77: How to practice speaking Italian: 3 smart ways

Learn 3 smart ways to practice speaking Italian.

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Today's Italian words

Per imparare a parlare l’italiano = to learn to speak Italian

bisogna usarlo! = you need to use it!

Per = in order to

Imparare = learn

A = to

Parlare = speak

L’italiano = Italian

Bisogna = you need to, lit. it’s necessary to

Usarlo = use it

Ecco tre suggerimenti su come fare = here are three suggestions on how to do it

Ecco = here are

Tre = three

suggerimenti = suggestions

Su = on/about

Come = how

Fare = to do it (lit. to do)

Per fare pratica = To practice

Per = in order to

Fare = to do

Pratica = practice

Si può parlare da soli = You can speak to yourself.

Si può = you can (lit. “one” can)

Da soli = alone

Si possono cercare persone con cui parlare di persona = you can look for people to speak to in person

Oppure online = or online.

Si possono = one can, for when the thing is plural

Cercare = look for

Persone = people

Con = with

Cui = whom

Di persona = in person

Oppure = or

Online = which is of course, online.

Si può mangiare la pizza = you can eat pizza

Si possono mangiare gli spaghetti = you can eat spaghetti (gli spaghetti is plural).

Si può viaggiare = you can travel

Non si può = you can’t (lit. one can’t)

Possiamo parlare in italiano? = Can we speak in Italian?

Vorrei imparare! = I’d like to learn!

Possiamo = can we

In = in

Italiano = italian

Vorrei = I’d like

Imparare = to learn