Italian For Beginners: Italian For Beginners: Lesson #5

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Italian For Beginners Italian For Beginners: Lesson #5 From Michael San Filippo, your Guide to Italian Language What passes for Italian in American movies, on TV shows, and between friends isn't always accurate. Many times the Italian-American lingo you may be familiar with is made up of petrified Italian words from over a century ago plus street slang popularized by gangster movies and an anglicized, mangled pronunciation. Vocabulary On Board / A Bordo Build your vocabulary with a glossary of essential terms by topic. With audio! Grammar Syllabication / Sillabazione For help in spelling and pronouncing words in Italian, a simple rule: what you hear is what you get. Exercises Nouns: Gender and Number Worksheets, drills, activities, and review. Audio At The Zoo / Allo Zoo Word of the Day Marca English translation: MARK, FIRM, COMPANY; Questa è la migliore marca di tè. Click to hear the word of the day spoken by a native speaker and phrase using the word in an example. In Depth Italian Cinema / Film The film industry in Italy has produced international classics throughout the years. With links to film schools, directors, databases, and production houses. Forums Italian Accents "What's the difference between an acute accent (i.e., é) and a grave accent (i.e., è)?" How To's How To Use Formal And Informal Italian Subject Pronouns As if learning a new language weren't difficult enough, Romance languages such as Italian have separate forms of address in formal versus informal situations. This quick How-To will help you choose the correct form. This email is written by: Michael San Filippo Italian Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Italian For Beginners' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement