holy moly thats alot. is it working?
do they have dialects, cause spanish has a few, im sure italian does to.
italian dialects are mostly going away. if you speak straight italian, everyone will understand you. whereas some local expressions would not be understood by everyone.
you learn "castillian" or "castillano" spanish. It's a very proper form of spanish, close to that used in Spain. Most people will understand you when you speak it. I got to meet 2 sisters from Madrid, and spoke with them in spanish. I understood everything they said, and they understood me quite well. TRUE, I haven't gotten far with them, and True you don't learn SPAIN spanish exactly (they have a nasty lisp), but it's excellent. I never learned any grammar, and yet, I can tell when somethings sound right or not.
my wife told me the word they use for cake in Puerto Rico means "prostitute" in Spain. I think. or the other way around. I can't remember. Safest bet is never to offer cake to a spanish speaking person.
lol, I'll keep that in mind. I wouldn't want to ask a sister if she wants cake, but accidently asking her if she's a prostitute. That does NOT go over big.
I have the Pimsluer Norwegian course. It's grand