Elba Island

The 2nd of June is aone day off in Italy and I decided to spend a few days of relaxation with my family on Elba island.

Elba is the third largest Italian island and it is located in front of opposite the coast of Tuscany. Due to the short distances, all of the places are easily reacheable: in a few minutes you can go to the sea or have a walk surrounded by the nature. There are both rock(y) and sand(y) beaches and the water is usually clear and crystalline where people can enjoy  pleasant sunbathing.

Anyway the main towns are big enough so that people can find all the commodities they need.

In June or September the atmosphere is quiet and relaxing, On the other hand, in summer many tourists spend their holidays on this island because of the beauty of the sea and the local administration organizes many interesting and fun-filled events.

A joke

This is a translation of an Italian joke.
★A woman enters in a pharmacy and ask for a little arsenic.
The pharmacist: "Why do you need it, madam?"
The woman: "I want my husband to take drinks it"
"It's a poison, I can't give it to you."
The woman shows him a photo to him. There is her husband lying in a bed with the pharmacist's wife.
The man: "Oh, madam, you didn't tell me you had the  script / prescription recipe".

Facebook... the right way to use it!

I have always had some doubts about using Facebook or social networks in general. We can share a lot of things, but sometimes I have had the impression that we forget to share our lives with real people near us. During the last months, utilizing Facebook for my language groups, I think I have discovered the right way to use it. Social networks are really useful in these situations because I can study a language and I can meet friends really far from me and help them with my native language. I'm really satisfied with what I  obtain daily from these groups and I'm glad to have started this adventure. I have found wonderful people and some of them are now my friends and even with  Facebook as a means, I believe we can have a real friendship.

Hi there, this is my first time i'm writing here.

I hope to find a lot of kind people with whom to share condivide this experience.
I can help you with the Italian language and i'm looking for someone who can help me with English.
Bye for now.

Learning a language

Hello everybody!
This is the first time that I write a note here.  So, I have decided to talk to you with you about how it’s difficult but funny to learn language by via/through/on Italki.
I think that this is a wonderful way to learn languages because, for example, you can read interesting articles that people write, you can meet interesting people and, if you are lucky, you can practise both speaking and listening. Therefore it’s funny because sometimes you can find interesting people. What’s the problem? In my opinion, people sometimes start fast but after a short time lose their motivation. For this reason I have Iearnt that maybe it’s better to study less but every day. Somebody told me that 5 minutes every day is better than 2 hours for a month. I completely agree. What do you think about it?
Sorry if I made too many mistakes and see you soon!

Thank you for the very useful article. What is the reason for the grammar going so awry over body parts?

Different Nationalities But The Same Language

Last night I skyped with a new friend from South Africa. So, now I have talked to American, British, Australian and South African people. Sometimes people ask me if I can notice the difference in the way they speak English. I can't. Not at all. I'm not that advanced. I know some words are different too, but again, I can't remember who uses what. For example, realise and realize, or flat and apartment: which one is British and which one is American English? Well, I think it isn't so important. People who speak English will  surely understand  both  expressions. I hope so, at least. :) Maybe in some years, I will be able to understand where people come from by their accents...I wish!

"meet" new italian friend

is someone interested to "meet" an italian friend to improve our tongue each other?
I'm a new member of this site and I want to improve my English and help the people who try to learn italian.

Please contact or follow me to keep in touch

Luigi

Meet a new Italian friend

Is anyone interested in meeting an Italian friend so that we may help each other improve our language skills? I'm a new member on this site and I want to (meglio:would like to) improve my English and help those who are trying to learn Italian