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This site is dedicated to self-learning Italian from scratch. We will try to make it the most interesting and useful for everyone who is interested in this beautiful language and, of course, Italy itself.

Interesting about the Italian language.
History, facts, modernity.
Let's start with a few words about the modern status of the language; it is obvious that Italian is official language in Italy, the Vatican (at the same time as Latin), in San Marino, but also in Switzerland (in its Italian part, the canton of Ticino) and in several districts in Croatia and Slovenia, where a large Italian-speaking population lives, and some of the residents speak Italian on the island of Malta.

Italian dialects - will we understand each other?

In Italy itself, even today you can hear many dialects, sometimes it is enough to travel only a few tens of kilometers to encounter another of them.
Moreover, dialects are often so different from each other that they can seem completely different languages. If people from, for example, the northern and central Italian “outback” meet, they may not even be able to understand each other.
What is especially interesting is that some dialects, in addition to the oral form, also have a written form, such as the Neopolitan, Venetian, Milanese and Sicilian dialects.
The latter exists, accordingly, on the island of Sicily and is so different from other dialects that some researchers distinguish it as a separate Sardinian language.
However, in everyday communication and, in particular, major cities you are unlikely to experience any inconvenience, because... Today, dialects are spoken mainly by older people in rural areas, while young people use the correct dialect that unites all Italians. literary language, the language of radio and, of course, television.
It may be mentioned here that until the end of the Second World War, modern Italian was only a written language used ruling class, scientists and in administrative institutions, and it was television that played a large role in the dissemination of generally accepted Italian language among all residents.

How it all began, origins

The history of the formation of modern Italian, as we all know it, is closely connected with the history of Italy and, of course, no less fascinating.
Origins - in Ancient Rome everything was in the Roman language, commonly known as Latin, which was the official language at that time state language Roman Empire. Later, from Latin, in fact, the Italian language and many other European languages arose.
Therefore, knowing Latin, you can understand what a Spaniard is saying, plus or minus a Portuguese, and you can even understand part of the speech of an Englishman or a Frenchman.
In 476, the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, abdicated the throne after the capture of Rome by the German leader Odocar, this date is considered the end of the Great Roman Empire.
Some also call it the end of the “Roman language,” but even today disputes still rage about why exactly Latin lost its relevance, due to the capture of the Roman Empire by barbarians or was it a natural process and what language was actually spoken by the end of the Roman Empire.
According to one version, in ancient rome by this time, along with Latin, it was already widespread spoken language and it is from this popular language of Rome that the Italian that we know as the Italian of the 16th century comes from, according to the second version, in connection with the invasion of the barbarians, Latin mixed with various barbarian languages and dialects, and it is from this synthesis that the Italian language originates .

Birthday - first mention

The year 960 is considered the birthday of the Italian language. The first document is associated with this date, where this “proto- vernacular" - vulgare, these are court papers related to the land litigation of the Benedictine Abbey, the witnesses used this particular version of the language so that the testimony was understandable to as many people as possible, until this moment in all official papers we can only see Latin.
And then there was a gradual spread in the ubiquitous life of the language vulgare, which translates as the people's language, which became the prototype of the modern Italian language.
However, the story does not end there, but only becomes more interesting and the next stage is associated with the Renaissance and such, everything famous names, like Dante Alighiere, F. Petrarch, G. Boccaccio and others.
to be continued...

On line translator

I suggest that all guests of my blog use a convenient and free Italian online translator.
If you need to translate a few words or a short phrase from Russian to Italian or vice versa, you can use the small translator on the sidebar of the blog.
If you want to translate large text or need other languages, use full version online dictionary, where there are more than 40 languages on a separate blog page - /p/onlain-perevodchik.html

Italian language tutorial

I present a new separate section for all students of the Italian language - Italian language self-instruction manual for beginners.
Making a blog into a full-fledged Italian tutorial is, of course, not easy, but I try to give the most convenient and logical sequence of interesting online lessons so that you can learn Italian on your own.
There will also be a section - an audio tutorial, where, as you might guess, there will be lessons with audio applications that can be downloaded or listened to directly on the site.
How to choose an Italian language tutorial, where to download it, or how to study it online, you will find information about this in my posts.
By the way, if anyone has ideas or suggestions on how best to organize such a tutorial on our Italian blog, be sure to write to me.

Italian on Skype

Secrets of how you can learn Italian on Skype for free, whether you always need a native speaker, how to choose a teacher, how much it costs to learn Italian via Skype, how not to waste your time and money - read about all this in the section “Italian language on Skype.”
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Italian phrasebook

Free, Fun, with a native speaker - a section for those who want to learn words and phrases on certain topics.
Join, listen, read, learn - voiced Italian phrasebook for tourists, shopping, airport, everyday situations and much more
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SLEEP

DORMIRE- SLEEP (“Dormire”)
IO DORMO- I AM SLEEPING (“Io Dormo”)
TU DORMI- ARE YOU SLEEPING (“Tu Dormi”)
LUI DORME- HE IS SLEEPING (“Louis Dorme”)
LEI DORME- SHE IS SLEEPING
LEI DORME- YOU ARE SLEEPING (respectfully)
NOI DORMIAMO- WE ARE SLEEPING (“Noi Dormiamo”)
VOI DORMITE- YOU ARE SLEEPING (“Voi Dormite”)
LORO DORMONO- THEY ARE SLEEPING (“Loro Dormono”)

SEE

VEDERE- SEE (“Vedere”)
IO VEDO- I SEE (“Io Vedo”)
TU VEDI- YOU SEE (Lead there)
LUI VEDE- HE SEES (“Louis Wede”)
LEI VEDE- SHE SEES
LEI VEDE- YOU SEE (respectfully)
NOI VEDIAMO- WE SEE (“Noi Witch”)
VOI VEDERE- YOU SEE (“Voi Vedere”)
LORO VEDONO- THEY SEE (“Loro Vedono”, emphasis on the first syllable)

Past tense verb VEDERE will look like VISTO. Example:

IO HO VISTO- I SAW

REPLY

RESPONDER- ANSWER (“Respondere”)
IO RESPONDO- I ANSWER (“Io Respondo”)
TU RESPONDI- YOU ANSWER (“Tu Respond”)
LUI RESPONDE- HE ANSWERS (“Louis Responde”)
LEI RESPONDE- SHE ANSWERS
LEI RESPONDE- YOU ARE SAYING (respectfully)
NOI RESPONDIAMO- WE RESPOND (“Noi Respondiamo”)
VOI RESPONDE- YOU RESPOND (“Voi Respondete”)
LORO RESPONDONO- THEY ANSWER (“Loro Oespondono”)

RISPOSTO- ANSWERED (“Risposto”)
IO HO RISPOSTO- I ANSWERED (“Io O Risposto”)
TU HAI RISPOSTO- YOU ANSWERED (“Tu Ai Risposto”)
LUI HA RISPOSTO- HE ANSWERED (“Louis A Risposto”)
LEI HA RISPOSTO- SHE ANSWERED
LEI HA RISPOSTO- YOU ANSWERED (respectfully)
NOI ABBIAMO RISPOSTO- WE ANSWERED (“Noi Abbiamo Risposto”)
VOI AVETE RISPOSTO- YOU ANSWERED (“Voi Avete Risposto”)
LORO HANNO RISPOSTO- THEY ANSWERED (“Loro Anno Risposto”)