Learn how to ask and answer the question "How are you?"
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| A: Top 25 Italian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 16: How are you in Italian? (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Italian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""How are you?"" In Italian this is |
| B: Come stai? |
| The first word in the question is |
| B: Come |
| A: ""meaning how"" in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Come |
| A: Listen again and repeat. |
| B: Come |
| {Pause} |
| A: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| B: stai |
| A: meaning something like be. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) stai |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: stai |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: Come stai |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How are you?? |
| B: Sto bene. |
| A: ""I'm fine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) Sto bene. |
| {pause} |
| A: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: Sto |
| A: meaning something like I am. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Sto |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: Sto |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: bene |
| meaning well. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) bene |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: bene |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, I'm fine., and then repeat. |
| B: Sto bene. |
| {pause} |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace fine with very well. |
| B: benissimo |
| A: very well |
| B: (slow) benissimo (regular) benissimo |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with very well |
| B: Sto benissimo. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace fine. Say I'm very well. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sto benissimo. |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace very well with alright. |
| B: a posto |
| A: alright |
| B: (slow) a posto (regular) a posto |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with alright |
| B: Sto a posto. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for very well. Say I'm alright. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sto a posto. |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace alright with not bad. |
| B: non male |
| A: not bad |
| B: (slow) non male (regular) non male |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with not bad |
| B: Sto non male. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for alright. Say I'm not bad. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sto non male. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Italy and someone asks you how you are. You are fine. Respond to the question. |
| B: Come stai? (five seconds) Sto bene. |
| A: Now imagine you are very well Respond to the question. |
| B: Come stai? (five seconds) Sto benissimo. |
| A: Imagine you are alright. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: Come stai? (five seconds) Sto a posto. |
| A: Imagine you're not bad. Respond to the question. |
| B: Come stai? (five seconds) Sto non male. |
| A: You want to ask someone how they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: Come stai? |
| {pause} |
| A: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| B: Come stai? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 16 |
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