Learn common idiomatic expressions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Common Idiomatic Expressions |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ItalianPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Ofelia: And I'm Ofelia! |
| John: This is Must-Know Italian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 25. In this lesson, you'll learn common idiomatic expressions. |
| John: Master these idioms to sound like a native speaker! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Ofelia: capire l'antifona |
| Ofelia: fare lo gnorri |
| Ofelia: fare la posta |
| Ofelia: schiacciare un pisolino |
| John: Ofelia, what's our first expression? |
| Ofelia: capire l'antifona |
| John: literally meaning "to understand the antiphon." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get the hint." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] capire l'antifona [NORMAL] capire l'antifona |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: capire l'antifona |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone understands a message even though it has not been said out loud. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Va bene, ho capito l'antifona. [SLOW] Va bene, ho capito l'antifona. |
| John: "Alright, I got the hint." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Va bene, ho capito l'antifona. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Ofelia: fare lo gnorri |
| John: it means "to play dumb." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] fare lo gnorri [NORMAL] fare lo gnorri |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: fare lo gnorri |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking about feigning ignorance. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Non fare lo gnorri! [SLOW] Non fare lo gnorri! |
| John: "Don't play dumb!" |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Non fare lo gnorri! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Ofelia: fare la posta |
| John: literally meaning "doing the post." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "stalking." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] fare la posta [NORMAL] fare la posta |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: fare la posta |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking about stalking, both in a serious and funny situation. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Quel ragazzo mi ha fatto la posta per settimane. [SLOW] Quel ragazzo mi ha fatto la posta per settimane. |
| John: "That boy has been stalking me for weeks." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Quel ragazzo mi ha fatto la posta per settimane. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Ofelia: schiacciare un pisolino |
| John: literally meaning "squashing a nap." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to take a nap." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] schiacciare un pisolino [NORMAL] schiacciare un pisolino |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: schiacciare un pisolino |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking about naps. Italians use this slang expression very frequently. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] I bambini stanno schiacciando un pisolino. [SLOW] I bambini stanno schiacciando un pisolino. |
| John: "The kids are taking a nap." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] I bambini stanno schiacciando un pisolino. |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: Someone is acting as if they don’t know something, but you know it’s not true. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: fare lo gnorri |
| John: "to play dumb" |
| John: They don’t need to tell you that it was a bad idea. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: capire l'antifona |
| John: "to get the hint" |
| John: Someone wants to get some rest after lunch. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: schiacciare un pisolino |
| John: "to take a nap" |
| John: The girls are crazy about their new classmate. They follow him everywhere. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: fare la posta |
| John: "stalking" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Italian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ItalianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you in another series! |
| Ofelia: A presto. |
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