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Francesco Moncini
Italian
Oct 11, 2023
Lezione molto divertente! Tom ha un livello di italiano molto buono e mi piace molto la sua passione per l'Italia. Il tempo è volato. Alla prossima
Rob MASTICA ITALIANO
Italian
Feb 9, 2023
Seconda divertente e interessante chiacchierata! Tom parla molto bene e conosce tante cose della cultura italiana.
Yamila M.
Italian
Sep 8, 2020
piacere di conoscerti, Tom! :)
Beatrice
Italian
Apr 18, 2020
Tom è un ottimo studente, il suo italiano è davvero buono e si impegna molto ad imparare. Bravo Tom, continua così!
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  • Commented
    Adrian, 2 other recommendations. There is a British website called: <a href="https://www.blackcat-cideb.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.blackcat-cideb.com/en/</a>

    They have graded readers in many languages. They come in many formats, printed, e-books, etc. I recommend getting an appropriate graded reader and listen to the audio as you read the story. This takes care of the A and L part of my APLS algo. You can also read out loud as well which will take care of the P part. Lastly, as you listen, you can start and stop the audio and write what you hear. This takes care of the S part.

    The second recommendation ties into the last suggestion from above. If you listen to any audio program, stop and start it regularly and write down what you've heard, when you're done you can read it out loud. Voila! You've achieved all 4 of the communication methods, Ascoltare, Parlare, Leggere e Scrivere, APLS.

    In bocca al lupo.
    Tom

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    August 26, 2020
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  • Commented
    Ciao Adrian,

    C'e' un detto, An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Ti consiglio di studiare l'italiano
    seguendo un po' questo detto. OGNI giorno, devi Ascoltare, Parlare, Leggere e Scrivere,
    cioe' APLS (Apples). Anche se solo 15 minuti al giorno per le 4 categorie di communicazione.

    Usando Youtube, si puo' aggiustare la velocita' della persona che sta parlando. Se vorresti
    possiamo Skypare per un po' per discuttere di piu' su questo metodo. Fammi sapere.

    I speak Bostonian by birth, so it should be comprehensible to a Brit more so than a Californian ... :)

    Cheers,
    Tom
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    August 24, 2020
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  • Commented
    Forse è a causa di Ferragosto.
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    August 24, 2020
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  • Commented
    Salve Gaia, Potrei darti una mano per l'esame. Son Americano e parlo l'inglese. Dal momento che l'esame sara' dato fra poco, suggerirei che parliamo 3/4 inglese e 1/4 italiano. Allo', fammi sapere se t'interessa. Ciao, Tom
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    August 9, 2020
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  • Commented
    Hey Alex,

    How about the gazillion ways to pronounce the vowel pairing, "ou".

    I thought through our thorough foundation of cough suppressants
    and four other tough groups, and although I could be wrong, I
    shouldn't or ought not scourge the source .....

    I rest my case .. :^)
    Tom
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    July 12, 2020
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  • Commented
    Hi U U,
    Have you come across contexts where ten feet was used? Can you post
    those here? The meaning(s) can change depending on the context.
    Cheers,
    Tom
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    July 11, 2020
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  • Commented
    Nel vostro paese si parlano dialetti?

    No. In America abbiamo degli accenti regionali, ma niente dialetti.

    Vi è capitato di sentir parlare un dialetto italiano?

    Si, tanti. Nun gi sima capi', a Napoli. 'Nnamo a pija 'n caffe, a Roma. Ecc.

    Qual'è il vostro dialetto preferito?
    L'italiano ...
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    July 11, 2020
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  • Commented
    Hi Scott, A large number of studies have shown that following a method similar to how we each learned our mother tongues is the best approach. For years we listened to the language before we tried our first attempts at speaking. If you've ever raised a child, those first attempts are naturally full or error and we learn over time to perfect this. Next comes reading. My age group here in the States used "The Red Book" which featured Dick and Jane. Very, very simple, but it was a start. Last comes writing.

    In italiano questi soggetti sarebbero, ascoltare, parlare, leggere e scrivere.

    I would structure your learning of X whereby you do at least listening and speaking, at least once a day, if even for only 15 minutes. Even if you have to practice speaking to yourself. This is key.

    Reading and writing are also critical, but for communication purposes only, you can start with the first two.
    After all, most societies have people that are illiterate/analfabeta, but they are able to communicate at some level. Certainly not the level people here aspire to, but it demonstrates the point that you can communicate even without being able to read and write.

    Good luck,
    Tom
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    July 9, 2020
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  • Commented
    Grazie Flaviana. Va bene, se consideriamo il contesto descritto prima, lui ha per caso dimenticato,
    quale delle tre sarebbe piu' uguale all'inglese "Sorry, I forgot". Se dici tutti e tre, vado a trovare
    un'altra lingua di studiare ... ;^)
    Tom
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    July 3, 2020
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  • Commented
    Hi Ahmed,

    Ah halan wa sa halan? :)

    There is a very good resource online for beginner A1 - C1 courses. I have used them to
    study Italian. The site is called "blackcat-cideb.com". You already have a grasp of English
    obviously and I would suggest that you look at their graded readers. They range in complexity
    and subject matter to what you would find in the middle to late part of a public school
    education.

    Good luck,
    Tom
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    July 3, 2020
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