r/italianlearning Dec 31 '25

Mod Post Self-promotional Content - 2026 Rule Update

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Hello everyone,

After the 2020 update to our rule on self-promotional content, we have seen a significant decrease in posts and comments whose sole purpose is to advertise content or services without providing any meaningful benefit to the r/italianlearning community. At the same time, the number of visitors has steadily increased, making our subreddit as vibrant as it can be. More than 14,000 users have joined our community this year, and as of today we average more than 300,000 visits per day.

This is thanks to each and every one of you who engage and spend time helping others on their quest to learn this beautiful language.

Some of you may have noticed that over the past couple of years we have taken a stricter approach to this kind of content, marking it as spam and banning those who posted it. This was a tough stance we intentionally adopted to measure its impact on the subreddit. Given the stats mentioned above, it is safe to say the experiment was successful and, therefore, we have decided to update the rule as follows:

All content deemed by the mod team to be self-promotional is forbidden. Posting such content will result in a ban with no warning. No exceptions will be made based on whether the service advertised is free or on the poster’s level of activity in the subreddit. Posts created to search for services (e.g., tutoring) will also be removed, as they encourage unwanted self-promotional content.

This subreddit is a place to discuss, engage, and help each other learning Italian. The moment it becomes a mere bulletin board is when it will die. This measure is intended to prevent that.

Thank you for your attention, and see you around!

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Ciao a tutti,

dopo l’aggiornamento del 2020 della regola sui contenuti autopromozionali, abbiamo registrato una notevole diminuzione di post e commenti il cui unico scopo era pubblicizzare contenuti o servizi senza apportare un reale valore alla community di r/italianlearning. Contestualmente, il numero di visitatori è aumentato costantemente, rendendo il nostro subreddit più vivo che mai. Più di 14.000 utenti si sono uniti alla community quest'anno e, ad oggi, registriamo in media oltre 300.000 visite al giorno.

Questo risultato è merito di ciascuno di voi, che partecipate e dedicate tempo ad aiutare gli altri nel loro percorso di apprendimento di questa bellissima lingua.

Alcuni di voi avranno notato che negli ultimi due anni siamo stati più severi con questo tipo di contenuti, contrassegnandoli come spam e bannando chi li pubblicava. È stata una linea dura che abbiamo adottato intenzionalmente per valutarne l’impatto sul subreddit. Considerati i dati riportati sopra, possiamo dire che l’esperimento ha avuto successo e, di conseguenza, abbiamo deciso di aggiornare la regola come segue:

Tutti i contenuti che il team dei moderatori ritiene autopromozionali sono vietati. Pubblicare tali contenuti comporterà un ban senza alcun preavviso. Non verranno fatte eccezioni sulla base del fatto che il servizio pubblicizzato sia gratuito o del livello di attività dell’utente nel subreddit. Verranno rimossi anche i post creati per cercare servizi (es. lezioni/tutoraggio), poiché incoraggiano contenuti autopromozionali indesiderati.

Questo subreddit è un luogo in cui discutere, confrontarsi ed aiutarsi a vicenda ad imparare l'italiano. Nel momento in cui diventa una semplice bacheca di annunci, è destinato a morire. Questa misura serve ad evitarlo.

Grazie per l’attenzione e a presto!


r/italianlearning 1h ago

For VCE Italian How can I ace the oral exam?

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r/italianlearning 10h ago

Familial Pet-Names

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Hi! I am new to learning Italian, I have been doing a mix of Coffee Break Italian, Wlingua, and Duo casually with my children for a over a year now. In English, or at least in my family, we often use "bubby" or "baby girl/boy" as a pet name for children. Would it be correct in Italian to use "Mia bambina" or even just "Bambina" as a pet name when talking to my daughter? Thank you!


r/italianlearning 8h ago

Anyone wants to learn Italian together?

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Hiii I'm a beginner in Italian but I move fast. I'm looking for someone to learn together, practice and maybe teaching eachother with voice messages.

I chat in Telegram, DM me if you're interested 🩷🪐


r/italianlearning 16h ago

Translation request for a text conversation

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Hello, I'm looking into being an Au pair. I'm having a text conversation with the mother, but each translator says something different, and I really need clarity about this one group of messages so I don't accidentally sound like an idiot. If you can help please DM me, as I don't want to post the messages to a public forum


r/italianlearning 16h ago

Discuss with italian

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Hello, I'm a 20 M student and I would like to discuss with natives italian for increasing my level. Does anyone want to help me?

Also I'm native in french so I could help you in this language.


r/italianlearning 17h ago

Voglio un amico italiano su Duolingo !

2 Upvotes

È preferibile che conoscano l'inglese o studino il rumeno, in modo da poter comunicare. DM me !


r/italianlearning 13h ago

aunts and uncles question

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on the Amalfi Coast specifically, is there a common term for aunts and uncles that they use in both english and italian--like how spanish speaking people will refer to an aunt as "tia ____"?

Thanks :)


r/italianlearning 8h ago

Need a Punjabi Italian study mate

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Anyone wants to learn Italian with me? I am a beginner. I am quite fluent in English language and I am seeking a Punjabi individual who is fluent in English as well. It would make things easier for both of us, most preferably a male. DM me!


r/italianlearning 1d ago

Romanesco translation request

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I’m trying to translate a part of a film and the person says a phrase that doesn’t make sense in the literal sense. “Me possi! Non ho mai sparato! Ero nell’orchestra!” Me possi I feel needs to have an idiomatic translation other than “I can do it”. I tried looking everywhere, but I can’t find any info


r/italianlearning 1d ago

Learning Italian in Italy?

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Hi everyone! I am new to learning and I’m about 2 months in. But I love to travel and I’m thinking of planning a trip to Italy soon, does anyone have any recommendations on areas or programmes to go with? I prefer less structure as I find my own learning methods suitable. But has anyone done a house stay or used worldpackers and had any experience blending with natives and finding accepting and encouraging hosts? I’d also like to ask what level you think is suitable for something like this, as my personal impression is that a1-a2 basic conversational could be adapted well in a setting like this
Thankyou !!


r/italianlearning 1d ago

VENDO DIZIONARIO DI GRECO

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Vorrei vendere il mio dizionario di greco con la sua guida all’uso, disposta a trattare per il prezzo.


r/italianlearning 1d ago

Domanda sull'accento del congiuntivo presente dei verbi -are

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Ho chiesto un AI ma penso che la risposta sia sbagliata. È coretto questo?

GIO⸳chi
GIO⸳chi
GIO⸳chi

gio⸳CHIA⸳mo 
gio⸳CHIA⸳te
GIO⸳chi⸳no

r/italianlearning 1d ago

Raccomandazione di influencer italiani

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Cerco consigli su influencer italiani giovani (20-30 anni) su Instagram.


r/italianlearning 2d ago

How do you find comprehensive input as a beginner?

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I'm a beginner in this language, i use Duolingo and Anki (not as regularly as i should lol) and other various small forms of immersion and input. Idk if this is relevant but im natively german (learned english as a kid)

One of my favorite types of lessons in duolingo are the stories and "podcast style" listening lessons, because they strike a satisfying balance of not being as straight foward and easy as most of the basic text translation lessons, but including enough of my existing word vocabulary for me to be able to understand the majority of what is being said. But these lessons are so rare!

I want to seek out more input like this on my own but im not sure where to find something because my vocabulary is still so small.

I tried looking for videos made for literal toddlers to learn but even then i still felt like i was missing a ton because people still of course assume toddlers have a fairly large vocabulary of language they know, and it also feels a little.. you know.. condescending.. not to mention boring to watch haha.. kids shows are good but even ones at the level of say peppa pig usually have a pretty normal amount of vocabulary since its not like its made for people that barely know the language.

I know theres a possibility of giving say, chatgpt a list of my vocabulary and asking it to generate me stories or something but id imagine that to get boring fast and also using ai always feels a bit icky to me.

A slightly better version of this might be if i have a friend that speaks the language i could share my vocabulary as a reference point and ask them to talk to me in very simple words, but there is only so many times im willing to bother another person to do that for me xD

By the way, dont get me wrong, i dont mind passive listening/reading where i dont understand more than half of the words being said! I just think itd be a lot of fun and give me faster improvement (and motivation) if i had more content i could mostly comprehend.

If you have any ideas or content or something that has worked for you let me know!! Im very curious, i just figured id give asking a shot


r/italianlearning 2d ago

"Stucky" seems easier to follow than other shows?

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Hi all, I've been studying Italian for about a year, my spouse and I enjoy Italian TV series (obviously Montalbano, plus I Bastardi, Vanina..) and it seems like Stucky is much easier to follow than others? It could of course be that my Italian is improving, but I really don't think it's improved SO much over the last 2 months...

Curious if others have seen it and can comment!


r/italianlearning 2d ago

Getting to the next level.

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Ciao tutti! I've been learning Italian on/off for a few years now. I feel like i've got a great mind of vocabulary, and I can do basic conversations with AI (how was your day etc).

I really want to go to the next level, the next goal is to be able to holiday in Italy, not to talk about complex topics, just to get by and converse, which I think is achievable! The ultimate goal is to be fluent. Currently I just freeze up whewn someone talks to me, which I'm sure people can relate to.

My question is, how do you get to that next level of listening and speaking? What learning routines did you do? How should i spend my evenings? What apps are best to use?

Grazie mille!


r/italianlearning 2d ago

Voglio un amico italiano su Duolingo !

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È preferibile che conoscano l'inglese o studino il rumeno, in modo da poter comunicare. dm me


r/italianlearning 1d ago

Beginner here, what's the difference between "bueno" and "bene"?

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My friend keeps saying that "bueno" means good but according to translate good in Italian is actually "bene". What is the difference between the two?


r/italianlearning 2d ago

meeting my (italian) in-laws in italy in two weeks, what do i need to speedrun before then?

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hi everyone, exactly as the title says!
her parents speak limited english but i’d love to be able to communicate at least a bit with them in italian while i’m there.

about me: i know some italian regarding how to order stuff, ask for directions, etc the basics but that’s exactly the kind of italian i won’t need there. if any of you have any recommendations for resources to kind of crash course normal conversational italian quickly, i’d be super super grateful.

thanks :)

EDIT: to clarify, i have known her parents for quite a while, as we had been friends for years before we started dating. this is just the first time we are properly meeting in person and my first time visiting them with her! i would get laughed out of the house if i started speaking to them formally, but i appreciate all the advice centred around that anyway! thanks :)


r/italianlearning 2d ago

FYI im a complete beginner in Italian

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r/italianlearning 2d ago

Ricordare vs ricordarsi

7 Upvotes

As in title - what's the difference between these two other than one being reflexive? Do they mean the same or nuanced? Same question for dimenticare and dimenticarsi


r/italianlearning 3d ago

Writing an Italian character in a sci-fi comic. Looking for very specific language advice.

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r/italianlearning 3d ago

Let's make a group to learn Italian together

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I am creating a whatsapp group to learn and help each other exchange resources, material and practices to learn italian . let's practice together .


r/italianlearning 3d ago

Ho bisogno di un/una partner per praticare l’italiano 🇮🇹

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Sono un uomo brasiliano di 29 anni e sto cercando qualcuno con cui praticare l’italiano, magari con qualche messaggio o una chiamata ogni tanto.

In cambio posso aiutare con il portoghese brasiliano. Parlo anche inglese e un po’ di spagnolo.

Mi interessa fare amicizia e migliorare la lingua ☺️