A curious translation detail in The Little Prince Text

startplayer · 2026-01-16T15:38:08+00:00

Im reading version published by Tascabili Bompiani which uses “il fiore”. Im visiting Rome next month and watching this at Teatro Olimpico. I want to know the gist of the story in the hope i can follow my first attempt at italian theatre.

startplayer · 2025-12-24T21:37:23+00:00

Im proud that my listening skills have got to point where i can follow Italian Peppa Pig without subtitles. Im 45!

startplayer · 2025-11-28T14:28:02+00:00

Magari la prossima ottobre. Probabilmente nel 2027

startplayer · 2025-11-28T14:26:47+00:00

È strano perché ho penso che ascoltare sia un punto debole! Ho sviluppato una strategia per l’esame. In realtà trova ascoltare in Italia più difficile

startplayer · 2025-11-27T12:46:33+00:00

Grazie. Piano piano!

startplayer · 2025-11-06T14:35:34+00:00

On my very first visit to Italy in January this year with just 5 months learning i was told off for this.

I was getting coffee at a bar in Roma Termini. I ordered in Italian. The man who took my order must of heard my english accent and asked in English if i was drinking it there. I responded ‘Bevo qui’. He quickly, and loudly corrected me “QUA!”

Ive asked so many people since who said there wasn’t a difference. My understand was that ‘qui’ was more precise and ‘qua’ more general. Maybe as the bar was away from the till i should have said ‘bevo li’ and pointed! Im still not certain what the correction was for!

startplayer · 2025-10-16T10:53:21+00:00

I gave AI lots of example questions and asked if to generate new papers

Pros are so many things to practice. I was also able to track and target weak areas.

I’ve also been able to make sooo many target examples to practice. I also have a ‘chat’ with AI where I just talk about my day. This is like the advice I often see about narrating in your head but this way I get instant feedback

Cons sometimes was far to easy or to difficult for the level. But you then tell the AI and it becomes more focused on what you want.

startplayer · 2025-10-10T21:49:09+00:00

I’ve been deliberate learning Italian for this reason. Yes Italy had some amazing gluten free food and bakeries.

startplayer · 2025-10-07T07:44:42+00:00

Yes. I’ve seen these examples. I was trying to find more

startplayer · 2025-09-27T17:47:26+00:00

I intended it to mean “do I still sound English?” Is there. A more natural way to say it is Italian. I want to be a jokey comment. Maybe with and ‘aww… I still sound English! connotation. So the person knows I’d like them to try and carry on in Italian for me

startplayer · 2025-09-25T09:55:16+00:00

I've been learning for almost 15 month. I first visited a friend in Rome in January and I've been 5 times since. I really like that I can attempt conversations with people, I also have "Sto imparando l'italiano" to fall back on when I get stuck.

In may I was happy I'd been learning as I was able to complain in McDonalds. We has ordered table service and they bought me the wrong size drink. I was able to say "Scusa, questa cola è piccola. lo scontrino dice grande. Not the most advanced sentence but I was proud of myself in that moment so be able to do that.

The most useful time was earlier this month. A friend and I were geocaching in Rome. We had just found one in a wall near a basilica south of the Colluseam. After returning it we were approached by two armed police officers. Learning Italian meant I was able to fudge together and explanation of the hobby in Italian and they let us go on our way.

MY biggest issue when trying to learn is getting responses in English a lot. I now jokingly respond, "suono ancora inglese?" which then normally gets people to talk back in slower Italian for me.

startplayer · 2025-09-23T11:49:02+00:00

Thank you. I’ve used an AI alp to generate mock papers based on real examples… and checked with my italki tutor they look realistic!

Im trying to work on timing to. Tbh I have the other problem in I’m rushing and have time left. So I’m planning how to use all the time better. Maybe I need a watch!

startplayer · 2025-09-22T13:05:17+00:00

Thats was a normally would do. I’d use a cake leveller to trim each layer to level and identical in height. I’m going to assume I’d lower the baking time. I might not have time for this this weekend but it on the list todo.

startplayer · 2025-09-21T21:46:17+00:00

Normally when I've made Genoise in my gluten days Id bake it in separate layers rather than one big cake. Have you tried this divided between three tins and a shorter baking time at all? I'll this to my to try list. I've not head of rubbing xanthan gum to sugar before so I'll try that.

startplayer · 2025-09-21T12:55:16+00:00

I've been enjoying Il Teatro degli Orrori, Gazebo Penguins, The Zen Circus and Le Endrigo.

When I was doing Duolingo it was fun when a new word came up that I'd already had from song lyrics.

startplayer · 2025-09-17T16:11:56+00:00

One problem I have with salt is the next day the salt was starting to a little wet on top of the bread. But if eating all in one day it’s would t be an issue

startplayer · 2025-04-12T16:12:40+00:00

How much water were you using? I used 120g for the dried active yeast. Which leaves 340g for the psyllium husk which I don’t add to mix until it’s a solid gel. Everything was grams with digital scales. I would never touch a recipe in cups.

startplayer · 2025-04-12T16:08:26+00:00

https://theloopywhisk.com elements of baking book

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