Easy Learning Italian Conversation. Collins Dictionaries
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Название: Easy Learning Italian Conversation
Автор: Collins Dictionaries
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Книги для детей: прочее
isbn: 9780008118808
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When you say what you do in Italian, you use the verb fare (to do): I’m a baker is faccio il panettiere. The verb essere (to be) can also be used, but it is less common.
I’m a …
| Faccio l’insegnante. | I’m a teacher. |
| Faccio il medico. | I’m a doctor. |
| Faccio il programmatore presso un’azienda inglese. | I work as a programmer for a British company. |
| Sono avvocato. | I’m a lawer. |
| Siamo studentesse. | We are students. |
BUONO A SAPERSI!
Remember that when talking about people’s jobs, a in English is often translated by the definite article (il, la and so on) in Italian.
I have…
| Ho due sorelle. | I have two sisters. |
| Ho un figlio e una figlia. | I have one son and one daughter. |
| Abbiamo parenti nel sud Italia. | We have relatives in southern Italy. |
I live…
| Abito nel Galles. | I live in Wales. |
| Abito da sola. | I live alone. |
| Abitiamo in un appartamento. | We live in a flat. |
| Adesso vivo in Italia. | I live in Italy now. |
I’m staying…
| Sto all’Hotel Belvedere. | I’m staying at the Hotel Belvedere. |
| Sto da amici. | I’m staying with friends. |
| Mi fermo a Milano per una settimana. | I’m staying in Milan for a week. |
To say that you’ve done something for a given length of time, use da (for) with the present tense. Another common way of talking about things you’ve been doing for a while is to use sono… che….
I have been… for…
| Faccio l’infermiera da cinque anni. | I’ve been a nurse for five years. |
| Vivo in Italia da dieci anni. | I’ve been living in Italy for ten years. |
| Sono a Ravenna da due settimane. | I’ve been in Ravenna for two weeks. |
| Sono sei mesi che studio l’italiano. | I’ve been learning Italian for 6 months. |
| Sono tre mesi che insegno inglese in Italia. | I’ve been teaching English in Italy for 3 months. |
When you’re chatting socially, you will want to ask any number of questions. One simple way of finding out information from someone is to say mi parli di (tell me about) to someone you don’t know very well, or parlami di to someone younger. These come from the verb parlare (to speak). For more information on this verb, see here.
Tell me about…
| Mi parli della sua famiglia. | Tell me about Your family. |
| Mi parli un po’ di lei. | Tell me a bit about Yourself. |
| Parlami del tuo nuovo ragazzo. | Tell me about your new boyfriend. |
| Dimmi in che consiste il tuo lavoro. | Tell me what your job involves. |
| Ma basta parlare di me. Dimmi di te, adesso. | Enough about me. Now tell me about you. |
Another common way of asking for information in spoken Italian is to use question words: Come…? (How…?), Cosa…? (What…?), Dove…? (Where…?), Quando…? (When…?) and so on.
How…?
| Come va? | How are things? |
| Come sta? | How are You? |
| Come stai, Marco? | How are you, Marco? |
| Volevo chiederti, com’è andata la vacanza? | I meant to ask, how was your holiday? |
| Come va con l’università? | How’s university going? |
What…?
| Cosa fai nella vita? | What do you do? |
| Cosa le piace fare nel tempo libero? | What do You enjoy doing in your free time? |
| Cosa farai quando finisci l’università? | What are you going to do when you finish university? |
What’s your name?
| Come si chiama? | What’s Your name? |
| Ciao! E tu come ti chiami? | Hi! What’s your name? |
| Come si chiama sua moglie? | What’s Your wife’s name? |
| Come vi chiamate? | What are your names? |
Where…?
| Dove abita? | Where do You live? |
| Dove lavora? | Where do You work? |
| Dov’è il suo ufficio? | Where is Your office? |
| Di dove sei? | Where do you come from? |
When…?
| Quando arrivi? | When will you get here? |
| Quando parte? | When are You leaving? |
| Quando ci troviamo? | What time are we meeting? |
| Quand’è il tuo compleanno? | When
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