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ID#: 54368	Area: Posts	Submitted: 2009-11-02 11:39:50	Posted: 2009-11-07 03:01:01
Categories: Computers: Internet (general), Language & Linguistics, Television

QDear 100 Hour Board,

Is there an Italian version of youtube? Also, are there any Italian children's shows (like Dora the Explorer or Handy Mandy)that would help me learn the language?

- romanticlanguage learner

ADear Linguist,

Italian YouTube is pretty much YouTube with a different web address: it.youtube.com. Go there for all your Italian video needs. I would recommend looking up the Italian band Nek, if you like rock music, that is.

As for Dora the Explorer, I actually learned something pretty cool. Dora has become widely popular worldwide, so a lot of countries have adapted it. Now Dora is seriously multi-lingual! In Italy, Dora is an Italian girl learning English, which means most of the show is in Italian. The Dora Wikipedia page says:

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In the Italian language version, broadcast on Italia 1, the bilingualism is Italian-English. The series is called Dora l'esploratrice ("Dora the Explorer"). Most characters speak Italian, but some characters and especially Dora's parents and backpack speak English together with Italian.

Once you start looking on YouTube, you should search for "children's shows" (probably in Italian). After you know the basics, the best way to learn a language is total immersion. Find some simple Italian kids' shows, or even American shows that have been translated, and begin studying.

Learning languages is so fun!

-Mico

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