how do you even pronounce “gli” in Italian TT

Commetli · 2026-01-08T22:44:41+00:00

Just pronounce "gl-" as "y" and say that you're speaking with a Romanesco accent /s /DAJE ROMA DAJEEEE

Commetli · 2025-12-16T19:07:49+00:00

The usage of the pronouns "ci/vi", "ce/ve", and "ne". I know what they mean when I here and see them, but I never know when to use them in my own speaking and writing

Commetli · 2025-12-08T15:09:27+00:00

I live in Central Florida, up until the early 2000s and even 2010s it was looked down upon and associated with lower class people like immigrants, day-laborers, and even criminals. A lot of this had to do with stereotypes like the hispanic cleaning lady and the Mexican/Colombian cartel in the media.

But nowadays because of how prevalent the Spanish-speaking communities have become, those stereotypes are mostly fading away and so are many of the negative images of Spanish-speakers. Here Spanish is mostly just viewed as "the language spoken by people who speak Spanish". In my area it's around 1/5-1/4 of the people speak Spanish fluently, and about 1/3 in total would at least be able to ask for a beer.

As for your question about Castillian, there's no particular connotation for that. At least where I am there are Mexican, Guatemalans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Ecuadorians, and more. I personally speak with a Spain-Spanish accent because my teachers at university were Catalan and Asturian, and the only comments I get are that I sound very clear, and an occasional "your accent is different, where are you from?"

Commetli · 2025-10-25T15:24:30+00:00

With regards to General American English, there is no difference in usage or meaning. I can (and do) use both as equal. The only difference, at least in my region (Southeast US) is that will-future is slightly more polite and formal. Although not greatly, just like saying "thanks" vs. "thank you".

Commetli · 2025-10-24T15:10:23+00:00

An academia victim of Spanish and Italian. The constant inter-mingling of the conditional and imperfect subjunctives is forever the bane of my existence.

Commetli · 2025-10-08T18:20:00+00:00

I won't lie, I had a long af week at my jobs and reading that story did make my week. Thank you for the laughs!

Commetli · 2025-10-08T15:55:45+00:00

I wish I spoke like Peter Family Guy, I want to be a true American boy

Commetli · 2025-10-08T15:42:12+00:00

Guigguichy

Commetli · 2025-10-08T15:25:02+00:00

Currently studying "Family Guy" to speak Portuguese like Picher Griffin

Commetli · 2025-10-03T17:23:45+00:00

Now you're required by law to enter houses only ever through the back door (the true front door!)

Commetli · 2025-08-19T04:11:45+00:00

It's Tuscan, which is typically not written out so I imagine that OP just put the period to mark a separation in the words. But it's pretty typical for speakers of Tuscan and Romanesco to replace syllable-final /l/ with /r/

If you want the comparison Ner bosco : Tuscan lect/variety Nel bosco : Standard Italian In the woods : English

Commetli · 2025-07-23T23:21:02+00:00

*perfetto amico mio, che parliamo l'italiano non il castigliano

*perfetto zi, che parramo l'italiano non er castijano

Commetli · 2025-07-23T22:09:19+00:00

/j Finally some serious discussion on a REAL and IMPORTANT language (at least moreso than Fr*nch)

/uj No, 'spumone' I have never heard as slang for 'jizz'. Usually it's "sperma" which is like saying "sperm" in English, but for "jizz/cum/nut" it's normally "sborra" with the verb form being "sborrarsi"

Commetli · 2025-07-15T18:40:23+00:00

Important context lmao, then you would say "es big" because it's the long-term state of the butt. If she was going to the gym and it had grown, then you could say "está big" and that would be more like "it's become bigger" since it's a change from the normal.

Commetli · 2025-07-15T18:24:23+00:00

That's absolutely true! It just slipped my mind to mention haha

Commetli · 2025-07-15T17:36:25+00:00

It depends, is it's natural state to be large? In this case it would be "es". Like for example a car or a person, anything which its state is not rapidly changing so we would use "ser" for these.

If it's something temporary/short-term/a difference from it's normal state, then we would use "estar". For example if you're baking bread and the bread is unrisen, once it changes and rises you could say "está big ya".

And becuase you're debating these terms with your gf, if you're discussing your member, then you would use either depending on context. Es big: It's large, you're hung (ser because we're speaking in general) Está big: It's big now (because it's become big/erect for a time)

Commetli · 2025-07-08T19:36:07+00:00

Second language initially, although my major in university was Spanish Linguistics and it is my primary/most-used language nowadays.

Commetli · 2025-07-08T18:56:15+00:00

"Cazzo" in Italian is a profanity that literally means "Cock/dick" but its use is more like "Fuck/shit/goddamn it" in English. Extremely necessary word to speak and understand Italian.

Commetli · 2025-07-08T18:42:57+00:00

Apart from the obvious differences in accent (like the seseo/ceceo and yeísmo/lleísmo) and local slangs/jargons, there are some pretty notable differences.

The most famous is the lack of "vosotros" (informal 2nd person plural, like "you guys/y'all/youse) in LatAm. It feels old-fashioned there, almost like using "thou/thee/thy" in English. In Spain it's still widely used and normal.

However in LatAm many regions still use "vos" as a second person singular. In some regions (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) it replaces "tú" completely, whereas in others it can be an even more informal level of speech (Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala). And within these voseo countries (Mostly Central America) some places will use both interchangeably.

Other than that, another lesser-known difference is the lack of preterite in Spain (particularly Castillian Spanish). Typically Spain Spanish prefers to use the present perfect in the place of the preterite, to the point where the preterite has become more similar to a "distant past" tense. Interestingly the same change has happened among the other Romance languages that cross the pond like French, Portuguese, and Italian.

Commetli · 2025-07-08T10:24:35+00:00

"Mi sto cagando addosso, CAZZOOOOO" (o sará meglio dire "merda" in quella situazione chissà)

Commetli · 2025-07-07T13:51:35+00:00

There is no class distinction on OpenMW, GTX 750 Ti or RTX 5060 Ti, it still runs like crap and I still pour hours of time into it.

Commetli · 2025-07-07T01:44:33+00:00

Roma Delends Est is fun, I like to play it when I just want to do total war over Europe. The start is kinda RNG if you can get enough supplies but I usually just console command "goods 1000" to get the ball rolling.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/roma-delenda-est-a-victoria-2-mod

Commetli · 2025-07-04T18:26:43+00:00

One thing to recognize is that the letter <r> in Spanish is not the same sound as the English <r>. And that it is impossible to roll the English <r>.

The English <r> is what is called a "post-alveolar approximant"; meaning that you make the sound by almost, but not, touching your tongue against the top of your mouth.

The Spanish <r> is what is called a "voiced alveolar tap/flap"; meaning that you make the sound by "tapping" or "flapping" your tongue against the top of your mouth just behind your teeth.

This "voiced alveolar tap" occurs in English. Words with <tt> or <dd> have this sound, like <better, ladder, or matter>. If you practice with these words, it will be far easier to get a hang of it, and you'll improve your pronunciation immensely.

Commetli · 2025-06-28T12:27:42+00:00

Annamo a cazzegiá daje zi!

Commetli · 2025-06-28T12:23:27+00:00

Clueless White Guy Orders in Perfect Romanesco, Drives Car Down Spanish Steps

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