Something New
By Thelma
@thelme55 (77703)
Germany
January 18, 2025 8:31am CST
But actually not for me. I enrolled myself for learning Italian language and it will start on Tuesday next week.
We are now living nearby an adult education school and so I was thinking of refreshing my Italian language which I mostly have forgotten. I learned it before the millennium. It was too long ago, before I traveled to Rome, Milan and Florence.
I have an Italian friend who invited me and our friends to go to Sicily, my friends home. I met her mother and sister (who came to visit her last Christmas) and their Italian friends who are living in Germany. So it would be nice to communicate with them in Italian. When we celebrated Christmas together, it was fun but her mother couldn’t speak English or German. So my Italian friend always translated to her mother what we talked about.
I am motivated to learn another language. What are you motivated for learning?
Thanks for reading and have a nice weekend.
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18 responses
@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
19 Jan
I have noticed that German language was spoken when my friend and I went to Zürich last year. It was easy for us to communicate in German. We were glad we know how to speak German. Actually, German is our daily language here. When are you going back to Italy? Thanks @LadyDuck. Have a wonderful weekend.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (15293)
• Torrington, Connecticut
21 Jan
Im trying to learn Portuguese, I currently speak English and Spanish fluently
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (15293)
• Torrington, Connecticut
28 Jan
@thelme55 Yeah very similar yet different lol
@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
26 Jan
Wow! Spanish as well. That is good @BACONSTRIPSXXX. I suppose it is not hard to learn Portuguese as it is a bit similar to Spanish. Thanks for commenting.
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@JESSY3236 (20711)
• United States
21 Jan
I wanted to learn French and Chinese. I have always wanted to go to Paris. I took three years of French in high school. I wanted to know Chinese because I was reading a book that had some chinese words in it and I wanted to know how to pronounce them so I wouldn't mispronounce them in my head. And my boyfriend is a little bit Chinese.
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@JESSY3236 (20711)
• United States
28 Jan
@thelme55 His mother was a little Chinese. I can't remember how much.
@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
26 Jan
I think you already know some phrases in French @JESSY3236. Chinese is very difficult for me to learn. I watch also Chinese dramas but with undertitle. Has your boyfriend have a Chinese blood?
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@Traceyjayne (2607)
• United Kingdom
29 May
learning Italian would be something I would like to do as Italy is one of my favourite parts of the world to visit..
I am just about to start a new hobby. I am going to try some diamond art pictures.
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@Traceyjayne (2607)
• United Kingdom
29 May
@thelme55 I have been to Rimini ... years ago. We went to Rome just before Covid and had an amazing time ...it is definately somewhere we want to return
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@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
1 Jun
@Traceyjayne I have heard of Rimini but haven’t been there. I went to Rome in 1999. I want to go there again. Maybe it’s not only expensive but also full of tourists nowadays.
@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
29 May
Italy is a beautiful place to visit. Have you been there?
That new hobby of yours sounds fascinating. I have not heard about diamond art pictures. I have to check it online. Thank you @Traceyjayne
@Shivram59 (43029)
• India
21 May
I'm now learning Sanskrit, both offline and online. Sanskrit is one of our oldest classical language. I will soon be able to read, understand and write Sanskrit. Now I have met a Sanskrit scholar who will talk with me and I'll be able to able to speak in Sanskrit fluently.
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@Shivram59 (43029)
• India
23 May
@thelme55 The gentleman is a Sanskrit scholar.He was a professor in a big collage.
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@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
19 Jan
Do you think so? There are many Italian in our friends circle. So I want to know what they are talking about.
. My friends are German, Filipinos and Italian and when we meet together, there are lots of talking in 3 different languages, German, Italian and Tagalog (the Filipino language).
Thank you @shaggin.
. My friends are German, Filipinos and Italian and when we meet together, there are lots of talking in 3 different languages, German, Italian and Tagalog (the Filipino language).
Thank you @shaggin.1 person likes this
@allknowing (148514)
• India
19 Jan
Hope you will pick up the language soon enough to use it
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@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
19 Jan
I hope so @allknowing. Thank you and have a nice Sunday.
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@luisadannointed (7693)
• Philippines
1 Feb
That's so nice to know. It is always fun to learn something new. Right now I am trying to learn the piano by myself with the help of youtube. Lol!
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@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
29 May
Yes, learning something new is fun. Enjoy learning your piano. Thanks for commenting @luisadannointed
@cabuyogty (3875)
• Philippines
18 Jan
I'm motivated to learn with my business course so that I can find a better job and have a better pay for me! Have a good day there! 
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@thelme55 (77703)
• Germany
19 Jan
That is good that you are motivated with your business course @cabuyogty. Thank you. Have a good new week ahead.
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@ptrikha_2 (48121)
• India
18 Jan
Learning Italian would be great for you!
I have an ongoing course on a technical specialization.
The course is long with a number of new concepts and is taking time.
Yet I am trying to focus on learning the concepts well enough.
Have a nice Sunday ahead!
@much2say (57652)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jan
Molto bene! (Very good in Italian . . . I only know a little bit 
).
I love languages! I try to learn the basic phrases of any language . . . hello, thank you, etc . . . it's fun to be able to communicate with others when the opportunity comes. Enjoy your class - wish I could join you!
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I love languages! I try to learn the basic phrases of any language . . . hello, thank you, etc . . . it's fun to be able to communicate with others when the opportunity comes. Enjoy your class - wish I could join you!1 person likes this
@grenery8 (18076)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Jan
just yesterday, i heard people talking italian in a tram. i once attended some basic italian language course, organised by college students but it was more about the culture, not so about grammar. also, those language levels were always frustrating to me. a1.1, a1.2 and others. all in all, good luck and ignore my grumpiness
i also think it's great you will practice your italian with actual italian speakers.
i am currently motivated for chinese lunar year to come, for now
i also think it's great you will practice your italian with actual italian speakers. i am currently motivated for chinese lunar year to come, for now