Comments on: Newbie Lesson #1 - First Impressions Can Last a Lifetime! http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/ Learn Italian with Free Podcasts! Whether you are student or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at ItalianPod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:43:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Melanie http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-8395 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:30:59 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-8395 Mi chiamo Melanie, ed amo italianpod101.com! :mrgreen: Mi chiamo Melanie, ed amo italianpod101.com! :mrgreen:

]]> by: Gianluca http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-6507 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:02:14 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-6507 Grazie Lino, facciamo del nostro meglio. :smile: Complimenti per il tuo italiano! We do our best, congratulations for your Italian! Grazie Lino,

facciamo del nostro meglio. :smile: Complimenti per il tuo italiano!
We do our best, congratulations for your Italian!

]]> by: Lino http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-6505 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:09:23 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-6505 Mi pare da essere un buon sito per imparare questa lingua. Devo dire che mi piace davvero. WOW It looks like a good place to start learning this language. I really like it... WOW Mi pare da essere un buon sito per imparare questa lingua. Devo dire che mi piace davvero. WOW

It looks like a good place to start learning this language. I really like it… WOW

]]> by: Hyunwoo http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5502 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:16:38 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5502 reviewing!! ^^ reviewing!! ^^

]]> by: Bendeb http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5410 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:49:14 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5410 Oops! Scuzi :oops: Oops! Scuzi :oops:

]]> by: Marco http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5394 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:47:02 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5394 Dear bendeb, Benvenuta! We are glad you are enjoying the podcast. p.s. be careful you wrote "Caio", it is a common spelling mistake also we Italians do, especially when writing on mobile phones. Dear bendeb,
Benvenuta!
We are glad you are enjoying the podcast.

p.s. be careful you wrote “Caio”, it is a common spelling mistake also we Italians do, especially when writing on mobile phones.

]]> by: bendeb http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5263 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:35:30 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-5263 Caio! Love these lessons! Though is it taking me a while to get the hang of myfeed. My daughter loves the lessons too and wants me to tell her new words every day. :lol: Good practice for me too :wink: Caio!
Love these lessons! Though is it taking me a while to get the hang of myfeed.
My daughter loves the lessons too and wants me to tell her new words every day. :lol: Good practice for me too :wink:

]]> by: Marco http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-2578 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:29:10 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-2578 Dear Rebecca, Benvenuta! Wellcome! Do not get discouraged if Italian may seem a little more difficult compared to Spanish. I am sure that sometimes you get confused by some words and usages between the two languages that if initially seem similar, in the end are very far apart. My advice is have fun, especially with 3 kids around you! Try playing with them by using Italian words, I am sure they will be very curious about what you are doing. A presto Marco Dear Rebecca,
Benvenuta!
Wellcome!

Do not get discouraged if Italian may seem a little more difficult compared to Spanish.
I am sure that sometimes you get confused by some words and usages between the two languages that if initially seem similar, in the end are very far apart.
My advice is have fun, especially with 3 kids around you!
Try playing with them by using Italian words, I am sure they will be very curious about what you are doing.

A presto
Marco

]]> by: Rebecca http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-2568 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:08:13 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-2568 Ciao - ha my first word except I've been saying that one for awhile. I'm excited to learn Italian. I thought it would be a lot like Spanish, but I'm finding it's a bit more difficult. Spanish was very easy to learn. I don't think I have any Italian in me, but I believe the customs and fashion are both very comforting and romantic. I would love to go visit one day. Anyway, I'm hoping someone knows that best way to study. Listen over and over again? ha! Write it down? I have 3 kids and very little concentration time. I've hooked up with some friends who might be studying with me over Skype so hopefully we can get something going. Ciao, Rebecca Ciao - ha my first word except I’ve been saying that one for awhile.

I’m excited to learn Italian. I thought it would be a lot like Spanish, but I’m finding it’s a bit more difficult. Spanish was very easy to learn.

I don’t think I have any Italian in me, but I believe the customs and fashion are both very comforting and romantic. I would love to go visit one day.

Anyway, I’m hoping someone knows that best way to study. Listen over and over again? ha! Write it down? I have 3 kids and very little concentration time. I’ve hooked up with some friends who might be studying with me over Skype so hopefully we can get something going.

Ciao,
Rebecca

]]> by: Cinzia http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-1904 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:03:01 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-1904 Hey Bob, thank you very much for your comment and support!:wink: I adore thinking about the Italians who moved to US in the early 1900's I am glad yu are enjoynig the lessons and I hope they will help you to remember what you already have inside yourself as a heritage!:wink: PS I smile if I think about about your grandmother's father speaking in Italian when angry! I actually do kind of the same... speaking in neapolitan dialect when getting reall angry! You know... no one can escape or forget his/her own origins!:mrgreen: Ciao ciao e grazie! C! Hey Bob,
thank you very much for your comment and support! :wink:
I adore thinking about the Italians who moved to US in the early 1900’s
I am glad yu are enjoynig the lessons and I hope they will help you to remember what you already have inside yourself as a heritage! :wink:

PS
I smile if I think about about your grandmother’s father speaking in Italian when angry! I actually do kind of the same… speaking in neapolitan dialect when getting reall angry!
You know… no one can escape or forget his/her own origins! :mrgreen:

Ciao ciao e grazie!

C!

]]> by: bob http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-1896 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:15:11 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-1896 :grin: Ciao Marco and Cinzia, My family is from Lucca and has been un the U.S. since my great grandparents came here in the early 1900's. In the couple of generations my family stopped speaking Italian. My grandmother only remembers her father speaking it when he was upset so she doesn't know much. I really love the lessons and have listened to them all so far and hope to pass on the language and cultural history to my children. Thank you for putting your time and energy in to helping people learn the language. Thanks, Bob (California's wine country) :grin:
Ciao Marco and Cinzia,

My family is from Lucca and has been un the U.S. since my great grandparents came here in the early 1900’s. In the couple of generations my family stopped speaking Italian. My grandmother only remembers her father speaking it when he was upset so she doesn’t know much. I really love the lessons and have listened to them all so far and hope to pass on the language and cultural history to my children. Thank you for putting your time and energy in to helping people learn the language.

Thanks, Bob (California’s wine country)

]]> by: Marco http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-394 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:47:54 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-394 Dear Svetlana, I am happy to hear that you enjoy our lessons. Buon ascolto!! Happy listening! Marco Dear Svetlana,
I am happy to hear that you enjoy our lessons.

Buon ascolto!!
Happy listening!
Marco

]]> by: Zverka http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-390 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:52:49 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-390 Ciao! Grazie, Marco and Cinzia!!!! i'm so happy to have an ability to learn Italian in such an easy way! i waited for this opportunity for so long. i love your style of doing the lessons!!! Svetlana(Zverka) from Russia Ciao!
Grazie, Marco and Cinzia!!!!
i’m so happy to have an ability to learn Italian in such an easy way!
i waited for this opportunity for so long.

i love your style of doing the lessons!!!

Svetlana(Zverka) from Russia

]]> by: marco http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-118 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:18:33 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-118 Cara Shandra, Di avanzato per ora stiamo offrendo i blog. Ma tra poco inizieremo anche serie più avanzate. Per la lingua scritta puoi provare ad ascoltare ai blog, tradurli in inglese e poi paragonare la tua traduzione con quella del PDF. Siamo aperti a qualsiasi suggerimento. Ciao Marco Cara Shandra,
Di avanzato per ora stiamo offrendo i blog. Ma tra poco inizieremo anche serie più avanzate.
Per la lingua scritta puoi provare ad ascoltare ai blog, tradurli in inglese e poi paragonare la tua traduzione con quella del PDF.
Siamo aperti a qualsiasi suggerimento.

Ciao
Marco

]]> by: shandra http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-109 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:53:52 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-109 Grazie per questo sito. Stavo cercando qualcosa per nostri studenti qui in italia. C'e un livello advansato vero? Io devo lavorare sulla lingua scritta quindi aiutami!! a presto, Shandra Grazie per questo sito. Stavo cercando qualcosa per nostri studenti qui in italia. C’e un livello advansato vero? Io devo lavorare sulla lingua scritta quindi aiutami!!

a presto,
Shandra

]]> by: Cinzia http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-39 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:04:00 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-39 :mrgreen: CIAO BELLI! Sono felicissima di leggere i vostri commenti! Grazie (I am SUPER happy to read your comments) and please ask us everything ! if you need suggestions for a trip to Italy or (overall to me) if you go to Naples and you need to taste the real PIZZA in the REAL city... CIAO CIAO io vado a mangiare (non la pizza purtroppo) i am going to eat (not pizza ... unfortunately!) BACI C! :mrgreen:
CIAO BELLI!
Sono felicissima di leggere i vostri commenti! Grazie
(I am SUPER happy to read your comments)

and please ask us everything ! if you need suggestions for a trip to Italy or (overall to me) if you go to Naples and you need to taste the real PIZZA in the REAL city…

CIAO CIAO
io vado a mangiare (non la pizza purtroppo)
i am going to eat (not pizza … unfortunately!)
BACI
C!

]]> by: Jordi http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-38 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:28:27 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-38 Amazing! I've always wanted to learn Italian! I speak spanish (native tongue) french and japanese (sort of) but i've wanted to learn this for soooo long!:wink: Grazie Mille! -Jordi Amazing! I’ve always wanted to learn Italian! I speak spanish (native tongue) french and japanese (sort of) but i’ve wanted to learn this for soooo long! :wink:
Grazie Mille!

-Jordi

]]> by: Marco http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-37 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:16:08 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-37 Dear ladykuroda, thank you for the comment, we really appreciate any feedback and you have given us a lot! We are certainly going to offer more speakers, but don't want to use up our best assets now. That is why I am the host. Luckily I am balanced by Cinzia. hehe We shall have tons of everyday phrases available in a few months, so please keep listening! "conoscerLa" should be with a capital L, but you can also find it without it especially in handwriting. I am sure you will be able to pick up a lot using your French and Spanish skills, just watch out for the "false friends". Arrivederci Dear ladykuroda,
thank you for the comment, we really appreciate any feedback and you have given us a lot!
We are certainly going to offer more speakers, but don’t want to use up our best assets now. That is why I am the host. Luckily I am balanced by Cinzia. hehe
We shall have tons of everyday phrases available in a few months, so please keep listening!

“conoscerLa” should be with a capital L, but you can also find it without it especially in handwriting.

I am sure you will be able to pick up a lot using your French and Spanish skills, just watch out for the “false friends”.

Arrivederci

]]> by: ladykuroda http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-36 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:40:40 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-36 Chiao Cinzia e Marco! Piacere di conoscerLa. Mi chiamo Katie. :) (Does the La have to be capitalized?) So far, so good, you guys! Molto bene! :) I picked up a little Italian after studying on my own in 2006 (the Winter Games in Torino really piqued my interest), and it's nice to see an ItalianPod that works like JapanesePod does! I also wanted to say... perhaps take a leaf out of their book too... have multiple speakers! It's nice to hear the different people over at JPod, and it would be nice to hear others here at IPod (when you can manage), too! Otherwise.... it sounds kind of "set up" or "one sided"..... um, scripted, you know? But you guys have great pizzaz, so you'll be wonderful hosts! Hmmm... I suppose for myself, I'm looking for "everyday" Italian, as in vocab and phrases I'll use every day. Eventually, I'd like to get into the grammatical nitty gritty, verb conjugations and the like. (I had began a some in my previous study.) Oh! I just had a thought: pick Torino as one of your cities! :grin: I'm gonna' steal Cinzia's line: A prestissimo! :grin: P.S. I teach French and took some Spanish courses while in University, so Italian looks a lot like Spanish mixed with French to me! :lol: But I can usually pick out a lot of content from reading because of my French. ^_^ Chiao Cinzia e Marco!
Piacere di conoscerLa. Mi chiamo Katie. :) (Does the La have to be capitalized?)

So far, so good, you guys! Molto bene! :)

I picked up a little Italian after studying on my own in 2006 (the Winter Games in Torino really piqued my interest), and it’s nice to see an ItalianPod that works like JapanesePod does! I also wanted to say… perhaps take a leaf out of their book too… have multiple speakers! It’s nice to hear the different people over at JPod, and it would be nice to hear others here at IPod (when you can manage), too! Otherwise…. it sounds kind of “set up” or “one sided”….. um, scripted, you know? But you guys have great pizzaz, so you’ll be wonderful hosts!

Hmmm… I suppose for myself, I’m looking for “everyday” Italian, as in vocab and phrases I’ll use every day. Eventually, I’d like to get into the grammatical nitty gritty, verb conjugations and the like. (I had began a some in my previous study.)

Oh! I just had a thought: pick Torino as one of your cities! :grin:

I’m gonna’ steal Cinzia’s line: A prestissimo! :grin:

P.S. I teach French and took some Spanish courses while in University, so Italian looks a lot like Spanish mixed with French to me! :lol: But I can usually pick out a lot of content from reading because of my French. ^_^

]]> by: Sinbad http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-35 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:36:37 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-35 Nice. I've been waiting for this site. Every since I visited Italy on my honeymoon I've been really into Italian culture and cuisine. Glad to see the pod101 group start an Italian site. Hope I can balance Italian and Japanese. Looking forward to all the lessons! Nice. I’ve been waiting for this site. Every since I visited Italy on my honeymoon I’ve been really into Italian culture and cuisine. Glad to see the pod101 group start an Italian site. Hope I can balance Italian and Japanese. Looking forward to all the lessons!

]]> by: Marco http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-33 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:35:22 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-33 for Vane Yes you heard right! It was Peter. In some future lessons I am going to use a character named Peter and get him into all sort of crazy situations. Hihi :twisted: Ciao for Vane
Yes you heard right! It was Peter.
In some future lessons I am going to use a character named Peter and get him into all sort of crazy situations. Hihi :twisted:
Ciao

]]> by: Vane http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-31 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:47:21 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-31 Ciao! Congratulations for the site! I'm glad you finally launched Italianpod! Now I just have to find time to study Japanese and Italian at the same time... By the way? was that Peter's voice in the video vocabulary??? it sounded too familiar to me... :wink: Can't wait for the next lesson! Vane Ciao! Congratulations for the site! I’m glad you finally launched Italianpod! Now I just have to find time to study Japanese and Italian at the same time…
By the way? was that Peter’s voice in the video vocabulary??? it sounded too familiar to me… :wink:
Can’t wait for the next lesson!
Vane

]]> by: Peter http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-27 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:42:12 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-27 Ciao Cinzia! Ciao Marco! :grin: You guys rock! :grin: Ciao Cinzia! Ciao Marco! :grin:
You guys rock! :grin:

]]> by: Jacqueline http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-26 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:28:32 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-26 Ciao! Io sono molto contenta di aver trovato ItalianPod!:mrgreen: Io amo molto la lingua e la cultura italiana. Complimenti!:grin: Ciao!

Io sono molto contenta di aver trovato ItalianPod! :mrgreen:

Io amo molto la lingua e la cultura italiana.

Complimenti! :grin:

]]> by: Cinzia http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-25 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:10:36 +0000 http://www.italianpod101.com/2008/02/04/newbie-lesson-1-self-introductions/#comment-25 :oops: CIAOOOO ! Helloooo Thank you everyone! I am so glad you all liked the website and Marco and I will wait for your comments and posts to know your ideas and opinions. Keep posting! :wink: e... CI DIVERTIREMO TANTO A STUDIARE INSIEME ITALIANO! (we will have fun in studying ITALIAN together) ! A prestissimo! (see you very soon) :oops:

CIAOOOO !
Helloooo
Thank you everyone!
I am so glad you all liked the website and Marco and I will wait for your comments and posts to know your ideas and opinions.

Keep posting! :wink: e…
CI DIVERTIREMO TANTO A STUDIARE INSIEME ITALIANO!
(we will have fun in studying ITALIAN together)
!
A prestissimo!
(see you very soon)

]]>