32 pm
Le vacanze in Sicilia

Last post by Peter « Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:31 pm
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by dexempo » Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:33 pm

Buon giorno tutti!

Io e i miei amici andremo per le vacanze in Sicilia. ..a metà settembre. Ma non lo siamo dove appunto. Abbiamo alcune...

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Last post by Peter
Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:31 pm
La Margherita non fu inventata per la Regina d’Italia

Last post by costant « Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:55 am
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by BillyShears » Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:57 pm

Ciao a tutti,

Enjoy < click here >.

BS

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Last post by costant
Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:55 am
Help! Career dilemma :/

Last post by calum « Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:18 am
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by Luke » Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:59 am

Hello, my passion is languages and I currently work in IT. I am learning Italian on the side and I am doing ok (but far from fluent) - I understand...

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Last post by calum
Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:18 am
Italian Textbook/Workbook Recommendation?

Last post by calum « Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:49 pm
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by Coyote blu » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:15 pm

Buon giorno.

Can anyone recommend an Italian textbook/workbook that would either be the second book in a series or perhaps an Italian grammar...

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Last post by calum
Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:49 pm
Analisi dell'uso di passato prossimo e passato remoto

Last post by Lollo « Sat Dec 28, 2013 9:48 am
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by paul.lingvo » Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:56 pm

Buongiorno a tutti!
Sto scrivendo un lavoro di ricerca per una conferenza di linguistica. Mi sarebbe di grande aiuto se gli italiani madrelingua...

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Last post by Lollo
Sat Dec 28, 2013 9:48 am
strike tag

Last post by calum « Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:06 pm
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by Itikar » Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:40 pm

I would like to propose to add the strike tag to the forum.
The code that allows, by writing example , to make it appear with as strikeout.
I think...

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Last post by calum
Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:06 pm
Remove the 5 emoticon limit

Last post by Peter « Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:52 am
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by Itikar » Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:43 pm

As said in the title. Sometimes in a long message 6 or 7 emoticons can be practical. However I would prefer the limit to be removed, or to be set...

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Last post by Peter
Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:52 am
Slowing Down

Last post by Davide « Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:48 am

by Davide » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:48 am

Members may be interested in a program called 'Best Practice. It allows you to load an audio file (from a CD or your PC) and then slow it down...

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Last post by Davide
Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:48 am
Formation of Questions

Last post by Roby « Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:07 pm
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by Roby » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:19 am

Taken from Oggi in Italia
Formulare le domande

1) Questions that can be answered Yes or No often use the same
phrasing and word order as...

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Last post by Roby
Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:07 pm
Grammar/Dictionary links

Last post by Roby « Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:15 pm
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by Roby » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:15 am
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Adverb link
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Last post by Roby
Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:15 pm
LEARNING ITALIAN:WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Last post by coffeecup « Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:30 am
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by Davide » Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:48 pm

Roby:

Hello friends!

Why is it that so many people who want to learn Italian
never get to speak well? Most people will tell you it's one of 3...

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Last post by coffeecup
Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:30 am
Accents -- for laptop users

Last post by Roby « Fri May 13, 2011 4:28 pm
Replies: 7
by dmj120 » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:25 am

I found the following from

How to Install the US International Keyboard Layout in Windows XP: (I use winVista and its the same process)...

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Last post by Roby
Fri May 13, 2011 4:28 pm
Test your italian!

Last post by stefano2 « Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:05 pm
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by Twilight » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:31 am

Here is an interesting website where you can test your italian,
www.ladante.it

enjoy! :D

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Last post by stefano2
Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:05 pm
Accents: acuto and grave

Last post by abhijit « Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:47 pm
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by Roby » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:30 pm

There are two different types of accent marks:
Accento acuto: acute accent slopes up (from left to right). It
is generally used to indicate the...

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Last post by abhijit
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:47 pm
Comparatives and Superlatives

Last post by abhijit « Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:44 pm
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by Roby » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:02 pm

This was a handout that my instructor had given the
class.
Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives:

There are three degrees:

Example:...

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Last post by abhijit
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:44 pm
Suffixes: Augmentative

Last post by abhijit « Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:29 pm
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by Roby » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:00 pm

Suffixes: Augmentative

Augmentative indicates that the noun is large, big,
great, etc., more often in the sense of large size ,
but sometimes...

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Last post by abhijit
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:29 pm
Suffixes: Pejorative

Last post by abhijit « Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:23 pm
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by Roby » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:57 pm

Suffixes: Pejorative

Pejorative gives the noun a sense of bad, nasty,
ugly , etc.
There is only one pejorative inflection: -accio /
-accia...

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Last post by abhijit
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:23 pm
Something Useful

Last post by abhijit « Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:20 pm
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by Narvi » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:33 pm

Ciao a tutti!

In my envedour to improve my italian vocabular as i already know how to condugate regular verbs (and some irregular) in the present...

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Last post by abhijit
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:20 pm
Rules regarding the Days of the week months, etc.

Last post by abhijit « Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:10 pm
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by Roby » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:58 am

Days of the Week

Monday lunedi' loo-neh-DEE
Tuesday martedi' mar-teh-DEE
Wednesday mercoledi' mair-ko-leh-DEE
Thursday giovedi' jo-veh-DEE...

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Last post by abhijit
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:10 pm
Capitalization In Italian

Last post by abhijit « Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:07 pm
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by Roby » Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:15 pm

Taken from Master The Basics Italian, 2nd Edition,

Marcel Danesi,Ph.D

Rules of Capitalization in Italian

As in English, capital letters are...

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Last post by abhijit
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:07 pm
Numbers

Last post by Roby « Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:30 pm
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by Roby » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:24 am

Numbers: 1-29

1 uno
2 due
3 tre
4 quattro
5 cinque
6 sei
7 sette
8 otto
9 nove
10 dieci
11 undici
12 dodici
13 tredici
14...

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Last post by Roby
Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:30 pm
Se Clauses

Last post by Roby « Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:09 pm
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by Roby » Sun May 14, 2006 10:19 am

Se clauses are as follows:
1. When the word se is used to speak about
circumstances that are real or likely to occur, the
indicative is used in...

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Last post by Roby
Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:09 pm
The Hypothetical Constructions

Last post by Roby « Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:59 am
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by Roby » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:42 pm

the hypothetical constructions (il periodo ipotetico)
There are three types of hypothesis/consequence situations, in terms of Italian grammar:

1....

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Last post by Roby
Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:59 am
Napoletano: Lezioni sui verbi e i pronomi soggetti

Last post by Roby « Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:12 pm
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by Chris Corbyn » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:07 am

Ho scritto la seconda e la terza lezioni sul dialetto (ovvero la lingua) napoletano sul mio blog. Queste parlano dei verbi e il presente:

La...

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Last post by Roby
Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:12 pm
Beginner/Traveler Exercises

Last post by Roby « Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:12 am
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by Roby » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:15 pm

There were a few members who asked for a little help with their Italian. I am compiling some exercises for the Beginner and the Traveler. . If you...

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Last post by Roby
Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:12 am
Italian Alphabet and Pronunciation

Last post by Roby « Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:21 am
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by Roby » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:13 am

Italian Alphabet

Letter Name Letter Name
A a
B bi
C ci
D di
E e
F effe
G gi
H acca
I I
L elle
M emme
N enne
O o
P pi
Q qu
R erre...

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Last post by Roby
Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:21 am
TOURS TO ITALY-Recommendations

Last post by disegno « Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:43 am
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by Roby » Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:13 pm

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to help some friends of mine who want to go on their first trip to Italy. Not everyone likes to plan out their trip...

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Last post by disegno
Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:43 am
Italian grammar and other media on Podcast

Last post by Alex V. « Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:20 pm
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by Roby » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:30 pm

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Verb Conjugation

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Last post by Alex V.
Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:20 pm
World Time Saver- Time zones

Last post by Roby « Sat May 02, 2009 6:18 pm

by Roby » Sat May 02, 2009 6:18 pm

Many of the members have wondered why they are not able to find members online to chat with. We have members from all over the world.
Here you can...

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Last post by Roby
Sat May 02, 2009 6:18 pm
Formation of the NEGATIVE

Last post by Roby « Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:14 am
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by Roby » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:08 pm

To form the negative in Italian you place the word Non in front of
the verb.

Here is the construction of the negative statement:

NON + verb +...

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Last post by Roby
Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:14 am
Information about Traditions in Italy

Last post by Roby « Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:30 pm
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by Roby » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:04 am

La Befana

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Last post by Roby
Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:30 pm
La storia di Santa Lucia Day Dec. 13

Last post by Roby « Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:44 pm
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by Roby » Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:36 pm

SAINT LUCY (SANTA LUCIA)

Tradition tells us that Saint Lucy was born of noble, wealthy, Christian parents in Syracuse, Italy. Lucy had few...

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Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:44 pm

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