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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. |
| Communication skills are important and when you learn a foreign language like Italian, learning can be even fun. So trying to speak the local language becomes one more challenge in your trip. So when in Italy, take advantage of all the moments you can speak and practice with Italian people. Today we’ll introduce you to a phrase that will provide you with the tools to learn from the people around. Obviously this doesn’t mean that you have to leave your dictionary at home, but don’t forget that you can use Italian language itself to learn in a more fun and interactive way. |
Lesson focus |
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| For today, we’re going to need a word, as we're going to cover “How do you say something in Italian?” So let's use forchetta, “fork.” |
| In Italian, “How do you say fork in Italian?” is Come si dice fork in italiano? |
| Come si dice fork in italiano? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Come si dice fork in italiano? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Come si dice fork in italiano? |
| The first word come means “how." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: come |
| This is followed by si dice, which is the impersonal form of the verb dire “to say” and in English could be literally translated as “it is said." |
| si dice |
| si dice |
| It is followed by the word you say in your own language, so in this case “fork," and then finally you have in italiano, “in Italian.” |
| in italiano |
| in italiano |
| So together we have Come si dice fork in italiano? which literally means “How is fork said in Italian?” |
| You can also use this expression without using any English. To accomplish this you can use the expression “How do you say this in Italian?” In Italian “this” is questo. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: questo |
| Now let's hear it once again: questo |
| So, in Italian “How do you say this in Italian?” is Come si dice questo in italiano? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Come si dice questo in italiano? |
| Come si dice questo in italiano? |
| The structure is exactly the same of the previous sentence, in place of 'fork' we have the demonstrative adjective questo “this” and so all together, we have - come si dice questo in italiano? which you can say while pointing at something. |
| To ask “How do you say that in Italian?” simply substitute the word questo with quello “that” and you will have Come si dice quello in italiano? “How do you say that in Italian?” |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Come si dice quello in italiano? |
| Come si dice quello in italiano? |
| But wait, it’s your Italian friend’s birthday and you want to wish him happy birthday but you don’t know how to say it, so try and ask Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? |
| Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? “How do you translate happy birthday in Italian?” |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? |
| The first word is come and it means “how.” |
| Then you have si traduce which is the impersonal form of the verb tradurre “to translate” which here is translated as si traduce. |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: si traduce. |
| si traduce. |
| Finally you have in italiano which you have previously seen and then the word or expression you wish to be translated. |
| So all together we have - Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? |
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. |
| “How do you say 'fork' in Italian? - Come si dice fork in italiano? |
| Come si dice fork in italiano? |
| Come si dice fork in italiano? |
| "How do you say this in Italian?” - Come si dice questo in italiano? |
| Come si dice questo in italiano? |
| Come si dice questo in italiano? |
| “How do you say that in Italian? - Come si dice quello in italiano? |
| Come si dice quello in italiano? |
| Come si dice quello in italiano? |
| “How do you translate 'happy birthday' in Italian? - Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? |
| Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? |
| Come si traduce in italiano happy birthday? |
| 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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