Learn how to ask and answer the question "How is it?" when talking about food, and how to answer it
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| A: Top 25 Italian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 10: How is the Italian food? (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 is it? (food)"" In Italian this is |
| B: Com'è? |
| 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: è |
| A: meaning it is. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) è |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: è |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: come è |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How is it? (food)? |
| B: è delizioso. |
| A: ""It's delicious. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) è delizioso. |
| {pause} |
| A: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: è |
| A: meaning is. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) è |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: è |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: delizioso |
| meaning delicious. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) delizioso |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: delizioso |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, It's delicious, and then repeat. |
| B: è delizioso. |
| {pause} |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace delicious with spicy. |
| B: piccante |
| A: spicy |
| B: (slow) piccante (regular) piccante |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with spicy |
| B: è piccante. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious. Say It's spicy |
| {pause} |
| B: è piccante. |
| A: To make another phrase, replace spicy with salty. |
| B: salato |
| A: salty |
| B: (slow) salato (regular) salato |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with salty |
| B: è salato. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for spicy. Say It's salty |
| {pause} |
| B: è salato. |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace salty with sweet. |
| B: dolce |
| A: sweet |
| B: (slow) dolce (regular) dolce |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sweet |
| B: è dolce. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for salty. Say It's sweet |
| {pause} |
| B: è dolce. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Italy and someone asks you your opinion on the food you're eating. You want to say it's delicious. Respond to the question. |
| B: Com'è? (five seconds) è delizioso. |
| A: Now, you want to say it's spicy Respond to the question. |
| B: Com'è? (five seconds) è piccante. |
| A: you want to say it's salty. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: Com'è? (five seconds) è salato. |
| A: You want to say it's sweet. Respond to the question. |
| B: Com'è? (five seconds) è dolce. |
| A: Now you want to know what -that- person thinks of the meal. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: Com'è? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 10 |
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