In general I'd recommend reading the book before watching the movie. For learning, however, watch the movie or tv adaption first to give you an idea of what's happening in the book.
I like your channel...thank you. After self-studying Spanish grammar and using some beginners' readers, youtube videos, and other sources, I went on to try and tackle a novel. I chose Hemmingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.. It was very challenging in the beginning and I had to reread some initial chapters but, as time went by, it got easier, as I expected, but also importantly, as you explained about reading in your video, it was a story that kept me engaged and interested and I began to really look forward to the plot developments and even recognizing some humor within and some of the aunthor's nuances in writing style perhaps. In a similar way I am trying to tackle War and Peace in French at the moment having also 'battled' my way determinedly through Sun Tzu in French. I have been through some Italian readers this past year also, McGraw Hill type for example, and some short stories stuff recently like Olly Richards, and videos, like yours of course, to begin really hearing it spoken beyond translation apps and perhaps also getting grasp on aspects of Italian culture, life, etc....and your content has been great for me. Having explained all this, would you happen perhaps to have any Italian novel recommendations for my first attempt?...I have begun to research awhile back, maybe Dumas or something, but, looking for maybe more traditional suggestions (I am 50) and an author somewhat well-known and challenging comparable and conducive to what Hemmingway's book in Spanish was for me. Thank you very much for your time and effort, I really appreciate it.
First of all, thank you William for your thorough message, I really appreciate it! Secondly, the novels. Aaaah so hard! Being a "classics-junkie" myself, I can most definitely recommend Italo Calvino (perhaps the trilogy: il Barone rampant, il cavaliere inesistente and il visconte dimezzato, or even il sentiero dei nidi di ragno, if you're into history). The only heads up that I would like to give you, however, is that Italian has changed tremendously over the last century, and on top of that written Italian is much more structured and formal that spoken Italian (at least compared to French and Spanish), so often times you acquire structures that are too stiff to be used everyday or are unfamiliar to someone who has a general grasp of the language by listening to it. I would therefore recommend going to something more modern/contemporary to have at least more updated vocabulary! I am not sure if this answer is helpful, but I can direct you to ibs.it - a site with all the most recent recent book releases, and perhaps picking from there? Best of luck in your learning endeavors!!
That's great!...actually just this past week in my researching ideas I came across a Speechling article by A Newton, I believe, and Calvino, out of the seven options he listed and discussed, based on his descriptions was the one that appealed to me most. I think I tend to seek out also the writings and authors that a large majority of that particular country's people would themselves consider some of their more valued and esteemed... and so, have already indeed begun researching about Calvino...although, sometimes I think I tend to get derailed in the rabbit hole, so to speak, a bit when I read about an author's background and life, or views, or politics etc to be honest... But, similar to as you explained about traditional versus more modern dialect or structures etc, I try not to let that dissuade me from an otherwise great useful and enjoyable book.I have been made previously aware of that caution and challenge infact, but do accept that because I do enjoy tradional history and writers, I only pursue it for enjoyment and strengthening my understanding in general, not with an expectation that I should become better able to chat today because of it...and actually, I think it is additionally another benefit of seeking out resources like your channel here....to be better acquainted with the more common in todays world! I have enjoyed the McGraw easy readers books for Spanish, French and Italian also because they offer additionally some history within and cultural perspectives perhaps amongst their included short stories, which, seems to me like a nice value for a beginner. So, thanks much!, (o, grazie mille!) it makes perfect sense and will likely delve deeper into picking out a Calvino novel here soon I think, as well as your provided link.
Thank you very much for your content. The manner in which you teach Italian is very similar to the way I teach Spanish. Do you currently offer private or group lessons? If so, how could I obtain that information? Grazie.
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In general I'd recommend reading the book before watching the movie. For learning, however, watch the movie or tv adaption first to give you an idea of what's happening in the book.
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I like your channel...thank you.
After self-studying Spanish grammar and using some beginners' readers, youtube videos, and other sources, I went on to try and tackle a novel. I chose Hemmingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.. It was very challenging in the beginning and I had to reread some initial chapters but, as time went by, it got easier, as I expected, but also importantly, as you explained about reading in your video, it was a story that kept me engaged and interested and I began to really look forward to the plot developments and even recognizing some humor within and some of the aunthor's nuances in writing style perhaps.
In a similar way I am trying to tackle War and Peace in French at the moment having also 'battled' my way determinedly through Sun Tzu in French. I have been through some Italian readers this past year also, McGraw Hill type for example, and some short stories stuff recently like Olly Richards, and videos, like yours of course, to begin really hearing it spoken beyond translation apps and perhaps also getting grasp on aspects of Italian culture, life, etc....and your content has been great for me. Having explained all this, would you happen perhaps to have any Italian novel recommendations for my first attempt?...I have begun to research awhile back, maybe Dumas or something, but, looking for maybe more traditional suggestions (I am 50) and an author somewhat well-known and challenging comparable and conducive to what Hemmingway's book in Spanish was for me. Thank you very much for your time and effort, I really appreciate it.
First of all, thank you William for your thorough message, I really appreciate it!
Secondly, the novels. Aaaah so hard! Being a "classics-junkie" myself, I can most definitely recommend Italo Calvino (perhaps the trilogy: il Barone rampant, il cavaliere inesistente and il visconte dimezzato, or even il sentiero dei nidi di ragno, if you're into history).
The only heads up that I would like to give you, however, is that Italian has changed tremendously over the last century, and on top of that written Italian is much more structured and formal that spoken Italian (at least compared to French and Spanish), so often times you acquire structures that are too stiff to be used everyday or are unfamiliar to someone who has a general grasp of the language by listening to it.
I would therefore recommend going to something more modern/contemporary to have at least more updated vocabulary!
I am not sure if this answer is helpful, but I can direct you to ibs.it - a site with all the most recent recent book releases, and perhaps picking from there?
Best of luck in your learning endeavors!!
That's great!...actually just this past week in my researching ideas I came across a Speechling article by A Newton, I believe, and Calvino, out of the seven options he listed and discussed, based on his descriptions was the one that appealed to me most. I think I tend to seek out also the writings and authors that a large majority of that particular country's people would themselves consider some of their more valued and esteemed... and so, have already indeed begun researching about Calvino...although, sometimes I think I tend to get derailed in the rabbit hole, so to speak, a bit when I read about an author's background and life, or views, or politics etc to be honest...
But, similar to as you explained about traditional versus more modern dialect or structures etc, I try not to let that dissuade me from an otherwise great useful and enjoyable book.I have been made previously aware of that caution and challenge infact, but do accept that because I do enjoy tradional history and writers, I only pursue it for enjoyment and strengthening my understanding in general, not with an expectation that I should become better able to chat today because of it...and actually, I think it is additionally another benefit of seeking out resources like your channel here....to be better acquainted with the more common in todays world!
I have enjoyed the McGraw easy readers books for Spanish, French and Italian also because they offer additionally some history within and cultural perspectives perhaps amongst their included short stories, which, seems to me like a nice value for a beginner.
So, thanks much!, (o, grazie mille!) it makes perfect sense and will likely delve deeper into picking out a Calvino novel here soon I think, as well as your provided link.
Thank you very much for your content. The manner in which you teach Italian is very similar to the way I teach Spanish. Do you currently offer private or group lessons? If so, how could I obtain that information? Grazie.
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Hi, what interesting stories would you suggest for a beginner?
Martina how can I contact you for private lessons?