Something New

@thelme55 (77354)
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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ekta vohra
@ekta54 (649)
• Delhi, India
18 Jan
Good luck for your new course.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• Germany
19 Jan
Thank you @ekta54. Have a nice Sunday.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• Germany
19 Jan
@ekta54 Thank you.
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ekta vohra
@ekta54 (649)
• Delhi, India
19 Jan
@thelme55 Have a nice Sunday to you too...
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (73194)
• United States
18 Jan
That is so thoughtful of you to relearn Italian so you can communicate easier with your friends mother.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (73194)
• United States
19 Jan
@thelme55 oh that’s funny I didn’t realize you might just want to know what they are saying but that would be a good thing as well.
Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• 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.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472399)
• Switzerland
18 Jan
I thought to learn to speak better German because it's the most spoken language here in Switzerland. As we are going to move back to my country (Italy), I will not.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472399)
• Switzerland
19 Jan
@thelme55 We will move between the end of February and mid-March. We buy an apartment there, this house and the garden are too big for us now.
Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• 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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rakski
@rakski (128785)
• Philippines
18 Jan
That's nice!
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• Germany
19 Jan
It is @rakski. Thank you. Have a nice new week to come.
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rakski
@rakski (128785)
• Philippines
19 Jan
@thelme55 thank you!
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (343835)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan
If you have a motivation for learning, it makes it easier to stick to it.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• Germany
19 Jan
I agree with you @JudyEv. I am always motivated to learn something new that I like to learn. Thank you.
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cterine9991985
@cabuyogty (3117)
• 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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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• 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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cterine9991985
@cabuyogty (3117)
• Philippines
19 Jan
@thelme55 Have a good new week ahead also for you Madam!
Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47196)
• 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
@much2say (56728)
• 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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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• Germany
19 Jan
That would be your answer if I have asked you, Come stai? I love languages, too. How I wish you could join me. Thank you @much2say.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (139059)
• India
19 Jan
Hope you will pick up the language soon enough to use it
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• Germany
19 Jan
I hope so @allknowing. Thank you and have a nice Sunday.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51886)
• Canada
18 Jan
I love to listen to various languages, I find the sounds of the words interesting. I have no real desire to learn any new languages at this point in time. Good luck with your new course.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77354)
• Germany
18 Jan
Thank you @Juliaacv. Have a nice weekend.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318403)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
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I'm glad you're learning Italian. I hope it goes well. I'm not learning anything new.