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Like Juan Manuel (see area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/14456/…) I think a site per language will work better than the general Non-English Language Learning currently proposed – Tea Drinker Jul 22 '10 at 22:56

@Tea Drinker: as for the questions language. I think both languages should be allowed. Translations can be easily be provided, when needed. – nico Apr 15 '11 at 13:38

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added by Tea Drinker Jul 22 '10 at 23:04

Ususally it's just like english...you cut off vocals. Italian language is understandable if you cut off the vocals...for example in texts you use "cmq" instead of "comunque"...other tricks include using "k" instead of "ch" – Nicola Peluchetti Apr 19 '11 at 21:02

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added by Tea Drinker Jul 22 '10 at 23:09

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added by Mancuniensis Aug 15 '10 at 13:11

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added by Mancuniensis Aug 15 '10 at 15:22

This might depend from place to place. I vote as on-topic, but might be a "community question". – Gurzo Aug 30 '10 at 20:21

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added by oracle certified professional Dec 4 '10 at 16:32

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added by user16069, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 4 '11 at 7:02

Il verbo è "Trovarcisi"( infinito). Esso è bipronominale ( i pronomi sono ci e si). Io mi ci trovo, tu ti ci trovi, etc.Possiamo dire che il suo equivalente inglese è "To find oneself". "Vi" è avverbio di luogo = there ( lì). Così "trovarvicisi" = "to find oneself there" – Mancuniensis Dec 4 '10 at 3:27

@Mancuniensis: Wait the site will be created, and you can answer to the question there. :-) – kiamlaluno Feb 3 '11 at 13:31

I second kiamlaluno, and moreover "trovarcisi" in itself is not a verb. – DaG Feb 16 '11 at 11:35

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added by Mancuniensis Aug 15 '10 at 15:28

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added by Mancuniensis Aug 15 '10 at 19:42

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added by Midhat, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 4 '11 at 7:01

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added by Midhat, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 4 '11 at 7:00

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added by Raskolnikov Nov 22 '10 at 11:30

This one is on topic. There is of course a subjective component to it, since some people will like one author, but not another. But there's also a more objective one: the accessibility of the author to the beginning reader. I think Landolfi for instance necessitates a thorough knowlegdge of Italian to appreciate, whereas Moravia is accessible to the beginner, provided he digs psychological books. – Raskolnikov Nov 22 '10 at 11:35

The question is rather subjective, IMO. – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 5:16

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added by Uberto Dec 4 '10 at 12:11

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added by Jaime Soto, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 4 '11 at 6:58

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added by Gurzo Aug 31 '10 at 10:33

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added by Mancuniensis Oct 13 '10 at 19:39

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added by oracle certified professional Dec 1 '10 at 11:46

You may be fined if you use profanities in Italy.... but in some region (Veneto and Toscana) the use of profanities is very common and none has been fined. The most common are "porco dio" (pig god) and "dio cane" (dog god). In Tuscany is frequenly used "madonna bucaiola" (the mother of god makes blowjobs). – Giovanni Sonego Jan 12 '11 at 11:28

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added by onof Dec 27 '10 at 17:59

If the dictionary can answer, it's OT, IMHO. – Lohoris Feb 14 '11 at 12:58

It's still about the Italian language, so on-topic for me. – Carmine Paolino Feb 14 '11 at 16:22

On-topic for me too. – LucaB Feb 14 '11 at 18:43

It seems a too basic question, to me. – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 5:15

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added by kiamlaluno Feb 8 '11 at 11:36

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added by kiamlaluno Feb 9 '11 at 9:32

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added by asymmetric Feb 14 '11 at 16:05

I think it's OT because it's not about the Italian language. Great question, anyway. – Carmine Paolino Feb 14 '11 at 16:20

@Carmine: Are you sure? Don't you find etymology to be helpful to understand and learn words and other linguistic phenomena? – DaG Feb 16 '11 at 11:33

@Carmine: etymology is totally about the language! – Lohoris Feb 17 '11 at 17:01

@Carmine: I don't know where your neat definition comes from, but I am quite sure that without a good grasp of a language's lexicon, it will be quite hard to master that language. – DaG Feb 22 '11 at 15:03

I agree that etymology is about the language, but I think that's a question about a dictionary, not etymology. – Carmine Paolino Apr 29 '11 at 9:35

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added by Raskolnikov Nov 22 '10 at 11:36

The pendant of the question of easy authors. Some people might just crave the hard authors precisely because they want to progress in Italian. – Raskolnikov Nov 22 '10 at 11:37

To me it's a bit OT: I think that this sounds more like a "give me your opinion" rather than a question with a definite answer. – Alenanno Apr 22 '11 at 22:30

I agree with Alenanno. The question is then rather subjective; what somebody would advice for, somebody else would not. – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 5:21

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added by blueberryfields Nov 28 '10 at 19:21

	It depends by the dialect. If you are learning bergamasco or friulano, the dialects spoken nearny Bergamo or in the Friuli region, nobody will understand you out of that areas. If you speak a dialect from Veneto, it should be simpler for a roman understand you. But if you speak fast and whth strong emphasis, most of the people living Rome will not understand you. – Giovanni Sonego Jan 12 '11 at 11:35
	Italian dialects doesn't mean dialects of Italian, but dialects spoken in Italy. The Q&A site is about Italian, not Italy. – kiamlaluno Feb 9 '11 at 9:29
	@kiamlaluno are there dialects, spoken in Italy, which are not dialects of Italian? – blueberryfields Feb 9 '11 at 16:24
	The dialects spoken in Lombardy are dialects of Lombard, which is not a dialect of Italian; Friulan is not a dialect of Italian, but it is closer to Ladin; Venetian is not a dialect of Italian. – kiamlaluno Feb 11 '11 at 21:55

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added by oracle certified professional Dec 1 '10 at 10:07

Good resources is subjective. – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 5:22

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added by Jaime Soto Jan 3 '11 at 4:38

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added by Jaime Soto Jan 3 '11 at 5:26

Monaco is the italian word that identifies two famous cities in Europe: - Monaco, as Principality of Monaco - Monaco, the capital city of Bavaria both the cities are quite close to italy and to avoid confusion it's common to use the full definition. Monaco di Baviera. – Giovanni Sonego Jan 12 '11 at 11:01

@Giovanni Sonego: please don't answer the question, just decide if it is on-topic, off-topic, or not a good example. – Jaime Soto Jan 12 '11 at 15:49

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added by DaG Feb 3 '11 at 23:19

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added by idober, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 4 '11 at 6:50

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added by user14869 Aug 7 '10 at 3:58

What do you mean by "familiar verb"? – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 5:31

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added by Raskolnikov Nov 22 '10 at 11:39

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added by Vicky Nov 26 '10 at 23:15

	Good one! I wanted to upvote it, but I used up all my votes already. :p – Raskolnikov Nov 28 '10 at 16:08
	I agree - unfortunately, I have used up all mine too. – Mancuniensis Nov 28 '10 at 22:09
	As if we had something worth to see :V – Lohoris Feb 17 '11 at 17:02
	Recommendations are generally not good questions; they are subjectives, and they should be CW, if they are acceptable. – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 5:28

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added by blueberryfields Nov 28 '10 at 19:20

closed as off topic by Tea Drinker, onof, Kostya, asymmetric, Lohoris Feb 14 '11 at 14:44

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by blueberryfields Nov 28 '10 at 19:22

closed as off topic by oracle certified professional, Lohoris, asymmetric, András Salamon, talpaz Apr 9 '11 at 21:45

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Given that a person familiar with both languages could offer valuable advice on which to tackle first, I don't think this question should be considered off-topic. – Mancuniensis Mar 12 '11 at 14:18

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added by onof Dec 27 '10 at 17:59

The suffix "-gli" is the pronoun used in dative case (him, in english). Therefore portargli means to "bring him (something)". The suffix (-li) is the pronoun in the accusative case (plural). "Portarli" means "bring them". I should bring them always with me Dovrei portarli sempre con me. – Giovanni Sonego Jan 12 '11 at 11:21

@Giovanni Sonego: The place to answer to questions is the site, when and if it will be launched. The comments here should report if the question is a great on-topic, a great off-topic, or a not good example and why. – kiamlaluno Feb 8 '11 at 11:42