Hello all,

I am hoping to meet and get better acquainted with Roman or Italian locals with whom I can start a freindship. My goal is to relocate to Italy (particularly Rome or nearby) this year around November or December. I have visited Rome before and I absolutely adore it.

I would like to know more about the lifestyle, the culture and the way of life and especially on the best way I can move and work there in Rome from any locals interested in communicating with me.

Fell free to contact me at chantsincere@hotmail.com.
Thanks!
Dennis

Make flash card!!!!!!!!!!! These are many of the key Italian words. After this it's all down hill except for the verbs but I've got something to really help with the verbs. You're going to be all right. You're on your way to really learning Italian. Da vero!

Lived in Italy 2 years. These are the words that keeping coming up over and over again.

There are several classes of adverbs in Italian:

Adverbs of quality or manner:

bene- well,
meglio- better,(MEL-yo)
peggio- worse (PEG-gee-0h)
male- badly,
anche- also (ON-kay
cosi- as, like
pure- also, too,
insieme- together
come- as, like
invano- vain


Adverbs of time:

Cuando?- When?
sempre- always,
mai- never,
oggi- today,
domani- tomorrow,
ieri- yesterday,
adesso- now, ora-now,
allora- then, poi-then,
dopo- after,
prima(di)- before,
ancora- still,yet, non ancora-not yet
spesso(frequentemente)- often,
stasera- tonight,
presto- early,soon,
tardi- late,
a tempo- on time,
gia- already,
subito & immediatamente- immediately,
di quando in quando- from time to time,
di solito- usually,
fa-ago, tre giorni fa- 3 days ago,
fino a- until,
frattanto- meanwhile,
raramente- rarely,seldom,
recentemente- recently,
ultimo- last,
una volta- once,
ancora- again
non ancora- not again
non spesso- not often

Adverbs of Place:

Dove?-Where?,
lontano-far,
vicino-near,
dietro-behind,
davanti-in front of,
avanti-forward,
indietro-backward,
dentro-inside,
fuori-outside,
qua,qui-here,
li,la-there
giu-down (jew)
laggiu-down there (lah-jew)
lassu-up there (lah-sue)
accanto a-beside
sopra-above
sotto-below
tra,fra-between
via-away (vada via!-get out of here!)
attraverso- through
intorno,attorno - around
da nessuna parte - nowhere
da qualche parte - somewhere
dappertutto- everywhere
a destra - to the right
a sinistra to the left

Adverbs of quantity:

Quanto?- How much?
molto-much
troppo-too much
poco-little
tanto-so much
abbastanza-enough
quasi-almost
piu-more
meno-less
circa-nearly, about
soltanto, solo, solamente-only
assai-much
piuttosto- rather Piuttosto caro. - Rather expensive.
probabilmente- probably
piu o meno- more or less
veramente- indeed, really
purtroppo- unfortunately

Le Domande - Questions

Come?- How
Quanto? How much
Quanti? Quante? How many?
Come mai?- How come?
Che? What?
Che cosa? What?
Quale? Which?
Chi?(key) Who?
Perche? Why?
Perche -because
Che tipo di...? What kind of...?
Dove? Where
Dove ci vediamo? Where shall we meet?

Aggettivi importante

buono- good
buffo- funny
caldo- hot
fredo- cold
caro- costly
cattivo- bad
celibe- single male
aperto- open
chniuso- closed
corto- short
debole- weak
forte- strong
difficile- difficult
facile- easy
gentile- nice
giovane- young
grande- big
piccolo- little
grasso- fat
magro- skinny
innocente
lento- slow
libero- free, availiable
malato- sick
meschio- mean
morbido- soft
nubile- single female
nuovo- new
occupato- busy
pesante- heavy
piacevole- pleasant
piccante- spicy hot
pieno- full
pigro- lazy
primo - first
profondo- deep
sbagliato- mistaken
scuro- dark
secco- dry
sordo- deaf
sporco- dirty
pulito- clean
umido- humid
vecchio- old
vivace- active
vuoto- empty
zitto- quiet

Prepositions - Don't forget to make flash cards!!!

a- to, at
da- from, by, sometimes at
di- of sometimes from, about
in- in into sometimes by, on
su- on sometimes upon
con- with
per- for, through sometimes in order to + verb

Ho... I am... (literally have)
fame- hungry
freddo- cold
caldo- hot
paura- afraid
sete- thirst
sonno- sleepy
vergogna- ashamed

Il Nome - Nouns

il gatto- cat
il cane- dog
la carne- meat
il pane- bread
il topo- rat
il libro- book
la porta- door
la casa- house
la montangna- mountain
il albero- tree
la finestra- window
il finestrino- car or train window
il genitore- parent
la parente- relative (f.)
il parente- relative (m.)
la valigia- suitcase
la pioggia- rain
il sindaco- mayor
la spiaggia- beach
il denaro, il soldi- money
la lingua- language, tongue
il paese- country, small town
il postino- mailman
la posta- mail
la camera- room or bedroom also la camera di letto

First thing I learned in Italy after ciao. Come si chiama? COE-may-see-key-AH-mah? What's your name? Mi chiamo... My name is...
Scusi. Perdoni Excuse me
Mi scusi Excuse me
Mi dispiace. I'm sorry.
Oh mio Dio! Oh my God! You can use the word God with no problem.
Ti amo. I love you.
Andiamo a mangiare. Let's go eat.
Scusi il retardo. Excuse me being late.
E vero. It's true. E vero? Is it true?
Non e vero. It's not true. Non e vero? Isn't it true?
Fa freddo. Non e vero? It's cold.
Lei non e qui da molto tempo, non e vero? You haven't been here long, have you?

here you are...
I am from Rome and you are welcome...
ciao
G