Learn how to ask "Who is it?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian, Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who is it? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Chi è? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] chi [Slow] chi |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] è [Slow] è |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Chi è? [Normal] Chi è? |
| Becky: Now, here's the way to ask, 'Who is that?' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Chi è quello? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] chi [Slow] chi |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] è [Slow] è |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'that' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] quello [Slow] quello |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Chi è quello? [Normal] Chi è quello? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Sono io. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I am' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] sono [Slow] sono |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] io [Slow] io |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Sono io. [Normal] Sono io. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'That is a friend of mine.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Quello è un mio amico. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'that' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] quello [Slow] quello |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is ' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] è [Slow] è |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] mio [Slow] mio |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'friend' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] amico [Slow] amico |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'That is a friend of mine.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Quello è un mio amico. [Normal] Quello è un mio amico. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door in Italy, the common question you can ask is Chi è? before opening the door. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Ofelia: Ciao! |
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