Hello, my name is ali. Yesterday it was my first italian class and i must learn italian in 3 months ( the basics for sure ).

So, i think gettin into the Italian community will help me learn and know more about italian language and community.

So if there anythin you can you Give me A site or information anythin that would help learn the language please post it here

Hope im in the right place .

Ciao Ali e benvenuta!

Villa has a ton of posts here about learning that language.

Curious to know why you have to learn it in just 3 months? Are you moving to Italy?? That would be cool.

Dark Spirit, welcome here!
All the threads in Italiano section can be very helpful, Villa started many, and for any doubt or question you can ask me!
When you feel a bit more confident you can start trying to write something in Italian in "Conversazioni in Italiano" section!
I think the better way to learn a language is a full immersion in the products of its culture. I've learned English reading writing listening speaking it, for years
But you surely need the basics before you can start watching movies or reading books, and the class and this forum will help you, I hope!

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Ali,

Benvenuto sul forum. And good luck with studying italian. Our site has a section on Italian gramma. Check it out it may help in your studies.

Just curious, why do u need to learn Italian in 3 months?

The Russian

hi Ali, welcome to the forum
where are you from?

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Yeah i sow Villa threads they're pretty helpful , And By the way Im movein to italy next january to study Medicina .

Im studyin the basics of italiano now it would take somethin like 3 months (180 hour).
im exited and scared at the same times :S

io sono di Israele.

Ciao Dark Spirit e benvenuto. It's ironic that you can actually imparare/learn piu/more Italian in a lecture type classe such
as Medicina than forse in an Italian conversation class. I learned more Italian and Spanish in my Italian and
Spanish history classes than from the conversation classes. I recorded my classes on tape a proposito/by the
way. Something that would be good for tu/you to fare/do.

Take the learning of Italian as a hobby/passatempo and you'll be bene/ok. It's the process of learning Italian that is molto piu
importante than the actual goal of learning Italian. Enjoy the process of learning Italian. Also remember that the order of learning
a language is: understanding/listening, speaking, reading and then writing. So tu/you devi/must listen to Italian moltissimo and be able to
understand before you can speak it well. It's only logico. Of course we anche/also use written Italian as a guide.

Also you can learn basic Italian phrases and words from the beginning. Put them on flash cards and take your
flash cards with you everywhere. You'll need flash cards for your Medicina classes anche/also.

First importantantissimo Italian phrase/phrases I learned while living in Italy era/was: Come si chiama Lei?
What is your name? Coe-may see key-AH-mah lay? Come si chiama lui? What is his name?
Come si chiama lei?(While pointing to her.) What is her name?
Come si dice questo in italiano? How do you say this in Italian?

Greetings
Salve!
Hello!
Pronto!
Hello! (when answering phone)
Ciao!
Hi! (Bye, bye!) (Coming and going.)

Buon giorno!(Up until 4:00 O'clock or so.)
Good morning!

Buona sera!
Good evening!

Come sta? (Formal) Come stai?(informal)
How are you?

Molto bene, grazie. E Lei/tu?

Come va?
How're you doing?

Ci sentiamo bene.
We're feeling fine.

Grazie, va bene cosí.

Dining Out

Un tavolo per una persona/per due/per quattro, per favore.
A table for one/two/four, please.

Potrei vedere il menù?
May I see the menu?

C'è un menù per bambini?
Is there a children's menu?

Un litro di vino della casa, per favore.
A liter of house red, please.

Cosa ci consiglia?
What would you recommend?

Sono vegetariana.
I'm vegetarian.

Come si chiama questo piatto?
What's the name of this dish?

Potrei avere un altro coltello/cucchiaio?
Can I have another knife/spoon?

Cameriere/cameriera!
Waiter/waitress!

Può portarci il conto, per favore?
May we have the check please?

Farewells
Arrivederci!
Good–bye!

A presto!
See you soon.

A domani!
See you tomorrow.

Auguri!
All the best.

Buon viaggio!
Have a good trip.

È già tardi.
It's pretty late.

Torni presto!
Come again soon!

Ti telefono domani.
I'll call you tomorrow.

Mi è piaciuto molto.
I enjoyed myself very much.

Buonanotte!
Good night!

Ci vidiamo dopo/domani.
See you later/tomorrow.

You dovere/must/should be listening to the Italian language constantamente in your car, ipod mentre/while out for a
walk/riding your bicycle, on the computer while reading this and at home etc. etc. I'm listening to
Le Mille e una Notte right now as we talk.

Get a ton of free audio Italian books from this site. I put a few of them on CDs. No registration or anything required.
Just click on save and it will be in your computer to listen to anytime giorno o notte.
http://www.liberliber.it -

Just bought back some more audio libro in Italiano from Italy this past summer.

1. Dante Alghieri Divina Commedia complete 14 hours and 23 minutes on one CD. www.recitarleggendo.com

2. Italo Svevo Senilita 8 ore e 30 minuti on one CD

3. Giovanni Verga I Malavoglia 9 ore 20 minuti on one CD www.ilnarratore.com

4. Dante Inferno 66 minuti - Era un regalo

5. I Gatto con Gli Stivali www.giunti.it

6. Cenerentola

7. Biancaneve

8. Il brutto anatroccolo

9. La Bella Addormentata

Goes without saying to listen to Italian music CDs.

If you think of learning Italian as a jigsaw puzzle well then these are many of those importantissimo center pieces of the puzzle.
These words should be put on flash cards and learned by memory. They will pop up again and again while listening to and speaking
Italian. When you see or hear them it will be like seeing old friends. They'll be in your mind ready to understand and use.
Learning these words can shorten the time it takes you to learn Italian.

Adverbs of quality or manner:

bene- well, (BAY-nay) bien
meglio- better,(MEL-yo) mejor
peggio- worse (PEG-gee-oh) peor
male- badly, (MAH-lay) mal
anche- also (ON-kay) tambien
cosi- as, like (coe-SEE) asi
pure- also, too, (POO-ray) tambien
insieme- together (in-see-EH-may) juntos
come- as, like - como
invece di (in-VAY-cheh dee) - instead of - en vez de

Adverbs of time:

Quando?- When? - ¿Cuándo?
sempre- always, - siempre
mai- never, (my) - nunca
oggi- today, - hoy
domani- tomorrow, - mañana
ieri- yesterday, (YEER-ree) - ayer
adesso- now, ora-now, - adesso and ora both mean now. - ahora
allora- then, poi-then, (owl-OH-rah) entonces
dopo- after, despues
dopo domani, the day after tomorrow
prima(di)- before, - antes
ancora- still,yet, non ancora-not yet (an-CORE-rah) todavia
spesso(frequentemente)- often, - frecuentamente
stasera- tonight, - esta noche
presto- early,soon, - temprano - pronto
tardi- late, - tarde
a tempo- on time,
gia- already, (jah) (An importantissimo little word!)
subito & immediatamente- immediately, (SUE-be-toe)
di quando in quando- from time to time,
di solito- usually (dee SO-lee-toh)
fa-ago, tre giorni fa- 3 days ago,
fino a- until, (FEE-no)
frattanto- meanwhile, - mientra
raramente- rarely,seldom,
recentemente- recently, (ray-chin-tay-MINT-tay)
ultimo- last,
una volta- once, - una vez

Adverbs of Place:

Dove?-Where?, ¿Dónde?
Dov'e? Where is? ¿Dónde está?
lontano-far, (loan-TAH-no) lejos
vicino-near, (vee-CHEE-no) cerca
dietro-behind, (dee-EH-tro) atras
davanti-in front of, enfrente
avanti-forward, (ah-VAHN-tee) adelante
indietro-backward,
dentro-inside, adentro
fuori-outside, afuera
qua,qui-here, aqui, aca
li,la-there -alli, alla
giu-down (jew) abajo
laggiu-down there (lah-JEW) abajo
lassu-up there (lah-SUE) arriba
accanto a - beside a lado
sopra-above sobre
sotto-below debajo
tra,fra-between - entre
via-away (vada via!-get out of here!)
attraverso- through
intorno,attorno - around - alrededor
da nessuna parte - nowhere - en ninguna parte
da qualche parte - somewhere - en alguna parte
dappertutto- everywhere - en todas partes
a destra - to the right - a la derecha
a sinistra to the left - a la izquierda

Adverbs of quantity:

Quanto?- How much? ¿Cuánto?
molto-much - mucho
troppo-too much - demasiado
poco-little
tanto-so much
abbastanza-enough - bastante
quasi-almost - casi
piu-more (pew) más
meno-less menos
circa-nearly, about (CHEER-kah)
soltanto, solo, solamente-only (soul-TAHN-toh)
assai-much
piuttosto- rather Piuttosto caro. - Rather expensive.
probabilmente- probably (pro-bah-bill-MINT-teh)
piu o meno- more or less mas o menos
veramente- indeed, really - realmente
purtroppo- unfortunately (purr-TROP-poh) desgraciadamente

Le Domande - Questions

Come?- How - ¿Cómo?
Quanto? How much - ¿Cuánto?
Quanti? Quante? How many? - Cuantos?
Come mai?- How come? (Very common expression.) ¿Por qué?
Che? What? (Kay?) ¿Qué?
Che cosa? What? Che? and Che cosa? are basically the samething.)
Quale? Which? - Cual?
Chi?(key) Who? Quien?
Perche? Why? Porque?
Perche -because Porque
Che tipo di...? What kind of...? Que tip de...?
Dove? Where - Donde?
Dov'e? Where is? Donde esta?
Dove ci vediamo? Where shall we meet? - Donde nos vemos?

Aggettivi importante

buono- good - bueno
buffo- funny - chistoso
caldo- hot - caliente
freddo- cold - frio
caro- costly - caro
cattivo- bad - malo
celibe (CHAY-lee-bay) single male - soltero, soltera
aperto- open - abierto
chniuso- closed - cerado
corto- short -
debole- weak - debil
forte- strong - fuerte
difficile- difficult - dificil
facile- easy - facil
gentile- nice - amable
giovane- young (JOH-vah-knee) - joven
grande- big
piccolo- little - pequeno, chiquito
grasso- fat - gordo
magro- skinny - flaco, delgado
innocente
lento- slow
libero- free, availiable
malato- sick - enfermo
meschio- mean
morbido- soft
nubile- single female (NEW-bee-lay) soltera
nuovo- new - nuevo
occupato- busy
pesante- heavy
piacevole- pleasant
piccante- spicy hot - picante
pieno- full - lleno
pigro- lazy - flojo
primo - first
profondo- deep - profundo
sbagliato- mistaken - equivocado
scuro- dark - escuro
secco- dry - seco
sordo- deaf
sporco- dirty - sucio
pulito- clean - limpio
umido- humid - humido
vecchio- old - viejo
vivace- active
vuoto- empty - vacio
zitto- quiet - callado

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

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

Villa You rule Thanks a lot.

Step by step class by class and ill be able to speak and write italian and some of your ways for sure .

Thanks again .

Dark, If you memorize how to conjugate 3 Italian verbs then you can conjugate all Italian regular verbs.

Just memorize Parlare(to talk) Vedere(to see) and Partire(to part/leave. We call these the 3 model verbs
for the conjugation of all regular Italian verbs.
First memorize them in present tense and then past, future etc. etc.

Io=I - Tu=you - Lei=you - Noi=we - Voi=you plural - loro=they

Io parlo
Tu parli
Lei parla
Noi parliamo
Voi parlate
Loro parlano

Io vedo
Tu vedi
Lei vede
Noi vediamo
Voi vedete
Loro vedono

Io parto
Tu parti
Lei parte
Noi partiamo
Voi partite
Loro partono