So you want to speak Italian? (Così vuoi parlare italiano?)

[Cox]

Originally Posted by Cox

it's very hot here in summer. At least today it definitely is, it was 104 F this morning. Argh. I gotta go to the sea.

Argh. You idiot.
I got sunburned for the umpteenth time.

[LillyColak]

ya i wanna learn how to speak italian so that way on halloween when my friends and i dress up as the italian mob i can mutter in itallian TEACH ME PLEASE!! >,<

[Cox]

The so called Italian mob don't speak Italian.

[pottercomics]

Cox, come stai? Difficile da credere che questo thread esiste ancora... dopo 5 anni. Come va?

[Cox]

Pottercomics! Pensavo fossi sparito completamente!
Sto bene, ho iniziato un nuovo lavoro proprio questa settimana!
A dire la verità sono un po'...upset, come dirlo in italiano? Non proprio nervoso o arrabbiato ma...boh, insomma upset perchè anche quest'anno mi sono bruciato al mare!
Non c'è niente da fare, metto la protezione, vado dopo le ore calde, ma mi brucio lo stesso, sigh.
Come vanno le cose nella città delle tastykakes?

[CellarDoor]

Originally Posted by Abbsalah

Ahh! I can't believe you live in Padova! Che coincidenza! I want to go back to visit so much! Do you go to the center of the city often? (My friends were really big fans of the spritz nights. ) I thought all of the piazze were so beautiful!

A dire la verità credo di essere l'unica padovana a cui non piacciono gli spritz! But I believe this has a lot to do with the fact that I'm almost teetotal - well, Bailey's and liquorice liquor not withstanding.
But yeah, I go to the center of Padova once every fortnight, more or less. Mostly for shopping reasons.

Originally Posted by PotterGirl654

Ahhhh that's where my study abroad is!!

Wow, yet another coincidence! What are you going to study here? As far as I know the only faculty of the University of Padova that offers classes in English is Engineering (Environmental Engineering at a MS level, if I recall correctly)... But maybe they have expanded their offer (I hope so!)?

Originally Posted by PotterGirl654

I'll be there from mid-May to the end of June, so hopefully it won't be too hot yet, but I don't mind the heat

The main problem we have here in Veneto is humidity, which makes heat ten times worse. But yeah, in May and June it's not that bad!

Originally Posted by Cox

Oh well Padova it's not actually near the sea but if you come between May and June you could go to the sea in the weekend anyway...uhm...cellardoor dove vanno al mare i padovani? Iesolo? O Sottomarina, forse.

Sottomarina is probably the nearest to Padova (you get there in less than a hour by car), but I don't really like it (per non parlare del fatto che qui da noi è diventata praticamente un 'inside joke' ). Jesolo is a bit further away but surely worthier, and has a richer night life. Another lovely resort is Rosolina Mare (Rovigo), albeit a bit 'too quiet', if you get what I mean. Oh, and there's also Bibione.

Originally Posted by Erinacchi

And I've got a good reason to study. Got relatives in Lombardia and aside from their mother (who is my mom's cousin) they don't speak Finnish. Okay, granted, they do speak English, but I felt like studying Italian anyway.

That's so nice of you! Here's hoping that after seeing the efforts you're making to learn their language (especially considering that Italian and Finnish have almost nothing in common), they'll reciprocate by giving Finnish a go.

[Sherazad]

Hi everybody. Long time no see. it's been a while since the last time I posted here!
Are we supposed to speak English or Italian in this topic? i didn't get it, to be honest.

Anyway,let me introduce myself. I'm Annamaria and I'm from Naples (southern Italy). I have a degree in Foreign Languages, English and French and I'm here to dust off my English which was kinda put aside lately after my six-month journey in France. So I really need to make up :S

What about you? If you need any help in Italian, feel free to ask.

P.S. Since I'm here to learn and improve, correct me anytime you spot a mistake, any mistake, no matter what kind, even if the sentence sounds "strange" to you or too "italianized", tell me everything

[Lotoc_Sabbath]

Hi! Eccomi anche io italiano, Padovano! Qualcun'altro nelle zone vicine?

[CellarDoor]

Originally Posted by Lotoc_Sabbath

Hi! Eccomi anche io italiano, Padovano! Qualcun'altro nelle zone vicine?

Sicuro, anch'io sono padovana! Di dove sei? Padova Padova, o Padova provincia?

[Verena]

I don’t know if you know, but these are the translations, or adaptations, of the original names in the italian version:


Albus Dumbledore Albus Silente
Minerva McGonagall Minerva McGranitt
Severus Snape Severus Piton
Quirrel Raptor
Lockhart Allock
Binns Ruf
Flitwick Vtiuos
Grubbly-Plank Caporal
Trelawney Cooman
Sprout Sprite
Madame Hooch Madama Bumb
Mad-Eye Moody Malocchio Moody
Pomfrey Chips
Slughorn Lumacorno
Parvati Patil Calì Patil
Colin Creevey Colin Canon
Neville Longbottom Neville Paciock
Oliver Wood Oliver Baston
Vincent Crabbe Vincent Tiger
Lavander Brown Lavanda Brown
Penelope Clearwater Penelope Light
Peter Pettigrew Peter Minus
Scabbers Crosta
Hedwig Edvige
Fawkes Fanny
Buckbeak Fierobecco
Witherwings Alisecco
Crookshanks Grattastinchi
Pidwidgeon Leotordo
Fang Thor
Bloody Baron Barone Sanguinario
Fat Friar Frate Grasso
Moaning Mirtle Mirtilla Malcontenta
Nearly Headassle Nick Nick Quasi Senza Testa
Pevees Pix
Argus Filch Argus Gazza
Mrs Norris Mrs Purr
Cornelius Fudge Cornelius Caramell
Stan Shunpike Stan Picchetto
Griphook Unci Unci

Marauders: Malandrini:
Padfoot Felpato
Prongs Ramoso
Moony Lunastorta
Wormtail Codaliscia

He-Who-Must-Not-be-Named Colui-che-non-deve-essere-nominato
You-Know-Who Tu sai chi
The boy who lived Il ragazzo che è sopravvissuto
The Chosen One Il Prescelto

[wolfbrother]

I wonder why names end up getting translated as well. I've seen this happen in other places and it makes no sense to me.

[Alastor]

Harry Potter translations

[Verena]

It's possible to move the post in right thread?

[Goddess_Clio]

Originally Posted by Verena

Mad-Eye Moody Malocchio Moody

Love it!!

I did a two month study abroad in Itally in 2007 and sadly have forgotten most of my Italian. It was pretty rudimentary, anyway. My roommates and I would go to the shops to buy food and we accidentally left our translation sheet at one of the shops (apple:mela, breadane, etc) and they gave it back to us the next time we were in since we were the only Americans in town (I was in Macerata)

My favorite word is Italian, though: quindici It's just so fun to say! (I actually love all the numbers with 5 in them)

[Verena]

Originally Posted by Goddess_Clio

Love it!!

Yes it’s not bad. Fortunately not all the names have changed, otherwise some other characters would become:
Harry Potter = Enrico (or Arrigo) Vasaio
Sirius Black = Sirio Nero
Remus Lupin = Remo Lupino or Lupesco or Lupo or I don’t know what…
Draco Malfoy = Drago Malefico or Malafede

[Goddess_Clio]

Originally Posted by Verena

Yes it’s not bad. Fortunately not all the names have changed, otherwise some other characters would become:
Harry Potter = Enrico (or Arrigo) Vasaio
Sirius Black = Sirio Nero
Remus Lupin = Remo Lupino or Lupesco or Lupo or I don’t know what…
Draco Malfoy = Drago Malefico or Malafede

But since Mad-Eye isn't an actual proper name (Like Harry or Remus or Draco or Sirius, etc.) it would lose its humor to the reader if it wasn't translated.

[Verena]

Originally Posted by Goddess_Clio

But since Mad-Eye isn't an actual proper name (Like Harry or Remus or Draco or Sirius, etc.) it would lose its humor to the reader if it wasn't translated.

Right!

[quique07]

Ciao a tutti.

So I've been trying to learn Italian for the past, 6 years, sort of like a hobbie. But so far, I can understand some stuff here and there, I can carry a VERY basic conversation.

I would like to know, if there's a particular software or online site anybody recommends to improve my Italian?

My main problem with Italian is the prepositions and the use of "c'e"!
Also, I'm a native speaker in Spanish, so I tend to believe that because Italian "sounds" like Spanish, it IS like Spanish, BUT IS NOT!

I guess being bilingual in English and Spanish, has is disadvantages when trying to learn a third language.

Any suggestions?

[Phiden]

Ciao!
I'm not Italian, but I live in a part of my country where we speak Italian. In my family we speak Italian and French, but a little Spanish too, because my siblings' father comes from Chile (in reality, they are my half siblings and I just know a few words in Spanish. The rest of my family speak it very well).
quique07, I can tell you that being bilingual is difficult for me too, because when I tried to learn Spanish some words were very similar to the Italian form, and sometimes they were identical. This year at school we began the English class, but I immediately thought that is was easier than Spanish, perhaps because I already knew the bases of that language, but probably because it's really different than Italian or French.
If you really want to learn Italian, well, it's a challenge, but with patience you will have very good results. So..
Buona fortuna!

[quique07]

Gazie Phiden!

Credo che la prima cosa che posso facere per imparare l'italiano è scrivere solo in italiano. Anche se che ho molte errori...

Mi piace molto L'italiano perche mi incanta come si ascolta, come si screvere, etc...

Mi piace Italia...il cibo, la musica, la gente... tutto!