We all need to be heard for a little while.

lostinrates

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

I have a Collins that comes with me to lessons (and work, so I can do my homework in my lunch break) and at home a rather larger and older harback one by Cassell (bought 2nd hand on Amazon) which used to be a library book - it still has the insert inside the front cover saying it's not to be removed from the reference section! Are Garzanti good? I haven't looked into them at all.

I'm learning and far from fluent . In my fourth year of evening classes, run by the Bristol City Council adult learning service and currently trying to get to grips with the subjunctive / conjuntivo (present and passato). Guess you're rather further along than me.

I can manage conversation about various things, our teacher (who is excellent) often gets us to give views on events in the news, which can get rather philosophical at times and really streches us, trying to communicate thoughts and ideas.

Mu goal is to be able to watch an episode of Montalbano without subtitles and understand it all . Long way off that yet, comprehension of dialogue at full Italian speed is a far away dream at the moment!

Did you know there is a Bristol Italian speakers meet up group? Maybe you are part of it? We wanted to join but realistically its just too far for us to go ( its just its our nearest).

onomatopoeia99

lostinrates wrote: »

Did you know there is a Bristol Italian speakers meet up group? Maybe you are part of it? We wanted to join but realistically its just too far for us to go ( its just its our nearest).

Hi, yes I did, but thank you anyway . I've went to one about 18 months back which was a nice evening and still watch their calendar, but don't have much luck with scheduling. Despite having little social life, I always seem to be busy

tea_lover

I am in awe of people that can learn languages. It's something I've always really struggled with.

System

tea_lover wrote: »

I am in awe of people that can learn languages. It's something I've always really struggled with.

I did french classes from age 6 :eek: but tbh i just couldn't get it to click, i took it as GCSE but only got a C. I also studied Russian for a year! I tried to teach myself spanish but didn't have the discipline to stick at it.

Also i'm in a good mood. I basically just won £15 for free. Swain found a free £10 bet thing and he won £25 last night, i did the same offer and won £15 But thats it. I won't be going back on the site and actually spending money though!

whitewing

Thanks to google I know that it is the first day of Spring and International Day of Happiness (as well as the solar eclipse)

https://www.globalhappyparty.com/

Plus it's POETS day.

Have a great day, everyone.

System

whitewing wrote: »

Thanks to google I know that it is the first day of Spring and International Day of Happiness (as well as the solar eclipse)

https://www.globalhappyparty.com/

Plus it's POETS day.

Have a great day, everyone.

OOh first day of spring!

I got an easter card today from my parents, they enclosed a tenner to buy myself an easter egg! Question is do i blow the tenner on one massive egg? Or buy 10 smaller eggs?

also as it Poets day here is one of mine

Life Is A Rollercoaster

Life is like a rollercoaster
I want to get off this ride
Facing all the ups and downs
From myself i want to hide

Each day is a lottery
Not knowing if i'll be happy or sad
Feeling great one moment
Then I'm feeling bad

Filled with so much uncertainty
Makes some days hard to bear
I constantly have to remind myself
Why for this life i should care

I tell myself one day i'll be better
Oh to be normal, for one day
I shall recover from this madness
And let my worries fade away

whitewing

I like the last verse best. That's how I realised I was getting better, one day here and there to be normal, and those single days got more frequent.

(My poets day was P.. Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday - I actually work Saturdays most of the time but still like to pretend that I get a Saturday feeling).

I read the latest Jodi Picoult book. Can't go into details without spoiling it, but a lot of you would probably like it.

SingleSue

Awesome night tonight, middle son finally beat his demons and stopped hiding behind his drum kit and the result is this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvLZyOUIDVw

So, so proud of him.

Pyxis

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

Mu goal is to be able to watch an episode of Montalbano without subtitles and understand it all . Long way off that yet, comprehension of dialogue at full Italian speed is a far away dream at the moment!

Phew! I find it very difficult! It's extremely fast! Plus there's the Sicilian accent and dialect words to get around as well! Strange though, I seem to pick up on the ahem! choicer expressions quite easily! (Probably because they're said more slowly and with emphasis!)

In my view the large Garzanti is the very best. (The Hazon). It's extremely detailed, containing lots of technical and scientific words, too. It's also got loads of colloquial variations.
Very expensive, though. Mine cost me £75 in 2009. You can get it from the Italian Bookshop in London. They'll do mail order. It's the most comprehensive out there. For the odd word/expression that isn't there, sometimes the very large Collins, used in conjunction with it, solves the problem. (But the Collins on its own isn't as good).
I love my Garzanti! I lug it to lessons and we're always referring to it!

(If you want to know the exact one I have, let me know.)




MessedUp very nice poem! You got the ups and downs nicely! :T

SingleSue, you should be proud of him! That's quite a feat! :T

tea_lover

Happy eclipse day everyone

At the risk of over-sharing..... WaS, can I borrow the frozen peas?! :rotfl:. Hope you're ok in the fort x.