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Hi everyone! I am Massimiliano. I am half Italian and half Dutch and I live in the Netherlands. I am 21 years old, I currently study Criminology and Law at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and I have a part time job at a crisps factory. I like to travel, party, draw and photograph. I signed up here to find native Italian speakers to practice my Italian.
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It also happens to me. I don't really mind it actually, because if they are really here to improve their English and I am around, I am glad to help. If I am not around, I am just being honest and I say that I don't have time. Perhaps, we also receive these requests because our biographies are in English. It is a little odd, but you are not the only one here. ;)
0 votedDecember 15, 20140- Oké. Het is misschien best moeilijk zelf iets te verzinnen, maar ik ga geen Nederlands voorbeeld geven, omdat je het zelf moet proberen. Ik geef wel een voorbeeld in het Engels en probeer dat anders eens te vertalen: Dear collegue, At 11.15 yesterday morning, sir Janssen called you to ask you about the progress of the new website you are making for the company. As you weren't present, I picked up the phone and told him that you would call him back today on this number: 080-4310 213. Could you do that? Sincerely, Your collegue.0 votedDecember 14, 201415
- I suggest you to take a look at: Busuu.com. This is a free language website where you can learn (Brazilian) Portuguese and many other languages for free. This website provides per language, four official language levels (A1, A2, B1, B2), which all contain 25 subjects. Each subject contains vocabulary (about 25 words), a reading exercise, a writing exercise, a speaking exercise and grammar. The vocabulary is read out loud so you can get used to the pronunciation. Together with the websites mentioned above, you can really make progress quickly if you want. Good luck with practicing!0 votedDecember 14, 20140
- The present continuous in Dutch is: zijn + aan het + infinitive. Though, Dutch does not use the 'present continuous' as often as English. In most cases we just use the simple present. So, in this case you translate the sentence "I am eating" as:"Ik ben aan het eten." The same goes for: "He is driving": "Hij is aan het (auto)rijden." and "We are reading": "Wij zijn aan het lezen." However, an exception is: "I am working". This sentence should be translated as: "Ik ben aan het werk." (infinitive of "werk" = werken) Sentences such as: "I am leaving" and "I am coming" have no literal translation. They should be translated as: "I leave" (Ik ga weg)/(Ik vertrek) and "I come" (Ik kom)(Ik ben opweg). The same goes for the sentence: "She is entering", which is translated as: "She enters" (Zij gaat naar binnen) or "They are exiting", which is translated as: "They exit" (Zij gaan naar buiten/Zij verlaten). Dutch grammar is very compliacted, but I hope I helped you enough.0 votedDecember 13, 20142
- Macaroni is a type of pasta. Pasta can be for example: spaghetti, tagliatelle, penne, tortellini, ravioli and many other dishes with a dough base and ingredients similair to the examples of pasta I gave. In countries like the USA it is very common to eat macaroni or spaghetti with ketchup. In Italy, however, you curse their cuisine when you do that. Pasta is mainly eaten with tomato sauce with some other ingredients, such as: onions, basil or meat. Though, I leave this question for a real expert with the Italian cuisine.0 votedDecember 8, 20140
- - "It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix." The verb is 'was'. the sky a perfect, cloudless blue" This part of the sentence is totally wrong. Correct would be: It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix, the sky was perfectly clear and blue. or: It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix and there was a perfectly clear blue sky.0 votedDecember 8, 20140

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