77: How to practice speaking Italian: 3 smart ways

Published: Jan. 7, 2020, 10 p.m.

Learn 3 smart ways to practice speaking Italian.

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Today's Italian words
\nPer imparare a parlare l\u2019italiano = to learn to speak Italian
\nbisogna usarlo! = you need to use it!
\nPer = in order to
\nImparare = learn
\nA = to
\nParlare = speak
\nL\u2019italiano = Italian
\nBisogna = you need to, lit. it\u2019s necessary to
\nUsarlo = use it
\nEcco tre suggerimenti su come fare = here are three suggestions on how to do it
\nEcco = here are
\nTre = three
\nsuggerimenti = suggestions
\nSu = on/about
\nCome = how
\nFare = to do it (lit. to do)
\nPer fare pratica = To practice
\nPer = in order to
\nFare = to do
\nPratica = practice
\nSi pu\xf2 parlare da soli = You can speak to yourself.
\nSi pu\xf2 = you can (lit. \u201cone\u201d can)
\nDa soli = alone
\nSi possono cercare persone con cui parlare di persona = you can look for people to speak to in person
\nOppure online = or online.
\nSi possono = one can, for when the thing is plural
\nCercare = look for
\nPersone = people
\nCon = with
\nCui = whom
\nDi persona = in person
\nOppure = or
\nOnline = which is of course, online.
\nSi pu\xf2 mangiare la pizza = you can eat pizza
\nSi possono mangiare gli spaghetti = you can eat spaghetti (gli spaghetti is plural).
\nSi pu\xf2 viaggiare = you can travel
\nNon si pu\xf2 = you can\u2019t (lit. one can\u2019t)
\nPossiamo parlare in italiano? = Can we speak in Italian?
\nVorrei imparare! = I\u2019d like to learn!
\nPossiamo = can we
\nIn = in
\nItaliano = italian
\nVorrei = I\u2019d like
\nImparare = to learn