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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 21 - Talking about your dislikes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say that you don't like something in Italian.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't like this.' in Italian.
Ofelia: [Normal] Non mi piace questo.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not'
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non
Becky: Next is the phrase that literally means 'it’s pleasing to me'
Ofelia: [Normal] mi piace [Slow] mi piace
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'this'
Ofelia: [Normal] questo [Slow] questo
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't like this.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Non mi piace questo. [Normal] Non mi piace questo.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't like waiting.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Non mi piace aspettare.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not'
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non
Becky: Next is the phrase meaning ‘it’s pleasing to me’
Ofelia: [Normal] mi piace [Slow] mi piace
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to wait'
Ofelia: [Normal] aspettare [Slow] aspettare
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't like waiting.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Non mi piace aspettare. [Normal] Non mi piace aspettare.
Becky: Following is the way to say 'I hate this.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Odio questo.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I hate'
Ofelia: [Normal] odio [Slow] odio
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'this'
Ofelia: [Normal] questo [Slow] questo
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I hate this.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Odio questo. [Normal] Odio questo.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I hate waiting.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Odio aspettare.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I hate'
Ofelia: [Normal] odio [Slow] odio
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to wait’
Ofelia: [Normal] aspettare [Slow] aspettare
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I hate waiting.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Odio aspettare. [Normal] Odio aspettare.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Ofelia: Be careful not to overuse odio, meaning “I hate”, because it's very strong and might make other people feel uncomfortable. On the other hand among friends, it could be a way to talk in an exaggerated way about your habits.

Outro

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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