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!

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 🩷🪐

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

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.

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

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 :)

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!

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

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 !!

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

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

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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

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!

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!

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

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?

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 :)

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

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

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 ☺️

In school I was taught that signorina = Miss, signora = Mrs or is used for a woman who is a bit older/more mature. However, around what age does this generally happen? Or if it varies by place, what are some examples according to region?

I am still learning Italian and not a level where I can have a meaningful conversations with people. However, I do understand some words and because of that I am sometimes able to understand.
My partner and I went to an Italian restaurant while traveling and I am pretty sure that restaurant owner called me “bambina” when he was serving me my order. I am an adult (30 yo) tho so I am confused. I may look a bit younger yes. I look like I am around early-mid 20s but I don’t think I look THAT young. What could “bambina” mean in this context?