Learn how to ask and answer the question "Have you been to Rome?"
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| A: Top 25 Italian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: Have you been to Rome in Italian? 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 ""Have you been to Rome?"" In Italian this is |
| B: Sei mai stato a Roma? |
| The first word in the question "Have you been to Rome?" is |
| B: sei |
| A: ""meaning are"" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) sei |
| A: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| B: sei |
| {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, Have you been to Rome? is |
| B: mai |
| A: meaning ever in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) mai |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: mai |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: sei mai |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: stato |
| A: meaning something like be in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) stato |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: stato |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: sei mai stato |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| B: a |
| A: meaning something like in in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) a |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: a |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: sei mai stato a |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: Roma |
| A: which is the name Rome in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Roma |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: Roma |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: sei mai stato a Roma |
| {pause} |
| A: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Rome?? |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato due volte. |
| A: ""Yes, I've been twice.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) Sì, ci sono stato due volte. |
| {pause} |
| To say ""no,"" in a simple way, just say: |
| B: No, purtroppo. |
| A: Which is like saying No, unfortunately. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| B: (Slowly) No, purtroppo. |
| A: And one more time at normal speed: |
| B: No, purtroppo. |
| A: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: Sì |
| A: meaning yes. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Sì |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: Sì |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| B: ci |
| meaning something like there. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) ci |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: ci |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| B: sono |
| meaning I am. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) sono |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: sono |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| B: stato |
| meaning something like been. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) stato |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: stato |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: due |
| meaning two. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) due |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: due |
| {Pause} |
| A: Next is |
| B: volte |
| meaning something like times. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) volte |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: volte |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I've been twice., and then repeat. |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato due volte. |
| {pause} |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace twice with last year. |
| B: l`anno scorso |
| A: last year |
| B: (slow) l`anno scorso (regular) l`anno scorso |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with last year |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato l`anno scorso. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say Yes, I've been last year. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato l`anno scorso. |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace last year with last month. |
| B: un mese fa |
| A: last month |
| B: (slow) un mese fa (regular) un mese fa |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with last month |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato un mese fa. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for last year. Say Yes, I've been last month. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato un mese fa. |
| A: To make another phrase, replace last month with recently. |
| B: recentemente |
| A: recently |
| B: (slow) recentemente (regular) recentemente |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with recently |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato due volte. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for last month. Say Yes, I've been recently. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sì, ci sono stato due volte. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Italy and a stranger asks you Have you been to Rome?. You want to answer Yes, I've been last year.. Respond to the question. |
| B: Sei mai stato a Roma? (five seconds) Sì, ci sono stato due volte. |
| A: Now you want to say Yes, I've been last month.. Respond to the question. |
| B: Sei mai stato a Roma? (five seconds) Sì, ci sono stato l`anno scorso. |
| A: You want to say Yes, I've been recently.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: Sei mai stato a Roma? (five seconds) Sì, ci sono stato un mese fa. |
| A: Imagine you're recently. Respond to the question. |
| B: Sei mai stato a Roma? (five seconds) Sì, ci sono stato due volte. |
| A: You want to ask the stranger if they have been to [place]. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: Sei mai stato a Roma? |
| {pause} |
| A: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| B: Sei mai stato a Roma? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
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