Let me help the Aussies to speak Italian :)

[Lorenzo]

I thought I would return the favour, so please feel free to use this free service

I'll start with the typos most annoyed me around OZ.


"I want some gelati"

Gelati is the plural of "gelato" but in Italian you would not say that way.

"I want some gelato" should be used.

1 gelato
2 gelati
3 gelati

Pizzas: not an Italian world. The plural is "pizze".

1 pizza
2 pizze
3 pizze
"Some pizza for you". (if it`s one)
"Some pizze for you" (if it`s more than one)

 

[davids]

Mi chiamo David, io sono molto bello.

How's that?

 

[paz]

Bene.

Mi chiamo Marco, come ti chiami?

 

[Lorenzo]

Guys, seriously: cheating with online translators will not help you!!

 

[Lorenzo]

Mi chiamo David, io sono molto bello.

How's that?

Show proof please (for the ladies , not for me! )

 

[paz]

haha no translators just good old high school italian

 

[Lorenzo]

haha no translators just good old high school italian

OK then Marco! But it should be "Italian"

Io mi chiamo Lorenzo ma questo lo sapevi già, giusto?

Ciao

 

[davids]

No translator for me either, just what I remember from primary school LOTE

 

[paz]

Non sapevo il tuo nome è stato Lorenzo. Ho pensato che fosse italiandragon!

disclaimer: ok now i'm using a translator

 

[Lorenzo]

Non sapevo il tuo nome è stato Lorenzo. Ho pensato che fosse italiandragon!

disclaimer: ok now i'm using a translator

Guess what? Now, it's incorrect!

The verb tense is wrong. Quite complicated to explain as it's not just a typo here.

For more info you can start here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_tense

 

[Lorenzo]

No translator for me either, just what I remember from primary school LOTE

Still waiting...especially since you claimed "molto".

 

[davids]

Done!

 

[Lorenzo]

Oh wow...ladies get him!!

 

[davids]

Hahaha... if only I could remember more Italian to come up with some impressive response

 

[Lorenzo]

Hahaha... if only I could remember more Italian to come up with some impressive response

Do say it...don't worry...we will forgive...maybe

 

[Lorenzo]

let me bring this young Aussie to reality: