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La parola del giorno

Last post by BlinkBuzz747 « Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:03 am
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by Amela » Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:17 pm
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Ciao a tutti,

Penso che sarebbe un buon idea se abbiamo un soggetto nuovo chiama la parola del giorno. Ogni giorno un persone che parla l'italiano...
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Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:03 am
Italian Resources

Last post by Jelly2 « Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:15 pm
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by Roby » Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:44 pm
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Here is a list of 25 Italian resources for the those interested in learning Italian. It was compiled by other members and myself of another group....
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Last post by Jelly2
Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:15 pm
Una lista del Vocabolario

Last post by Roby « Wed May 04, 2011 10:13 pm
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by Roby » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:37 pm
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Il Vocabolario (CASA)

Le Stanze:

SALA DABAGNO/STANZA DA BAGNO/ GABINETTO/TOILETE--BATHROOM
SALA DA PRANZO-DININGROOM...
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Last post by Roby
Wed May 04, 2011 10:13 pm
terminarne

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:39 am
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by turkjey5 » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:00 pm

What purpose does ne serve in terminarne?
Vi ringrazio anticipatamente!!

Una vicenda meravigliosa: doveva assolutamente terminarne la lettura...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:39 am
How to say "play movie interstellar" in Italian?

Last post by Enrico « Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:18 pm
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by zhrz » Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:13 pm

I tried Google translate and got riprodurre film interstellare . But I suspect it is not a correct sentence because when I tested it on an AI...

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Last post by Enrico
Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:18 pm
use of "da voi usati"

Last post by Peter « Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:27 am
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by Rich » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:56 pm

Hello,

I am having trouble understanding the use of - “da voi usati” in the following sentence:

Ora fate il plurale degli aggettivi da voi...

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Last post by Peter
Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:27 am
Stare per + infinitive

Last post by Peter « Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:26 pm
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by Devery » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:46 pm

I read somewhere that Stare per + infinitive means about to + verb . Is this true always?
The example they gave was mi sto per laureare ( I am about...

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Last post by Peter
Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:26 pm
Very cheeky but I must get it right!

Last post by calum « Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:13 pm
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by Jon.nolan » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:15 am

Hello!

I must first apologise as this is a request for help!
I run a small classic car business Kelbrook classics.co.uk
and I have to make a new...

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Last post by calum
Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:13 pm
Thank you to host family

Last post by RachelCMuir « Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:19 am
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by RachelCMuir » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:05 pm

Hi,

I'm trying to write a thank you letter to my exchange partner and her family who I stayed with in Sicily last month. I speak no Italian but...

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Last post by RachelCMuir
Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:19 am
use of possessive adjective

Last post by Rich « Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:55 am

by Rich » Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:55 am

Hello,

I am having trouble understanding why in the following sentence the possessive adjective “sua” is not preceded by the definite article:...

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Last post by Rich
Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:55 am
al/dal

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:14 pm
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by ladybird » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:39 am

Ciao di nuovo

I have some confusion on when to use al/dal, I will give you an example.

If I wanted to say: I'm going to the doctors , I assumed...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:14 pm
would could should

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:52 pm
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by jazzy » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:26 pm

Salve ancora

Ho scritto queste frasi e prima che le mando a memoria vorrei assicurarmi che sono corrette. Mi aiutereste per piacere.

I would go...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:52 pm
placement of 'ci' in a sentence

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:14 pm
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by pitchy » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:46 pm

Hey everyone. I was just wondering about the placement of 'ci' (to mean 'to it', etc.) in a sentence. Does it follow the same rules as object...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:14 pm
“locuzioni avverbiali” / “complementi indiretti”.

Last post by Rich « Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:15 pm

by Rich » Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:15 pm

Hello,

Can anyone help me to understand the difference between a “locuzioni avverbiali” and a “complementi indiretti”.

Can some structures be...

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Last post by Rich
Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:15 pm
Revisiting the Subjunctive mood

Last post by Peter « Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:03 pm
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by TrentinaNE » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:02 pm
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Carlo ha scritto in un altro thread :
briefly, according to prescriptive grammar you should always use the subj. with verbs indicating opinion, hope...
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Last post by Peter
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:03 pm
Regional variation in the use of passato remoto

Last post by Peter « Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:15 am
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by Carlo » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:06 am

From a thread I opened at WRF:

I'll write in English so everyone can follow this interesting debate.

We need an in-depth thread on questo...

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Last post by Peter
Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:15 am
Active or Passive Usage

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:59 pm
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by johnk » Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:37 pm

Hi There,
Is it better in Italian to say:
- Ero sposato con una donna francese
or
- Sono stato sposato con una donna francese
In English I would...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:59 pm
Help with Italian test please

Last post by calum « Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:28 am
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by igor2105 » Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:27 am

Hello, Could anybody solve me this Italian test, please. Thank you very much.

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Last post by calum
Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:28 am
Indefinite Article - Gender

Last post by johnk « Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:36 am
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by johnk » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:19 pm

I thought I understood the basics of Indefinite articles and gender, then I was reading a magazine article in Oggi and I see:
ha una sapore antico...

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Last post by johnk
Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:36 am
Questions about the word He/him

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:08 pm
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by keeg92 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:25 am

I am a little confused about the differences between lui, si, gli. Could someone explain when I need to use each one?

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:08 pm
di colore rosa or rosa

Last post by Rich « Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:34 pm
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by Rich » Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:00 pm

Hello,

I am confused about the following sentence:
“La stanza di Sabrina è di colore rosa.”

I think this means – “Sabrina’s room is pink.”
I...

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Last post by Rich
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:34 pm
translation and grammar

Last post by Rich « Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:07 pm
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by Rich » Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:18 pm

Hello:

Can anyone please help me with the following: “con i trofei da lui venti a calcetto”. I think that the correct translation is - “with his...

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Last post by Rich
Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:07 pm
Tenses to use when writing

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Fri Feb 09, 2018 3:28 pm
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by keithatengagedthinking » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:44 pm

I wrote a little essay for my Italian lesson this week. Every week I have to write about something I read and tell the teacher what it was about....

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 09, 2018 3:28 pm
Pasato Prossimo

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:28 am
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by Hajar » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:30 pm

Hello all,

Can anyone please explain in which cases in Pasato Prossimo the auxiliary verb avere is used and in which cases essere . So far i can't...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:28 am
translation please

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:14 am
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by klb » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:02 pm

I don't want to offend your wife, but I have high chlestrol and I can't eat ________.

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:14 am
mi hanno sfamato

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:54 am
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by leenico » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:02 am

Se qualcuno dice, Le tue labbri mi hanno sfamato. Cosa loro vuole dire? :? Prego, dimmi in inglese.

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:54 am
anche/neanche

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:04 pm
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by Annamaria » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:24 pm

It may be difficult for English speakers to remember this because in English you must always use the personal pronoun because English doesn't...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:04 pm
Double object pronouns

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:44 am
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by Devery » Mon May 28, 2007 3:52 am

Instead of posting in the ce la fara' thread, I decided to open up a new thread hoping that all will see!
My question in that thread was what ce la...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:44 am
tenses and modes

Last post by Tom S. Fox « Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:59 am
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by kloie » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:57 am

Hello everyone!
I would like to know what are the tenses, that are used while speaking on a daily basis?
Like for example is the present tense used...

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Last post by Tom S. Fox
Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:59 am
prima che mia moglie diventasse vegetariana

Last post by calum « Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:32 pm
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by TomPalermo » Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:20 am

hello, in the following sentence why is diventare in the imperfect. I thought the imperfect was used after if se

prima che mia moglie diventasse...

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Last post by calum
Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:32 pm
Advice sought on using the present tense of a verb to explain a past event

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:54 pm
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by CiaoTutti » Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:31 pm

I had two main questions:

1) Simple grammar question: As I study more and more about the past tenses, some sources state that you can get away...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:54 pm
I have a problem with the words " Questo" and " Quello"

Last post by Maxime1212 « Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:04 am
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by Maxime1212 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:59 pm

Hi, I don't know the differences behind theses 2 words, if someone can explain me please :D

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Last post by Maxime1212
Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:04 am
Could someone answer this grammar question ?

Last post by CiaoTutti « Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:17 am
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by CiaoTutti » Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:22 pm

To the group,

I have been just starting to learn the past tense (passato prossimo) in Italian as well as the gerund, and was trying to form some...

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Last post by CiaoTutti
Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:17 am
Please check my Italian poem for grammar errors and mistakes

Last post by marydk « Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:06 pm
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by marydk » Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:51 am

Hello everyone! Buongiorno! I am trying to write song lyrics in Italian and I would appreciate if you can read it and tell me if it makes sense....

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Last post by marydk
Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:06 pm
Hi, I need your help for an italian language teaching project.

Last post by rus « Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:28 pm
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by Abaldini » Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:54 am

I'm studying linguistics at university in Italy and I'm preparing an exam, for which I have to select a grammar topic and imagine how to teach it to...

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Last post by rus
Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:28 pm
Trying to understand nel and sul

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:07 am
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by AngryHulk » Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:22 pm

I have some italian software and it has a sentence that says Il panino e nel piatto but I read that as the sandwich is in the plate . Shouldn't it be...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:07 am
I need a help with "spoken" italian

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:56 pm
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by Mauro Mantovani » Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:13 pm

Hello everybody, I would like to ask preferably a italian native, but any help will be welcome.

I'm slowly learning italian for some months for...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:56 pm
Toilets in Italian: gabinetto??

Last post by Enrico « Sat Jun 10, 2017 4:52 pm
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by lufun » Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:44 pm

Hi everyone

I know that you ask for dove è il bagno when you need to go to the bathroom.
In a phrasebook, I read that you can also for dove è il...

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Last post by Enrico
Sat Jun 10, 2017 4:52 pm
Translation problem.

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:12 pm
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by Robbs » Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:18 pm

Hello everyone.
I have a little italian language problem. I'd be very grateful if someone could help me.

Proteggi ció che é tuo

Is that...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:12 pm
Translation Help

Last post by Enrico « Tue May 30, 2017 1:29 pm
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by RagazzaScozzese » Fri May 19, 2017 12:49 pm

Is Questa è cosa che mi manca nella mia vita! correct?

Voglio dire This is something that's missing from my life! ma non sono sicura se è giusto?...

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Last post by Enrico
Tue May 30, 2017 1:29 pm
A o Di?

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:54 pm
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by julie mitchell » Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:38 pm

Is there a rule to help one understand which verbs are followed by A and which are followed by DI ?
Per esempio :
Devo imparare A parlare but Devo...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:54 pm
Mild "curse" words - porca miseria?

Last post by darmox « Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:36 pm
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by darmox » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:16 pm

I'm looking for VERY MILD words to use when frustrated. Is porca miseria okay to use anytime? Like around children and old people?????

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Last post by darmox
Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:36 pm
Modi di dire

Last post by Finlay « Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:07 pm
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by maresole » Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:01 pm

Posso aprire una rubrica sui modi di dire in italiano?
magari qualcun'altro lo potrà fare per l'inglese.
Vorrei aprire con:
mangiare a ufo
ad...

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Last post by Finlay
Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:07 pm
Translate please

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:37 pm
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by neil298 » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:57 pm

Could a native italian please translate the following

Love you always and forever

True love always

You belong to me I belong to you

Grazie

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:37 pm
Translation of song in Neapolitan language

Last post by jsanders14 « Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:05 pm
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by jsanders14 » Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:32 pm

Hi. I am looking for help please with transcribing and/or translating the following song in the Neapolitan language.

Cunailante bella (Beautiful...

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Last post by jsanders14
Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:05 pm
Please translate: "Love is never our problem"

Last post by Enrico « Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:45 am
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by roxparty » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:35 pm

Hi everybody!

I'm getting a tattoo and would like this phrase in Italian. Italy is a very special place for me and my partner and this is...

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Last post by Enrico
Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:45 am
I would greatly appreaciate it if someone would help me translate the English sentence into Italian language

Last post by Enrico « Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:27 am
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by PutinsBear » Thu Feb 09, 2017 11:44 am

Ciao a tutti! :)
Here's my sentence:

My buccellato didn't bake through to the center.

I'm learning this beautiful language...well otherwise I...

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Last post by Enrico
Mon Feb 13, 2017 8:27 am
Imposta di quietanza

Last post by jelonek « Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:48 am

by jelonek » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:48 am

Ciao a tutti, ho bisogno d'aiuto con la parola imposta di quietanza , non capisco il suo significato. In Codice Millenarius saga di Marcello Simoni...

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Last post by jelonek
Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:48 am
Cantone

Last post by jelonek « Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:40 am
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by jelonek » Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:39 pm

Ciao a tutti. Lo scrittore Marcello Simoni in Codice Millenarius saga parla della Ferrara medievale e usa il termine cantone : Canton di San Marco....

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Last post by jelonek
Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:40 am
need Help from Italian natives

Last post by Dylan Thomas « Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:53 pm
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by lilipones » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:29 pm

Could anyone please translate the following sentences into Italian?
I am not sure why you are so curious about me. As I said my father's job...

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Last post by Dylan Thomas
Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:53 pm

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