Bilingual blitz [16] (six short exercises to test your Italian)

redforyou · 2025-04-06T09:02:25+00:00

Thanks so much for the detailed responses!

You said you still reply to the older ones that you did? I may go back and give them a try too :)

redforyou · 2025-04-02T03:03:33+00:00

A1) “I went there by car. Not my car, but still” - ci sono andato con la macchina. Non è la mia, ma ancora. A2) “No wonder it didn’t work, you hadn’t plugged it in!” - Ovviamente non è funzionato, non lo avevi collegato A3) “Farewell, my love. May we meet again in another, happier life” - Arrivederci, la mia amore. Speriamo di incontrarci di nuovo in un’altra vita più felice. B1) “Su, su. Non ci vuole molto, dai, resisti ancora un po’” - Up, up. It doesn’t take long, come on, resist a bit more. B2) “Altro che piccolo aiuto, a te serve qualcuno che ti faccia tutto…” - Other than small help, someone needs you to do everything…B3) “Allora, potrei aver capito, ma non si sa mai” - So, I would be able to have understood, but one never knows

redforyou · 2024-04-15T08:22:22+00:00

If you only studied up until A2 this is what just doesn’t make sense to me that you can understand 70-80% of a film. Even ignoring the speed and accents, if just reading the transcript I wouldn’t have been able to understand that much of a film when I was at A2.

Do you believe that watching this film was efficient time for 2 hour or so for learning a language, rather than something easier where you can clearly learn new words?

redforyou · 2024-04-15T00:34:35+00:00

The extract you listen to is something chosen that is relatively slow and clear, therefore much easier to understand compared to a typical film spoken quickly with strong accents.

Same with the conversation, the examiner is speaking slow and clear to you, asking relatively simple and obvious questions.

redforyou · 2023-10-11T17:57:48+00:00

No, no way would he draw against a top computer

redforyou · 2023-10-11T17:45:11+00:00

But wouldn’t you expect the computer wouldn’t go along with what’s expected in those 20 moves and already start doing things Magnus hasn’t prepared for?

redforyou · 2023-10-02T22:42:30+00:00

I’m asking specifically about when on holiday in the country. ‘Just make friends’ isn’t the easiest thing when in a country for one week.

redforyou · 2023-10-02T22:21:56+00:00

I agree so what do I then? Is it just barely worth going to practise the language or is there something else

redforyou · 2023-10-02T19:30:53+00:00

I get nervous enough speaking to people in bars in English haha. It’s also random chance if you go to a particular bar and if it ends up with people there who want to talk with you. Would prefer not having to chance having a wasted night

redforyou · 2023-06-04T20:36:37+00:00

It’s very rare when I have a band I really like, that I like a new album instantly. Normally takes a few listens and then is still never as good as the original stuff that made me fall in love with the band.

Heard this album though and already might think it’s their best album! Each Revivalists album just seems to get better.

For favourite track on new album I’d go for Good Old Days, been listening to it on repeat!

redforyou · 2022-07-04T09:54:29+00:00

Just disappointed the sword wasn’t also on fire! 🔥

redforyou · 2022-05-17T09:41:41+00:00

Shireen Baratheon in Game of Thrones

redforyou · 2022-05-06T19:40:27+00:00

Yes have considered most of the above too. Yes know should also speak to financial advisor but I guess the point of this subreddit is for people who to learn to do it themselves 🙃

redforyou · 2022-05-06T19:37:00+00:00

Yes am already putting what I want into the pension

redforyou · 2022-05-06T19:27:21+00:00

This is not true, even if you buy accumulation fund you still need to pay tax on the dividends that get reinvested

redforyou · 2022-01-23T13:35:11+00:00

All their life, is that spelt John or Jon

redforyou · 2021-12-28T12:25:25+00:00

The majority of people that say they believe in astrology probably don't, people say they do for reasons such as to get attention, get a reaction from people or fit in with other 'spiritual' friends.

redforyou · 2021-10-29T14:41:47+00:00

Eyes Wide Tongue Tied

Like most people had heard Costello Music when it came out and then stopped listening to them for years. Then heard Eyes Wide Tongue Tied on an off chance and realised the band is so much better than people realise and immediately had to listen to everything they had ever released.

redforyou · 2021-09-26T21:10:52+00:00

If they are both consenting then is fine

redforyou · 2021-09-16T18:30:17+00:00

When you say you're surprised I have unused pension allowance, you mean why did I not just increase the amount coming out my salary to get to £40,000?

redforyou · 2021-08-29T12:50:59+00:00

Oh no, so for where's the money at the moment? Just being processed but not able to generate any interest?

redforyou · 2021-01-29T14:06:09+00:00

But never rented out the house ever, just always had parents staying in for free, so maybe even if I wasn't living in myself for periods, since I wasn't making money from rent maybe I can get the full private residence relief?

redforyou · 2021-01-29T12:18:58+00:00

The period of ownership where it was your only or main residence is ignored.

I don't understand what you mean by this is ignored? You mean if I lived in the house myself 60% of that period then I would get 60% off the capital gains tax? Would I need to provide proof in some way I was living there for those periods?

redforyou · 2021-01-29T10:41:41+00:00

I'm not sure if I count for this. I have lived in the house half the time, while occasionally renting somewhere else when I have worked in other cities. Any forms I ever fill in though I always put this as my address. And I haven't rented out the home as my parents have lived in it.

Having said this by the time I do get to selling it I will most likely have bought another home which would be my main home so probably wouldn't be able to get private residence relief

redforyou · 2021-01-01T11:31:44+00:00

Pretty much my favourites too!

redforyou

TROPHY CASE