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| A: Top 25 Italian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9: Do you like 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 ""Do you like Italian food?"" In Italian this is |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano? |
| The first word in the question is |
| B: Ti |
| A: ""meaning you"" in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Ti |
| A: Listen again and repeat. |
| B: Ti |
| {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: piace |
| A: meaning something like like. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) piace |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: piace |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: Ti piace |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| B: il |
| A: meaning the. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) il |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: il |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: Ti piace il |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| B: cibo |
| A: meaning food. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) cibo |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: cibo |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: Ti piace il cibo |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: Italiano |
| A: meaning Italian. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Italiano |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: Italiano |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you like Italian food?? |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la pizza. |
| A: ""Yes, I especially love pizza.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) Sì, amo soprattutto la pizza. |
| {pause} |
| To say ""no,"" in a simple way, just say: |
| B: Non molto, mi dispiace |
| A: Which is like saying Not really, I am sorry. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| B: (Slowly) Non molto, mi dispiace |
| 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 next |
| B: amo |
| meaning I love. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) amo |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: amo |
| {Pause} |
| A: Next is |
| B: soprattutto |
| meaning the. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) soprattutto |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: soprattutto |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: la |
| meaning pizza. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) la |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: la |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: pizza |
| meaning pizza. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) pizza |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: pizza |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I especially love pizza., and then repeat. |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la pizza. |
| {pause} |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace pizza with lasagna. |
| B: lasagna |
| A: lasagna |
| B: (slow) lasagna (regular) lasagna |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with lasagna |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la lasagna. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace pizza. Say Yes, I especially love lasagna. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la lasagna. |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace lasagna with pasta. |
| B: pasta |
| A: pasta |
| B: (slow) pasta (regular) pasta |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with pasta |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la pasta. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name lasagna. Say Yes, I especially love pasta. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la pasta. |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace pasta with omelette. |
| B: frittata |
| A: omelette |
| B: (slow) frittata (regular) frittata |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with omelette |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la frittata. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name pasta. Say Yes, I especially love omelette. |
| {pause} |
| B: Sì, amo soprattutto la frittata. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Italy and someone asks you if you like Italian food. You want to answer that you like pizza. Respond to the question. |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano? (five seconds) Sì, amo soprattutto la pizza. |
| A: Now you want to say that you like lasagna Respond to the question. |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano? (five seconds) Sì, amo soprattutto la lasagna. |
| A: You want to say that you like pasta. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano? (five seconds) Sì, amo soprattutto la pasta. |
| A: You want to say that you like omelette. Respond to the question. |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano? (five seconds) Sì, amo soprattutto la frittata. |
| A: Now you want to ask someone if they like Italian food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano? |
| {pause} |
| A: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| B: Ti piace il cibo Italiano? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 9 |
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