Learn how to ask "Where are you going?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where are you going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Dove vai? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] dove [Slow] dove |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you go' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vai [Slow] vai |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Dove vai? [Normal] Dove vai? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you don’t know well. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Dove va? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] dove [Slow] dove |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you go’ in a polite form |
| Ofelia: [Normal] va [Slow] va |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Dove va? [Normal] Dove va? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Vado al supermercato. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I go' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vado [Slow] vado |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to the' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] al [Slow] al |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'supermarket' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] supermercato [Slow] supermercato |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Vado al supermercato. [Normal] Vado al supermercato. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Vado al lavoro. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I go' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vado [Slow] vado |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to the' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] al [Slow] al |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'work' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] lavoro [Slow] lavoro |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm going to work.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Vado al lavoro. [Normal] Vado al lavoro. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: The question you have just learned can be a good icebreaker when you see a friend of yours leaving alone and you want to go along with him or her. You can just say Vengo con te! meaning “I’ll go with you!” |
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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