Comments on: Survival Phrases #2 - You’re Welcome!

by: Consuelo

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:29:17 +0000

Ciao Stavener,
thank you for your comment and your advice, “suvival phrases” are very practicle. Please take a look at other lessons of the website and if you have any question please feel free to ask!!

Grazie,

Consuelo

by: stavener

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:53:48 +0000

Hi. Could you add more verb conjugations to the lesons? I think the verbs and how to congugate them are the foundation on which to build.

Also, could you maybe add stories or articles to the lessons using the verbs, vocabulary we learned thus far to reinforce the key learning.

Great site. I’m enjoying it so far.

by: Cinzia

Sun, 25 May 2008 07:11:47 +0000

Grazie Simone!
e piacere!
Nice to meet you … and nice to speak to you.

dove hai imparato l’italiano? where did you study italian?

stai studiando in Italia? are you studying in Italy?

I know what you mean, but we use the English language as a means to communicate to everyone, and overall, as an important means to teach our beautiful language!
So I know you would like more Italian, and we will try our best!
But sometimes we need English as a kind of universal language to explain and reach our aims in Italian.

Grazie per il tuo commento
e continua a seguirci! keep following us!

by: simone

Sat, 24 May 2008 08:34:13 +0000

I lezioni non sono male, ma trovo molto ripetizione. Lo so che questo é importante per ( how do you say beginnes in Italian?)
Per molti studenti Inglese é anche una lingua straniera e come questo lei devono apprendere due lingue insieme. Preferisco l’essplicatione in Italiano. Si sono in Italia i professore parlono normalmente solo in Italiano e é meglio di submergere la lingua.

Now though a few words in English. For those who haven’t understood yet what I wanted to say: I find the lessons not so bad, but I find there is a lot of repetition. I know it is important for beginners.

For many students English is also a foreign language and so they have to learn two languages togheter. I prefer the explication in Italian. If I am in Italy the profs speak normally only in Italian and it is easier to submerge ( go into) the language.

Keep it up and good luck with the course. I’ll keep listening the Podcasts if I have time to, not only in Italian, but also French and English, though not lesson like
Simone

by: Marco

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:07:12 +0000

Dear Erosan,
thank you for your kind words.
I couldn’t answer your question as I do not know Spanish.
But Cinzia does!
Hurray for Cinzia!
Urrà per Cinzia!

by: Cinzia

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:31:15 +0000

Hi Erosan!
I am glad you are enjoying our lessons! Thank you!
But be careful because the spanish pronounciation you were referring to is not the same we use for our survival phrase.
They might sound quite similar but the italian “c’è” sounds like the spanish sound of “chequear” or…. “chévere” …
And the literal translation of “non c’è di che” can also be “there is nothing of that”

I hope I made it clear!
Keep posting!
ANd thanks a lot for your support and help!

Ciaooooo

Cinzia

by: Erosan

Mon, 19 May 2008 08:14:14 +0000

Hi! im just starting with the Italian lessons using your method and im enjoying it a lot. Cinzia, you’ve got a lovely voice.

I’ve got a question tho: Non c’é di che is pronounced a lot like the spanish “no sé de qué” (spanish is my first language since im from mexico). In spanish that means “i do not know what [are you thanking me for]” which can be a response to “thank you”.

This makes sense, answering that would be kinda like answering “no problem”, or something similar.

And yet you say in that the literal translation is “there is nothing to it”… is it really the literal translation?

Anyway, keep up the great work.

by: Jacquelline

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:57:01 +0000

I say it very often.

by: ItalianPod101.com

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:02:17 +0000

Dear Annu,
We have only a few lessons for we have just started, but we have a very full menu coming in a few weeks. Not only “normal” lessons but a lot lot more.
Please keep following us and I am sure we will convince you to join.

Buona giornata

Have a nice day

Marco

by: Annu

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:47:10 +0000

I really appreciate your work. I was going through various Italian Toutorial sites. Content wise they too are quite good but they lack in the presentation part. While those site are completely free sites.

ItalianPod101.com seems to be still under construction with very few no of lessons covered so far and most of the links that are still not updated eg, the Grammar section, I think its little early to subscribe at your site.

I think I would like to see how much your website can help some serious Italian language learners.

All the best
Annu

by: ItalianPod101.com

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:30:41 +0000

How often do you say “You are welcome?”
We should have a poll!!!