Learn Italian: Lesson 6 | Nonstop Speaking Method | Beginner Italian (Level 1)

When asking how are you, there are two possibilities, depending on the degree of formality. If the person is much older than you or in a position of authority, one would say For all other cases, like friends, family, people of a similar age or children, an I is added to give the informal At this stage of the course, we will stick to informal verb forms, introducing the formal ones a little later on. How would you greet a friend with Good morning is Good morning, how are you? Buongiorno, come stai? To reply very well, thanks, is Molto bene means very well and grazie means thanks. So, once more, good morning, how are you? Buongiorno, come stai? Very well, thank you. The word for now is I want it now I'm sorry, but I need it now I'm sorry, but it's not very good like that I'm sorry, but it's very bad for you like that How did we say I have? And so, how would we say I have it? And now, I don't have it Remember that there is no neutral gender in Italian. Everything is either a he or a she, a him or her. This also means that for feminine objects, non lo ho is actually non la ho, non la ho. For example, if someone asks you do you have the car, you could reply non la ho. Literally, I don't have her. The word you in Italian is So, to say you have The initial H is silent You have So, how would we ask someone do you have a car? Once again, in Italian, you can omit the subject because verbs have unique forms. And now, ask do you have it? And now, the statement you have it I don't have it, but I need it Be careful here. It is the object in the first part, but the subject in the second part. What in Italian is So, can you ask what do you have? To sound more natural in Italian, when a word ends with a vowel and the next word begins with a vowel or H and a vowel, the final vowel of the first word can often, but not always, be replaced with an apostrophe. For instance, This shorter form is not mandatory and you can avoid it for now if it sounds too hard. And now, try asking And once again, how did we say I have it? And now, I don't have it How about you don't have it? How would the question change if it was referring to a feminine object? If you're asking a question about an unknown object that you cannot assign to specific gender, you should always assume it is masculine. This is true for mixed groups as well. Now, finally, let's try