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~ About me ~ Hello! I'm Federica and I was born in Naples, Italy. I moved to the north of Italy when I was 10 years old. I then moved to Scotland in 2011 to attend university and I'm now studying Computing. I have many hobbies. I like reading, writing, web design, playing the ocarina and photography. I like writing and coming up with stories. I like animals (especially my cat). My favourite kind of music is shoegaze and funk (especially Japanese). I also like animated films, movies, TV shows, table football, mythology, tea, travelling and playing games of any kind. I would like to meet many people, exchange cultures and make friends from all over the world! :) ~ About the languages I know ~ I love learning languages. I can currently speak Italian (first language), English and German. I also studied Latin and Ancient Greek in high school. I'm currently learning Norwegian and I would say I'm intermediate now and would to meet people to practice it with! I'm hoping to meet people who can help me practise my German, which is a bit rusty. I studied German for five years in high school. I know basic Japanese. I can currently write in hiragana and my spoken Japanese is pretty basic. I hope to meet some Japanese exchange partners too, so I can become fluent in this beautiful language! I am also learning French and Danish, my level at the moment is basic, and would love to pick up Dutch again soon. In the future I also want to learn: Scottish Gaelic, Chinese, Korean, Finnish, Swedish and possibly more!
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    Ancora imparo

     

    Ciao! (Mi) Traslochero' a Milano dalla Norvegia in a settembre..Davvero In realtà prendero' farò prima un corso d'italiano a Siena, durante il tutto (you can add: il mese di) settembre..

    Ma io studiero' a Politecnico di Milano per un anno: sara' il mio quarto anno dell' di ingegneria civile.

    Comunque vorrei migliorare il mio italiano ed io sto sperando che qualcuno vorrebbe voglia aiutarmi. Posso parlare inglese e norvegese fluentemente se vorresti praticare inglese o norvegese!

    Se vuoi parlare piu' puoi aggingermi su whatsapp (+47 41436655), su facebook(Marius Mathisen Søvik) og su skype(marius.mathisen.sovik).

    Grazie!
    Marius

     

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    Ciao Marius! :) Complimenti per il tuo italiano, è molto buono!

     

    Io sto imparando il novergese, ti andrebbe di aggiungermi su skype o di scrivermi su italki? Fammi sapere. :)

     

    Buona fortuna in Italia!

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    July 18, 2015
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    If you go to Italy, I also recommend Florence and Venice if you haven't been there already! :)

     

    Also, not sure if you will go there, but may I suggest going to Scotland too? I would recommend Edinburgh or Glasgow as cities to visit, but Scotland has so many beautiful sights! If you can go to Scotland, I would definetely recommend it! :)

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    April 23, 2015
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    How do you keep yourself motivated for learning another language?

     

    I know the feeling. I live in Scotland and I have been living here for almost four years. But sometimes I get a bit frustrated because I want to speak like a native speaker. I occasionally make small mistakes, but I want to be able to write like an academic. The only way I can do that is by reading more academic stuff, which is boring though, haha. But I understand the feeling of frustation and being down because you don't feel like a native speaker.

     

    If vocabulary is your only problem, I suggest reading more and reading texts that you wouldn't usually read on your own, like academic texts, non-fiction books, etc. They have a ton of words that you don't encounter often and that way you'll learn more vocabulary and you'll definitely improve. :) I have been doing this and it works!

     

    When I lose confidence in my learning, I go back to see my progress with a language. I keep a language journal for every language I'm learning (bar English) and I find it really helps to make me see how far I've come. And it gives me confidence knowing that I started from the very basics and came where I am today. And then I think, "I want to improve more!" and that keeps me motivated.

     

    Another thing that keeps me motivated is my objectives for learning that language. I write a list of objectives (like, goals which aren't too big or generic) that I wish to achieve by learning that language (i.e. visiting the country, reading a book/poetry, living in the country one day, etc.) and I find that reading them keeps me motivated. I think, "Yeah, I really want to do that!" and it's easier to go back to studying after that.

     

    Just my two cents. Hope this helps. :)

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    April 19, 2015
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    More sentences using "di"

    how long a trip took: Ho fatto un viaggio in Italia di trentasei ore, con l'attesa negli aeroporti.

    lack of time: A causa della mancanza di tempo, è difficile per me [or you could say, "mi è difficile"] a fare questi esercizi!

    a kilo of: Vorrei un chilo di albicocche per fare una torta.

    "di" to mean "some": Mi piace ascoltare della musica su Pandora.

    sotto di: Mia nipote vive in una stanza sotto di me. [You could even say, "Mia nipote vive nella stanza di sotto."] 

    numero di telefono: Quando viaggio in Italia, devo cambiare il mio numero di telefono.

    colpo di fulmine: Io non credo in un colpo di fulmine [or, "non credo nel colpo di fulmine"], ma credo che per alcune persone è possibile!

    la stazione dei treni: La mia favorita stazione dei treni preferita in Italia è la stazione Santa Lucia in a Venezia.

     

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    June 30, 2014
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    La mia estate scorsa a Beijing

    La scorsa estate, sono andata a in Cina con la mia scuola per dieci giorni. Ho partecipato in ad un campeggio estivo per studenti internazionali che vogliono imparare la lingua e la cultura Cinese. Con Insieme ai miei amici, abbiamo visto la Citta' Proibita, la Piazza di Tiananmen, e il Great Wall [we say, "La Muraglia Cinese"]. I miei piatti preferiti erano l'anatra arrosto e jiaozi, gli gnocchi Cinesi. Ho incontrato molti studenti cinesi, russi, francesi, e coreani, e nello di sera, ho giocato il a calcio con i miei nuovi amici allo della scuola [I think I understood correctly, did you mean they were from the school or that you played at the school?] a di Beijing. Penso che la Cina e' [it's more correct to use "sia"] un paese molto bello, e un giorno mi piacerebbe a ritornare li' [or you can say, "tornarci"].

     

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    June 29, 2014
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    non posso riesco a dormire

    È tardi qui, dopo è passata la mezzanotte. Dovrei dormire, ma non sono stanca. La mia mente vaga mentre ascolto a i Sud Sound System e penso di al viaggio. Un giorno, vorrei a viaggiare in tutti i paesi europei. Abitualmente [or "di solito"/"solitamente"] prima di dormire, mi piace a dire "buongiorno" al mio amico in Italia che si è appena svegliato.

     

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    June 28, 2014
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    "Buona questa pasta al pesto" literally is "Good this pasta with (very literally "at") pesto". You're right, the verb "essere" is not there. In this sentence, the verb is "sottinteso", meaning it's implied in the sentence. This is a form of conversational Italian, I'd say. It's hard to explain, but somehow the sentence works even if the verb is not explicit. You can do it pretty much with anything. Examples: "Bravo questo ragazzo" (This is a good boy) "Bello questo vestito" (This is a pretty/beautiful dress) The sentence, "Questa pasta al pesto è buona" is correct and you can use it, it's just a matter of preference in this case. Hope this helps! If you need any more clarification, feel free to ask.
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    June 28, 2014
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    Dialetti Italiani

    Ieri, parlavo con mio amico. Mi ha detto qualcosa in piemontese, un dialetto in Italia, e non ho capito niente. Dopo che abbiamo conversato, ho cercato per informazioni su questo dialetto su linea online [oppure "sul web"]. Penso che il piemontese è [it's better to say, "penso che sia"] tanto interessante; vede [not sure what you were trying to say here, maybe "sembra" could be the verb you're looking for] e sente suona come l'italiano e il francese, lingue che ho studiato.

     

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    June 27, 2014
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    La mia passione

    Oggi, voglio scrivere della mia grande passione: il tennis. La coppa del mondo è in corso, ma il calcio può essere noioso. È possibile che niente accade non accada nulla per novanta minuti. Questa coppa (del mondo) è davvero emozionante, ma tuttavia alcune partite non lo sono. Il tennis giammai non è mai noioso! Naturalmente, è il tempo per di Wimbledon. Per gli uomini, spero che Roger Federer vinca il torneo, oppure Novak Djokovic. Fra le donne, tifo Ana Ivanovic ed Eugenie Bouchard. Anche io gioco in un torneo locale. Fai [if you meant plural you, you'd say "fate"] il tifo per me!

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    Today, I want to write about my great passion: tennis. The world cup is in progress, but football can be boring. It is possible that nothing happens for 90 minutes. This world cup is surprisingly exciting, but even then some matches are very dull. Tennis never is! Of course, Wimbledon is also in progress. On the men's side, I want Federer to win, or else Djokovic. Among the women, I support Ivanovic and Bouchard. I will also play in a local tournament myself next week. Root for me!

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    Good job! If you need any clarification, feel free to ask. I am also rooting for Djokovic! And good luck in your tournament!

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    June 25, 2014
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  • Answered
    "Molto" means "very", "very much" or "a lot". "Troppo" means "too much". Examples: Ho mangiato molto. (I ate a lot.) Ho mangiato troppo. (I ate too much.) Mi piace molto mangiare. (I like eating very much.) Se mangi troppa pasta, poi farai indigestione. (If you eat too much pasta, you will have an indigestion.) I hope that helps! If you need any clarification, feel free to ask.
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    June 25, 2014
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