| To: VOCALIST <vocalist> Date sent: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 00:07:50 -0000 Subject: Re: Self-study Italian Programs Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good self-study Italian language = > program? I'm not looking to master the language by *any* means, just to = > understand the grammar, sentence structure, etc. enough to where I can = > roughly translate an aria with the use of a good dictionary. I've = > browsed at bookstores, but all the self-study programs I found seemed = > geared toward travellers. I've considered taking a college course but = > would like to see what I can do on my own first.
If all you are looking to do is roughly translate Italian text, then I suggest you try Alta Vista's Babel Fish. It is a free translating service. It obviously can not guarantee to be 100% correct, but I find that it is generally pretty good and you could probably learn a lot of Italian by using it.
Simply visit;
http://babelfish.altavista.com/cgi-bin/translate?
Type or paste your Italian text in to the box, choose "Italian to English" on the pull down menu and then hit the translate button.
John
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