Sickboy007
Member
Normally I'm quite tolerant to grammatical errors, the only thing that really gets me is the plural desinence on foreign words e.g. "fans", "leaders", "writers". For some reason, it really makes my blood boil.
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I can forgive every error in Italian but when people write "you're" instead of "your" or stuff like would of, should of etc. makes my blood boil because at school "ci hanno fatto due coglioni così" to make us understand the differences and it's absurd that i have to correct someone whose native language is English.
eso76
Member
it is common in spoken italian. Which doesn't mean it's correct.
You don't want to write "a me mi" in an essay.
As for "piuttosto" i've always wondered how "piuttosto che" became synonim for "or".
More than that, though, i've always found it curious how piuttosto and rather have different meanings which are the same both in english and in italian.
"it's rather good" "è piuttosto buono"
"rather than" "piuttosto che"
You know what I hate more than misused "piuttosto"?
ACEA call center.
I'm listening Anal Cunt's "I went back in time and voted for Hitler" in full volume loop to cover the usual Lennon's Imagine waiting song annoyance and to resist the urge to scream against poor guys answering me. It's kinda working btw.
ACEA call center.
I'm listening Anal Cunt's "I went back in time and voted for Hitler" in full volume loop to cover the usual Lennon's Imagine waiting song annoyance and to resist the urge to scream against poor guys answering me. It's kinda working btw.
TheLucifer
Member
Yeah, I know
"Should of" instead of "should have" is the worst thing ever.
Buona sera a tutti! Sono uno studente d'italiano che ha sempre voglia di aumentare la sua capacita' di parlare la bella lingua. Visto che l'inglese l'ho imparato praticamente soltanto dai podcast volevo chiedervi se c'e' qualche podcast italiano che vi piace particolarmente. Potete indovinare i miei gusti dal fatto che sono su NeoGAF.
(Tutte le correzioni su grammatica, lessico etc sono sempre benvenute!)
Grazie in anticipo!
(Tutte le correzioni su grammatica, lessico etc sono sempre benvenute!)
Grazie in anticipo!
Sentenza
Member
Beh, intanto ti dico che conosco diversi italiani a cui le correzioni grammaticali e le lezioni per espandere il lessico probabilmente potresti darle tu...
In secondo luogo, devo ammettere di non essermi mai imbatutto in un podcast italiano che mi sia piaciuto, ma confido sapranno aiutarti altri frequentatori di questo topic.
outcast.it
Vermillion
Banned
How does one say "put together" in Italian? I'm doing a presentation on Rome, and I'm trying to say that "il mito di romulus e remus e il mito di aeneas" were put together (as the myth of Aeneas came first).
Viola of the Abyss
Member
....I don't remember!!
I'm forgetting Italian!
It should be "unire" in this case, but I'm really not too sure about it...
You could use:
"unificati"; "accorpati"; "uniti"; "fusi"; "amalgamati"; "combinati"; "congiunti" (though this one is probably stretching it, as it's more for two things that touch, rather than multiple things molded into one).
Buonasera ragazzi,
devo prepare una cena e volevo chiedervi qual'e' la vostra pasta preferita per service con sughi di tipo ragu'? Finora ho semplicemente usato gli spaghetti ed oggi ho lasciato la mia comfort zone (come dirlo in italiano?) e ho provato i lumaconi. Il mio ragionamento era questo - hanno una grande cavita' che si riempie con il sugo. Il risultato pero' non era tanto buono quanto avrei immaginato. I lumaconi li ho trovati troppo grandi ed anche se si riempiono con il sugo, il sapore della pasta stessa e' sempre piu' forte del sugo. Quindi volevo chiedervi che tipo di pasta usate voi. Grazie!
Too long, dont speak italian - Whats your favorite type of pasta to use with meat sauces?
devo prepare una cena e volevo chiedervi qual'e' la vostra pasta preferita per service con sughi di tipo ragu'? Finora ho semplicemente usato gli spaghetti ed oggi ho lasciato la mia comfort zone (come dirlo in italiano?) e ho provato i lumaconi. Il mio ragionamento era questo - hanno una grande cavita' che si riempie con il sugo. Il risultato pero' non era tanto buono quanto avrei immaginato. I lumaconi li ho trovati troppo grandi ed anche se si riempiono con il sugo, il sapore della pasta stessa e' sempre piu' forte del sugo. Quindi volevo chiedervi che tipo di pasta usate voi. Grazie!
Too long, dont speak italian - Whats your favorite type of pasta to use with meat sauces?
Food is so overrated.
Let's talk about prostitution!
http://speciali.espresso.repubblica.it/pdf/ruby.pdf
(The entire motivations of the sentence in the "Ruby trial" against Berlusconi)
To save you (lots) of time, here are some selected snippets:
I can't stop laughing with this image stuck in my head, depicting bitches dancing and wearing Baresi's jersey, blowing a wildly racist wooden dick while everyone laughs.
This totally made my weekend.
Let's talk about prostitution!
http://speciali.espresso.repubblica.it/pdf/ruby.pdf
(The entire motivations of the sentence in the "Ruby trial" against Berlusconi)
To save you (lots) of time, here are some selected snippets:
In fact, some girls talked about it, being worried of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, considering the sexual promiscuity with no protections.
Lele (note: Lele Mora, talent scout for Italian TV and allegedly one of the people who procured girls for Berlusconi's parties) - ...it will be for you like going to... in the... there, in Michael Jackson house. You know?
Woman - Ah, really? Yes, yes, yes... uhm...
Lele - Yes, because there's everything there, honey.
Woman - ...(softly laughing)... Neverland. Yes, yes, yes... uhm. I'm going to Neverland... (softly laughing)...
The girls used to dance on themed choreographies, wearing Milan jerseys or corsets, but without getting naked.
During the dinner, some girls showed their breast, others kissed Berlusconi and played "ce l'hai" (note: I honestly don't know what's this; it roughly translates "have you got it") with his intimate parts; other girls did the same with Fede (note: Emilio Fede, Berluscon's most trustworthy journalist). After a joke on "bunga bunga", Berlusconi asked to bring him a little brown wooden sculpture, about 30 cm tall, and when he unveiled it, they saw it portrayed a man with a disproportionate penis, probably attached to a spring, wobbling. In turns, the girls faked oral sex with the sculpture, in the collective hilarity.
I can't stop laughing with this image stuck in my head, depicting bitches dancing and wearing Baresi's jersey, blowing a wildly racist wooden dick while everyone laughs.
This totally made my weekend.
Vermillion
Banned
Persone non dormono qui?! Benone!
Oggi, ho un esame orale per la mia classe d'italiano. Ma, un problema. Non sono bravo a parlare senza troppo pensare. Voi avete un modo praticare prima classe? Per le citta' siamo studiando, devo fare ricerca e memorizare. Ma ascoltare, capire e rispondere? Beh.
Inoltre, vorrei sapere se questo paragrafo e' sbagliata o no. Grazie in anticipo~
Oggi, ho un esame orale per la mia classe d'italiano. Ma, un problema. Non sono bravo a parlare senza troppo pensare. Voi avete un modo praticare prima classe? Per le citta' siamo studiando, devo fare ricerca e memorizare. Ma ascoltare, capire e rispondere? Beh.
Inoltre, vorrei sapere se questo paragrafo e' sbagliata o no. Grazie in anticipo~
Hi all, Emiliana representative over here!
And I just saw that last post on Berlusconi... I honestly don't want to know what "ce l'hai" could be...
Well, when I started learning english I was really bad at talking at first (I'm still pretty rubbish imo). I usually tried to think in English instead of Italian during the normal day, so that my thoughts would start to process in English if I needed to. Non ho purtroppo dei grandi altri consigli da dare :/
Per quanto riguarda il testo:
"Le persone non dormono qui?" as we need an article there;
"Non sono bravo a parlare senza pensare troppo" we usually put the adverbs after the verb;
"Voi avete un modo per fare pratica prima di andare in classe" in italian if you want to say to practice you say fare pratica;
"Stiamo studiando" and "memorizzare";
"questo brano è sbagliato", as brano is a male word.
Not sure if I was clear enough, but you're already quite good in italian. Keep up the good work
And I just saw that last post on Berlusconi... I honestly don't want to know what "ce l'hai" could be...
Well, when I started learning english I was really bad at talking at first (I'm still pretty rubbish imo). I usually tried to think in English instead of Italian during the normal day, so that my thoughts would start to process in English if I needed to. Non ho purtroppo dei grandi altri consigli da dare :/
Per quanto riguarda il testo:
"Le persone non dormono qui?" as we need an article there;
"Non sono bravo a parlare senza pensare troppo" we usually put the adverbs after the verb;
"Voi avete un modo per fare pratica prima di andare in classe" in italian if you want to say to practice you say fare pratica;
"Stiamo studiando" and "memorizzare";
"questo brano è sbagliato", as brano is a male word.
Not sure if I was clear enough, but you're already quite good in italian. Keep up the good work
Vermillion
Banned
Hi all, Emiliana representative over here!
And I just saw that last post on Berlusconi... I honestly don't want to know what "ce l'hai" could be...
Well, when I started learning english I was really bad at talking at first (I'm still pretty rubbish imo). I usually tried to think in English instead of Italian during the normal day, so that my thoughts would start to process in English if I needed to. Non ho purtroppo dei grandi altri consigli da dare :/
Per quanto riguarda il testo:
"Le persone non dormono qui?" as we need an article there;
"Non sono bravo a parlare senza pensare troppo" we usually put the adverbs after the verb;
"Voi avete un modo per fare pratica prima di andare in classe" in italian if you want to say to practice you say fare pratica;
"Stiamo studiando" and "memorizzare";
"questo brano è sbagliato", as brano is a male word.
Not sure if I was clear enough, but you're already quite good in italian. Keep up the good work
Grazie mille!
Vermillion
Banned
Okay, we ran out of time, so I didn't have to do the oral exam
Sickboy007
Member
Ravioli, definitely.
Viola of the Abyss
Member
Pasta rankings? Ha!
1) Spaghetti
2) Penne rigate
3) Spaghetti
4) Penne rigate
5) Spaghetti
6) Penne rigate
7) Tortiglioni (don't you dare say it's the same as penne rigate or I'll strangle you with an overcooked tagliatella!!!)
8) Gnocchetti Sardi
Anyone who thinks otherwise will be dragged in the street and slapped with Pennette umidicce (slightly wet).
Hmm, I'm more or less in the same boat as you regarding Japanese :/
Talking with people is the most difficult thing, especially understanding what they're saying. One solution is trying to build a big vocabulary of words, the more words you know the more chances you'll have at understanding people.
1) Spaghetti
2) Penne rigate
3) Spaghetti
4) Penne rigate
5) Spaghetti
6) Penne rigate
7) Tortiglioni (don't you dare say it's the same as penne rigate or I'll strangle you with an overcooked tagliatella!!!)
8) Gnocchetti Sardi
Anyone who thinks otherwise will be dragged in the street and slapped with Pennette umidicce (slightly wet).
Hmm, I'm more or less in the same boat as you regarding Japanese :/
Talking with people is the most difficult thing, especially understanding what they're saying. One solution is trying to build a big vocabulary of words, the more words you know the more chances you'll have at understanding people.
If it doesn't have ravioli in the first place it's just wrong, sorry.
Sentenza
Member
Pfff. if we are going with the "queen" of all pastas, then it's lasagne, hands down.
But in truth variety is the best thing. People who just like one specific kind of pasta are freaks to me.
Ok, i'd put lasagne on top as well.
However if we move away from ragu, i'd totally go with:
Pici panna salsiccia e funghi (pici with sausages and mushrooms).
Then put some parmesan on them and you're golden.
for those not familiar, the pici are like really fat spaghetti, made with eggs & flour (like tagliatelle and such).
However if we move away from ragu, i'd totally go with:
Pici panna salsiccia e funghi (pici with sausages and mushrooms).
Then put some parmesan on them and you're golden.
for those not familiar, the pici are like really fat spaghetti, made with eggs & flour (like tagliatelle and such).
Sickboy007
Member
Lmao
I sometimes go to ilgiornale just for the comments, it's nut country in there.
same as Il Fatto
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL what a bunch of clowns
Sentenza
Member
Seriously.
Democracy is over.
Pack it up, guys, nothing left to see here.
/s
I'm curious to see what will be the effect of Berlusconi's demise on the italian left, since it looked like that the only problem in Italy in the last 20 years was him.
Now that the golden scapegoat isn't there anymore, what will be the excuse for their own shortcomings?
(sigh...)
Pack it up, guys, nothing left to see here.
/s
I'm curious to see what will be the effect of Berlusconi's demise on the italian left, since it looked like that the only problem in Italy in the last 20 years was him.
Now that the golden scapegoat isn't there anymore, what will be the excuse for their own shortcomings?
(sigh...)
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
How the hell did I miss this thread?!
And you'd never guess how I ended up in here... from the "Eminem's latest video is full of vg references" thread no less.
Btw, pasta rankings? That seems apt for my first post in here
Oh boy, I know already you'll fight me over first place and the definition of pasta...
well ok, here we go:
1) Gnocchi di patate *romani* (God bless Thursdays!)
2) Lasagna
3) Ciriole
4) Mezze Maniche
5) Spaghetti alla Chitarra di grano duro (so not the egg-made kind -which I like nontheless of course-)
6) Ravioli ripieni ricotta e spinaci
6) Fusilli lunghi
7) Fettucine (non-industrial, sorry I'm not being smug, I really can't bear them otherwise. Also meh on Tagliatelle)
8) Rigatoni
9) Orecchiette
10) Strozzapreti
Obviously there's another bazillion pastas I love besides those I've listed
But yeah, even tho day to day I might switch what spot a couple of those hold in my top10, the list itself ain't gonna change anytime soon, lol
Oh Italia mia, today is a good day. May tomorrow be even better.
And you'd never guess how I ended up in here... from the "Eminem's latest video is full of vg references" thread no less.
Btw, pasta rankings? That seems apt for my first post in here
Oh boy, I know already you'll fight me over first place and the definition of pasta...
well ok, here we go:
1) Gnocchi di patate *romani* (God bless Thursdays!)
2) Lasagna
3) Ciriole
4) Mezze Maniche
5) Spaghetti alla Chitarra di grano duro (so not the egg-made kind -which I like nontheless of course-)
6) Ravioli ripieni ricotta e spinaci
6) Fusilli lunghi
7) Fettucine (non-industrial, sorry I'm not being smug, I really can't bear them otherwise. Also meh on Tagliatelle)
8) Rigatoni
9) Orecchiette
10) Strozzapreti
Obviously there's another bazillion pastas I love besides those I've listed
But yeah, even tho day to day I might switch what spot a couple of those hold in my top10, the list itself ain't gonna change anytime soon, lol
Oh Italia mia, today is a good day. May tomorrow be even better.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Don't kill me but I like Trofie waaaaay more. Also (don't shoot!) without the green beans
It yeah, love me some Pesto Genovese (>>>>>Siciliano)
It yeah, love me some Pesto Genovese (>>>>>Siciliano)
Sickboy007
Member
All this pasta rankings and no one quoted the symbol of my region. Guess I'll have to chime in!
Trenette al Pesto or bust!
Also trofie, but they come second
Good man (even though I'm with Dash on this one, trofie and and smooth pesto). Honorable mention for Trofie in Salsa di Noci (Walnut Sauce).
Anyway my IELTS test results should come in this week, anybody else did this?
Oh, no c'mon bro. Giovedì Gnocchi is a way of life lol
I've never tried IELTS before, took TOEFL last year because it was preferred by the university I was signing up for.
Did you take the test for something specific, i.e. college/work, or just to have?
Also. those trofie look so good. Oh lord, how I miss eating real Italian food not cooked by myself.
Vermillion
Banned
Beh... ho fatto l'esame orale... ma, lo facevamo con un compagno, ed...
Sickboy007
Member
I've never tried IELTS before, took TOEFL last year because it was preferred by the university I was signing up for.
Did you take the test for something specific, i.e. college/work, or just to have?
Also. those trofie look so good. Oh lord, how I miss eating real Italian food not cooked by myself.
I need the test to enroll in a Master's program in the UK, probably in Leeds. Where you at now?
I'm in Seattle, took the test in the area as well.
IELTS has real human beings for the speaking section, right? I thought TOEFL was pretty easy over all, but really disliked having to record the speaking parts on a timer.
Sickboy007
Member
Yes, you get to speak to a real person and the conversation is recorded. The only part I'm worried about is the writing section, I had to describe a freaking salted peanut factory which threw me off a bit.
Viola of the Abyss
Member
I did the Cambridge certification this summer, tested for Advanced ended up Proficency as all A+ ranks pass you to the next level automatically in that.
It was a bit harder than expected, I was really anxious!
Then next July... JLPT N2!
Sentenza
Member
What the hell is wrong with you?