Introduction |
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Italian. |
Body |
Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't have pens.' in Italian. |
Ofelia: [Normal] Non ho penne. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not' |
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I have' |
Ofelia: [Normal] ho [Slow] ho |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pens' |
Ofelia: [Normal] penne [Slow] penne |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have pens.' |
Ofelia: [Slow] Non ho penne. [Normal] Non ho penne. |
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't have time.' |
Ofelia: [Normal] Non ho tempo. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not' |
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I have' |
Ofelia: [Normal] ho [Slow] ho |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'time' |
Ofelia: [Normal] tempo [Slow] tempo |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.' |
Ofelia: [Slow] Non ho tempo. [Normal] Non ho tempo. |
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'I don't know.' |
Ofelia: [Normal] Non lo so. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not' |
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'that' |
Ofelia: [Normal] lo [Slow] lo |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I know' |
Ofelia: [Normal] so [Slow] so |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't know.' |
Ofelia: [Slow] Non lo so. [Normal] Non lo so. |
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't understand.' |
Ofelia: [Normal] Non capisco. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not' |
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I understand' |
Ofelia: [Normal] capisco [Slow] capisco |
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't understand.' |
Ofelia: [Slow] Non capisco. [Normal] Non capisco. |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Ofelia: When you don't have something or you don't understand something, it's very important to communicate it. In Italy it's not considered rude to openly and steadily refuse or negate something. |
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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