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I’m a software developer living in Lebanon, Ohio, USA. I speak Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and I am currently attempting to add Chinese to the mix. I achieved the CILS C1 certificate for Italian in June of 2018. I am looking for a regular language partner for Chinese and Italian. I lived in Brazil during the 1990s and early 2000s and taught English professionally at that time. Since then I have maintained my Portuguese as well as my amateur interest in linguistics and grammar. I really enjoy making new friends on iTalki and hope to make many more new friends here in the years to come.
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Davide
Italian
Nov 2, 2025
Che bello fare lezione con te, Bob! Il tuo entusiasmo, la tua allegria e la tua ottima padronanza della lingua hanno reso questa prima lezione davvero stimolante e piacevole. Grazie di cuore e a presto! 🙏🏻
Prof.ssa Annarita
Italian
Aug 22, 2024
È stato un piacere conoscere Bob: ha un ottimo livello di italiano e un grande interesse per la letteratura, il che ha reso la conversazione fluida e molto gradevole. Grazie e a presto!
Costantino
Italian
Oct 16, 2022
Le lezioni con Bob sono sempre un piacere e il tempo conversando con lui vola. Anche oggi abbiamo parlato di argomenti molto vari, scoprendo nuovi vocaboli, e l'esercitazione per la prova orale è andata benissimo, meglio della precedente.
Costantino
Italian
Oct 2, 2022
La nostra lezione è stata super interessante. Personalità amichevole, simpatica e cordiale, con la quale è impossibile non avere una conversazione gradevole, oltre che proficua e produttiva per entrambi. Le tue competenze linguistiche sono notevoli e te la cavi benissimo a sviluppare da solo un pensiero o una riflessione in lingua italiana. Sorprendente la tua preparazione sotto ogni punto di vista, dalla pronuncia al lessico, al materiale per lo studio, che testimonia lo smisurato interesse per la materia. Lo studente che tutti desidererebbero avere!
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    Send me a message!
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    April 26, 2020
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  • Answered
    Push isn't incorrect but it does have a certain sense to it. I'd write the sentence as you have it if I wanted to give readers the idea that the person I was describing was particularly uncouth. If I didn't want to give this idea, I'd say he raised a tissue to his mouth.
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    July 30, 2019
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  • Commented
    I sent you a friend request. I'm not actively learning French but I do plan on learning it in the future. I'd be glad to give you a hand with English.
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    July 25, 2019
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    Lingua Latina per se illustrata is the best Latin course I have ever used. It's only in Latin and teaches with lots of examples and illustrations. Latin is not hard, especially if you just want to be able to read the classics and maybe learn to read some inscriptions if you take a trip to Rome. You'd also want a book on epigraphy for that, though.
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    July 7, 2019
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    I think it's a terrible situation for which there aren't any good answers. The migrant detention camps in Libya are horrible and search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean have been criminalized. I have lots of complaints about it but no good ideas for solutions.
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    July 7, 2019
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    I'm gonna' give you a bath. I don't understand the second sentence.
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    July 7, 2019
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  • Corrected
    Perfect! No corrections, but do get some new shoes! :-)
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    July 6, 2019
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    June 21, 2019
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    Here is a site where you can find translations that are from subtitles in films. It's not always perfect but it has really helped me learning. Of course it's always important to get advice from native speakers like you are here! Hope you find it useful. http://context.reverso.net/translation/english-spanish/
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    October 9, 2018
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    I'd suggest that you update your level for Spanish. You currently have it set to C2 which is the level for people who are exceptionally fluent in all skills from speaking to writing. You will be much more likely to get contacts and help if it reflects your actual level (based on this question which is very basic, I mean).
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    October 9, 2018
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