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INTRODUCTION
Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian survival phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Italy. You will be surprised at how far a little Italian will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.
In today’s lesson, we’ll introduce you to crucial phrase for travellers who are interested in learning more about the tourist attractions you’re going to visit. Learning about the history and the cultural significance of places you visit can be just as rewarding as seeing them. Today, we’ll cover “Do you have an English information guide?”

Lesson focus
In Italian, “Do you have an English information guide?” is ha una guida in inglese?
ha una guida in inglese?
Let’s break it down by syllable: ha una guida in inglese?
Now let's hear it once again: ha una guida in inglese?
The first word ha means “you have” in the formal level of speech.
Let's hear it one more time: ha
ha
This is followed by una, which in English means “a."
Then you have guida which means “guide." Let’s break it down by syllable: guida
guida
So to recap here, we have ha una guida. Literally, this means “do you have a guide."
Let's take a look at the next words. We have in, which is exactly the same in English “in.”
And finally you have inglese, “English."
Let’s break it down by syllable: inglese
Let's hear it one more time: inglese
So all together, we have: ha una guida in inglese?
Literally, this means “do you have a guide in English?"
So, of course, if you want to practice Italian and buy an Italian guide, you can simply accomplish this by asking: Ha una guida?
Ha una guida?
But to ask for a different language, we can just replace the word for “English” with any other word for a language and it works just fine. Let’s try “French”, in Italian, “Do you have a French information guide?” is ha una guida in francese?
ha una guida in francese?
The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for. In this case, it’s francese.
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: francese
Francese
Let’s try now with a Japanese guide! It’s not so unlikely that info guides can be even in Japanese because Italy is visited every year and in every time of the year by a huge number of Japanese tourists.
So “do you have a Japanese information guide?” is ha una guida in giapponese?
ha una guida in giapponese?
“Japanese” in Italian is giapponese.
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: giapponese
giapponese
So all together, we have: ha una guida in giapponese?
As you can see in these phrases we were in the formal level of speech and for this reason we used the third singular person. In many cases it can be correct even if you use the second person plural, while referring to the person who you are speaking to, as a group.
So you could also ask: avete una guida in inglese?
avete una guida in inglese?
which also means “Do you have an English information guide?"
The only thing that changes is the verb at beginning of the phrase.
Here we have avete in place of ha.
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: avete
avete
So all together, we have: avete una guida in inglese?

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian.
"Do you have an English information guide?" - Ha una guida in inglese?
Ha una guida in inglese?
Ha una guida in inglese?
"Do you have an English information guide?" - Avete una guida in inglese?
Avete una guida in inglese?
Avete una guida in inglese?
"Do you have a French information guide?" - Ha una guida in francese?
Ha una guida in francese?
Ha una guida in francese?
"Do you have a Japanese information guide?" - Ha una guida in giapponese?
Ha una guida in giapponese?
Ha una guida in giapponese?
That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao!

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