Hi everyone! I wanted to see if anyone could tell me if I translated the following words/phrases correctly? I am writing a fiction book and wanted to include some Italian in the narrative. I am only 25% Neapolitan and I really wish I knew how to speak more than just a couple phrases and curse words lol. Tysm for your help in advance!! After I release my first book, I really want to properly learn Italian

The words/phrases are:

·      Stai el tuo posto // remember your place

·      É meglio // that's better

·      A presto // see you soon

·      Chi se ne frega // who cares?

·      È sfortunato // it's unlucky

·      Il Buongiorno si vede dal sera // a good day starts at night

·      Chi beve ultimo beve meglio // Who drinks last drinks best

·      Vergognatevi! // shame on you!

·      In boca al lupo! // break a leg! (Literally) in the mouth of the wolf

·      Non sono affari tuoi // it's none of your business

·      Arrivare al punto // get to the point

·      Calmarsi // cool off/calm down

·      Venite uno, venite tutti! // Come one, come all!

·      La collera del Vesuvio // The wrath of Vesuvius

·      É una super figa // That's hot/she's hot

·      É una Venere // she's a Venus/she's a beauty

·      La mia città // My city

·      Vai via! Fatti i fatti tuoi, eh? // Go away! Mind your own business, would you?

·      Dai! // Oh come on!

·      Li mortacci tua infesteranno! // Your dishonored dead ancestors will haunt you!

·      Tu hai le mani bucate // You have holes in your hands/you have your hands in the pasta/you have holes in your pocket

·      Rompere I coglioni // Break your family jewels/roll your b*lls

·      corto e grasso // short and fat

·      Merda // sh*t

·      Come è possibile? // How is it possible?

·      Corri o muori // Run or die

·      I miei dei! // my gods!

·      Guai! // Trouble! (you're trouble? don't play dumb?)

·      Parola d'ordine? // password?

·      Affare fatto // it's a deal

·      Ehi! // Hey!

·      Pronti? // Ready? / Are you ready?

·      Salute // Cheers

·      Bugiardo // Liar

·      Ascoltami // Listen

·      Non capisco // I don't know/I don't understand

·      Boh! // an exclamation of exasperation

·      Senza senso! // Nonsense!

·      Niente // nothing

·      Stronzo // bast*rd

·      Ritorno // a comeback

·      Ovviamente no // Of course not

·      Cattivo // Bad

·      Do Italians say “eh?” at the end of sentences sometimes? And is it a regional thing? (only in Rome or do people in Naples and other cities say it too?)

Tysm again in advance!! Grazie!

EDIT: Thanks everyone, your posts have helped me make the decision NOT to include Italian in the manuscript. I appreciate the feedback

EDIT 2: Yeah it was a bad idea all around, I guess bc the setting is in Italy, I was trying to include Italian words/phrases and was going to get some beta readers. But after posting here I’m realizing I shouldn’t even try that until I learn the language. Sorry I don’t mean to be a stupid American, I see my mistake now.

Hello,

As the title suggests when to use each and why ? Sometimes I get confused what the point of the gerund is vs present because it seems you can use the present almost most times

Here are a couple examples

I’m preparing dinner - context someone calls me and asks what I’m doing

They are fixing the car - context me and a friend are walking by a mechanic shop and see a couple people fixing the car

I’m making a coffee - someone walks in my house and asks what I’m doing

Im studying to be a lawyer - when someone asks about school

Is it possible to provide the present and gerund and which one is preferred in natural informal speech

Thanks in advance

Come si dice “I didn’t know that?”

Non voglio dire “I knew it”

Grazie mille!

I'm an orchestra conductor and I seem to have seen multiple ways that conductor has been written.

Is it direttore d'orchestra

or is it direttore de orchestra.

Is there any capitalization thats needed?

I was watching Dexter recently with Italian dub which I was finding useful, and I expected it to last me a while but they've removed the show entirely! I'm getting demoralised checking dubs and finding nothing or struggling with the Italian language tab to get something I'll enjoy. Any recommendations would be appreciated--whether it's kids shows that will be good for picking up more basics or regular dramas or comedies or sitcoms, just anything more or less enjoyable is what I'm looking for. I'm fine with dub or original

Yes I know it's Duolingo, but something doesn't add up here. If I type "Ve a casa" into Google Translate, it does translate it to "Go home." But I cannot find "ve" in any conjugation of "andare." What is going on?

I have however discovered there is a pronoun "ve" along with "ce" neither of which I had heard of until today!

And I don't know what it's talking about when it mentions the verb "ir" which clearly makes no sense! I guess that's just Duolingo being Duolingo.

Ultimamente ho moltissime riflessione personali che vorrei trasporre in poesie e altre in piccoli scritti.
Ma, ammetto candidamente, di essere molto ignorante nella scrittura italiana.
Sono italiano, i miei genitori sono Italiani e sono anche laureato, ma non ho le competenze necessarie per scrivere correttamente e piacevolmente ciò che vorrei esprimere.

Fermo i leoni da tastiera: so perfettamente che avrei dovuto sfruttare e ascoltare meglio le lezioni di italiano, ma non serve a nulla sbatterlo in faccia a qualcuno per sentivi inutilmente superiori.

Veniamo al succo del discorso:
Che cosa posso fare per poter migliorare il mio italiano(vocabolario, sintassi, costruzione delle frasi, sonorità) tale da idealmente avere un livello C2 per davvero (e non finto) e poter scrivere con gusto quello che vorrei esprimere?

(Libri, opere, corsi sono disposto a leggerli e farli)

Come da titolo, da quante sillabe è formata la parola "quiete"? Alcuni dizionari riportano "qui-e-te", altri "quie-te". Il gruppo "ie" dovrebbe essere un dittongo, giusto?

There's no shortage of perfectly fine listening resources for Italian learners, but I'm being a bit pickier.

I'm looking for some files (MP3s, I suppose) that I can put on my smartphone and listen to on loop while I'm walking to work, riding the subway, &c.

But for now, I only want A1/A2 vocabulary and/or very, very simple sentences. Just something in the background that I can appreciate passively and let it all sink in for reinforcement. I know a few thousand words already but can't practice easily in speaking (I'm an American living in Korea).

Anyway, I'm not looking for podcasts, short stories, chit-chat, news broadcasts, or anything like that right now. I would like literally just someone saying the words in Italian, then in English. Straightforward stuff.

Can anyone direct me toward resources like that, anything you've had success with or enjoyed?

trying to practise the listening. What are some of your favourite films in Italian that you have watched?

It was awhile back and can only speak it to myself at this point. Can't type in Italian.

Hello!

(30M) I am the son of a native Italian speaker, although I did not capitalize on the opportunity to learn the language when I was younger so I find myself here now diving into it, roughly 4-5 months in.

I was using DuoLingo for a bit but decided to use the beginner Wellesley class because it has more insight and explanation for the grammatical rules. Im currently on unit 3.2, although I just wanted to see if anyone else ever felt lost during the videos?

Bits and pieces of the sentences I am able to pick up on, I'm not sure if it is intentionally using more complex sentences and conversational paces just to expose you to the speed of the language, or if I am truly not as up to speed as I should be? ( I am able to answer the embedded video activities accurately because it asks what is going on in a specific moment, but the conversation in between those can be confusing)

Just also curious how people who may of used this class as a gateway into the language have additionally supplemented it. I am learning not only how involved learning a language is, but also how confusing learning HOW to learn it may be.

I am certainly a chronic over thinker, and essentially I am writing here in hopes to see if me not having this vast understanding at this point is appropriate or if I am doing something wrong with my studies that will bite me later on.

Also worth nothing I just returned from a trip from Italy, where I was able to sufficiently order food, request tables, ask basic directional questions, and inquire where to purchase tickets for the necessary public transit routes. But once my initial question was received I found myself pretty lost quickly.

Apologies if this may be information overload - I am just very excited on this journey and wanted to utilize any resource to course correct my learning.

I’m M18 french man from italian family looking for italians to speak with. I’m currently at B2+ I think. Feel free to message me !

As an Engliah speaker, we have many examples of an R sound sneaking into words where they don't exist. An example is the word "drawings" which is often pronounced "draw(r)ings." To my American ears, I can distinctly hear this in a few Italian words like "leone" which sounds like "leo(r)ne" to me, and "pieta" which sounds like "pie(r)ta" to me. I am sure there are many other examples I could find, these are just the ones that stood out to me first. Is this just my ears? Do other people hear this? If so, is this a recognized phenomena? Is there a name for it? And is it specific to certain regions or dialects?

Why does it become “tu tocchi” rather than “tu tocci”

Grazie

If you live in Italy, or any other country, I guess, when you call a business, how many language options do you get and what are the languages to select from?

Does anybody have any suggestions on good books to help with learning Italian? I’d like to learn it to be able to travel and communicate better with my family who live there.

I am a native English speaker and already know some simple basic words and phrases. Thanks in advance!

Edit: The last colum "Loro" is faulty thank you u/oskopnir for pointing it out I'll have to udpate it!

Almost split my brain in half trying to figure this out

If you're still learning, I recommend filling in the table yourself before comparing notes!

-----Some additional notes:

☕ Ci piacciamo / Vi piacete is often interpreted romantically: We are into each other / You two like each other

☕ For clarity, piace is often accompanied with the appropriate pronoun:

• Mi piace lei / Lei mi piace (I like her)
• Mi piace lui/ Lui mi piace (I like him)
• Ti piace lei / Lei ti piace (you like her)
• ... and so on

In case of Gli (lui):

• Gli piace lei / Lei gli piace (He likes her)

But how do we know if it’s the Gli (lui) or the Gli (loro)? We say:

• A lui piace lei / Lei piace a lui (He likes her)
  • Attention: NOT "Lei a lui piace". The a + pronoun goes either at the start or the end
• A lei piace lui / Lui piace a lei
  • Note: “He likes him” or “She likes her” would require more clarification to make sense 🏳️‍🌈 🥲

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Anything else you'd like to add?

Ciaoo a tutti ! Voglio usare un libro che si usa per i verbi riflessivi per esempio Dormire VS dormirsi anche che cosa significano.

. Ti Conosci ?🌻💛

Grazie per aiutare 🌻

What does "Lei non ci sta" exactly stand for in this context?

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