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| A: Top 25 Italian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: Where did you learn 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 ""Where did you learn Italian?"" In Italian this is |
| B: Dove hai imparato l'Italiano? |
| The first word in the question is |
| B: Dove |
| A: ""meaning where"" in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Dove |
| A: Listen again and repeat. |
| B: Dove |
| {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: hai |
| A: meaning you have. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) hai |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: hai |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: Dove hai |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: imparato |
| A: meaning learned. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) imparato |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: imparato |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: Dove hai imparato |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| B: l'Italiano |
| A: meaning the Italian. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) l'Italiano |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: l'Italiano |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: Dove hai imparato l'Italiano |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn Italian?? |
| B: Lo ho imparato a scuola. |
| A: ""I learned it in school.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) Lo ho imparato a scuola. |
| {pause} |
| A: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: Lo |
| A: meaning something like it. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Lo |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: Lo |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: ho |
| meaning i have. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) ho |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: ho |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| B: imparato |
| meaning learned. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) imparato |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: imparato |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: a |
| meaning something like at. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) a |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: a |
| {Pause} |
| A: Next is |
| B: scuola |
| meaning school. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) scuola |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: scuola |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school., and then repeat. |
| B: Lo ho imparato a scuola. |
| {pause} |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace in school with at university. |
| B: all'università |
| A: at university |
| B: (slow) all'università (regular) all'università |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at university |
| B: Lo ho imparato all'università. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace in school. Say I learned it at university. |
| {pause} |
| B: Lo ho imparato all'università. |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace at university with on the internet. |
| B: su internet |
| A: on the internet |
| B: (slow) su internet (regular) su internet |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with on the internet |
| B: Lo ho imparato su internet. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for at university. Say I learned it on the internet. |
| {pause} |
| B: Lo ho imparato su internet. |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace on the internet with by myself. |
| B: da solo |
| A: by myself |
| B: (slow) da solo (regular) da solo |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with by myself |
| B: Lo ho imparato da solo. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for on the internet. Say I learned it by myself. |
| {pause} |
| B: Lo ho imparato da solo. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Italy and someone asks you where you learned Italian. You learned Italian in school. Respond to the question. |
| B: Dove hai imparato l'Italiano? (five seconds) Lo ho imparato a scuola. |
| A: Now, imagine you learned it at university Respond to the question. |
| B: Dove hai imparato l'Italiano? (five seconds) Lo ho imparato all'università. |
| A: Imagine you learned it on the internet. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: Dove hai imparato l'Italiano? (five seconds) Lo ho imparato su internet. |
| A: Imagine you learned it by myself. Respond to the question. |
| B: Dove hai imparato l'Italiano? (five seconds) Lo ho imparato da solo. |
| A: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Italian. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: Dove hai imparato l'Italiano? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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