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Downloads for Spanish
The following files were formerly stored on the Hong Kong Spanish Meetup site. I placed them here after the group, which I think is no longer active, moved to Facebook as`Practice Spanish in HK' (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2412015962600). Anyone who wishes to add new files for this page should send them to me here
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An introduction to the Spanish and French languages and their common descent from Latin.
| una_noche_mas.doc |
Las palabras de la canción de Jennifer Lopez con una traducción inglesa y un link a un video en Youtube.
| besame_mucho.doc |
Las palabras originales y traducción inglesa de`Bésame mucho'. Hay un link a un video de Andrea Bocelli que cantaba a Las Vegas en 2006.
| song_of_the_pirate.doc |
Spanish text and English translation of `La canción del pirata', a famous poem by JOSÉ DE ESPRONCEDA (1808-1842)
| reading_spanish.doc |
A summary of basic Spanish grammar
| que_hiciste.doc |
Las palabras de la canción de Jennifer Lopez con una traducción inglesa y un link a un video en Youtube
| esta_il_inferno_ya_congelado.doc |
Una historia interesante que circula en Internet
| himno_europeo.doc |
El `Hymnus Europae' (`Hymno a Europa') de Peter Roland con una traducción española de las palabras originales latinas.
| spanish_on-line.doc |
A list of useful websites for learning and practising Spanish
| spanish_movie.doc |
Transcript of the first two sections of a film about two Hispanic exchange students at City University of Hong Kong, with link to the video on the CityU site.
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Las palabras españolas de la canción de Ricky Martin con un link a un video (http://www.youtub... ).
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Learning Italian in Hong Kong
Italian lessons are provided in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere at the Società Dante Alighieri di Hong Kong in Wanchai and also in larger classes at HKU-SPACE
Italian lessons are provided in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere at the Società Dante Alighieri di Hong Kong in Wanchai and also in larger classes at HKU-SPACE
From Latin to Italian
This Powerpoint presntation accompanied a talk entitled `From Latin to Italian'. hosted on-line by Dante Alighieri Society di Hong on 25 March 2022 and dealing with the evolution of Latin in Italy into the modern Italian language. A recording of the lecture itself (a 305 Mb download) can be obtained by emailing John Whelpton here.
This Powerpoint presntation accompanied a talk entitled `From Latin to Italian'. hosted on-line by Dante Alighieri Society di Hong on 25 March 2022 and dealing with the evolution of Latin in Italy into the modern Italian language. A recording of the lecture itself (a 305 Mb download) can be obtained by emailing John Whelpton here.
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Italian diaogue in an 11th century fresco in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano
For a more detailed and technical discussion of the sound changes from Latin to Italian, see Luke Ranieri's video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8QwK8Dorp0 but be aware that some of his views differ from those of mainstream linguists.
Downloads for learning Italian
These files were created either for an introductory course taught by an exchange student at Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School or for my own use whilst learning a little of the language before a trip to Italy in summer 2015:
These files were created either for an introductory course taught by an exchange student at Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School or for my own use whilst learning a little of the language before a trip to Italy in summer 2015:
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An excellent resource for beginners is Riccarda Saggese's Easy Italian Reader which presents graded passages with vocabulary help and comprehension questions. The accompanying CD-ROM, whose content can be installed on a mobile phone or computer, provides recordings of many of the passages, In line with the standard format of the `Easy Reader' series, the first section features the lives of an Italian teenager and his American friend living with their families in Roma, the second gives a summary of Italian history and the third short stories by contemporary writers. the contents can be previewed on Amazon but it will probably be cheaper for students in Hong Kong to purchase the reader from Book Depository.
Video news reports in Italian are provided on the it.euronews.com site, which provides a similar service in other major European languages. The reporters speak fast but the transcripts included on each page make the videos accessible for near-beginners.
The BBC website has an excellent article, `How Italian became the language of love', on the evolution of standard Italian and the role played in it by literary giants Dante and Petrarch
Italian community in Hong Kong
There are now (May 2016) well over three thousand Italians living in Hong Kong. They include author and entrepreneur Angelo Paratico, who books include 500 Years of Italians in Hong Kong and Macau, co-authored with Gianni Criveller
The BBC website has an excellent article, `How Italian became the language of love', on the evolution of standard Italian and the role played in it by literary giants Dante and Petrarch
Italian community in Hong Kong
There are now (May 2016) well over three thousand Italians living in Hong Kong. They include author and entrepreneur Angelo Paratico, who books include 500 Years of Italians in Hong Kong and Macau, co-authored with Gianni Criveller
