Gaius Octavius Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Aren't you a native speaker of Italian? yes i am. I dont like finnish, but i'm looking forward to learn norwegian. It isnt such a difficult language. After, i'd like to learn swedish... I think that those of you who are out to learn Swedish are going to have to deal with 'Tones'. Good luck. The so-called dialects are really languages in their own right. My grand aunt, who was Neapolitan, always spoke of people from other provinces as if they were foriegners. God had a bad day when and IF He created 'those' beings. I think that Neapolitan is more euphonius than Italian. "V", for example, can be (phonectically): Ven acca (come here); nu bene per terra (don't come from underground or Hell); dam oh ween (give me the wine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentium Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Aren't you a native speaker of Italian? yes i am. I dont like finnish, but i'm looking forward to learn norwegian. It isnt such a difficult language. After, i'd like to learn swedish... Someone I know(German) had a hard time learning Norwegian, despite being a native speaker of a Germanic language. I'd say it's a fairly difficult language anyway, the fact of speaking a romance language won't be too much of a problem if you're really interested and motivated. I think that those of you who are out to learn Swedish are going to have to deal with 'Tones'. Good luck.The so-called dialects are really languages in their own right. My grand aunt, who was Neapolitan, always spoke of people from other provinces as if they were foriegners. God had a bad day when and IF He created 'those' beings. I think that Neapolitan is more euphonius than Italian. "V", for example, can be (phonectically): Ven acca (come here); nu bene per terra (don't come from underground or Hell); dam oh ween (give me the wine). Swedish is not a tonal language, there are only a few words characterised by tonal peculiarities but they're easily recognisable from the context, unlike Chinese. As to Neapolitan dialect, I admit I have serious difficulty understanding it, if I heard two people from Naples speak in strict "dialetto" I'd lose track of the conversation. Same happens with all the other dialects except for the ones of Toscana, Umbria, Marche and Abruzzo. Younger generations in Italy tend to speak more or less the same language anyway, with slight accent variations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Troops from Lancashire (UK) stationed in Norway during the Second WW found that they could make themselves understood when speaking Lancashire dialect-and vice versa-they could tune into a lot of ,apparent, donated words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 i know it will be hard. But i'm really motivated and this is my dream. I think i shouldnt have problems with the grammar. Norwegian isnt more difficult than german. And about pronunciation, it's surely hard, but not impossible. Naples' dialect it's weird!!! I can understand dialects of northern Italy. I can understand almost everything of Milan's one, but i'm not able to speak it. I can't speak dialects, i only understand them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) i know it will be hard. But i'm really motivated and this is my dream. I think i shouldnt have problems with the grammar. Norwegian isnt more difficult than german. And about pronunciation, it's surely hard, but not impossible. Naples' dialect it's weird!!! I can understand dialects of northern Italy. I can understand almost everything of Milan's one, but i'm not able to speak it. I can't speak dialects, i only understand them... Genevra: Bel 'e mom, i crede che tu si bel. Biondina, te piace assai. Si egge spialjad acca, Pertinax me fa jiete o sange. Stata boun j=y Edited June 14, 2006 by Gaius Octavius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Genevra:Bel 'e mom, i crede che tu si bel. Biondina, te piace assai. Si ege spialjad acca, Pertinax me fa jiete o sange. Stata boun j=y perch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) AAh molto di espressioni giocosii! im rusty-dont laugh! Edited June 14, 2006 by Pertinax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Marrona mia! L' eggo saputa! Moa teng due 'engop o colla mia. Si pudeva parle Grec, chiste due pudeven fa o stese. M'fan mange pan e pan come nu povera zappadore. Pentagathus e Pertinax, ba fa Napola! Come te piace moa? Me capite? O Serpe Nere Edited June 14, 2006 by Gaius Octavius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I'm climbing out of my skin waiting for the Italians to get back here. Songa morte! O Serpe Nere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 OMG what's happening here??? are you drunk??? Gaius i dont understand your dialect. i've understand this Bel 'e mom, i crede che tu si bel. Biondina, te piace assai But, if you speak this dialect, can you speak italian or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) OMG what's happening here??? are you drunk??? Gaius i dont understand your dialect. i've understand this Bel 'e mom, i crede che tu si bel. Biondina, te piace assai But, if you speak this dialect, can you speak italian or not? Poverella, I'll never tell. How did the other two guys do? Did you understand them? Umbriago, O Serpe Nere Edited June 14, 2006 by Gaius Octavius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 are you drunk??? il Giovanni dice far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Oh no , we appear to be speaking Punic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) are you drunk??? il Giovanni dice far Edited June 14, 2006 by Gaius Octavius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docoflove1974 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 You guys need to specify what you're speaking...I'm only getting bits and pieces...not much is looking like good ol' Fiorentino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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