In this lesson you'll learn Italian words and expressions that are very useful in many different contexts, plus we'll revise what we learned so far. Review with Luca Review with Luca & Marina Useful Expressions in Italian
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I'm just gonna be alone for the moment but Marina will be with us very soon.
This lesson, lezione 7, is about practicing.
So I will give you some phrases or some questions and what you should do is just to react.
Don't be shy. It's just me here and you in your room, comfortable.
So just speak loud what you're supposed to tell me.
Okay, let's begin. Cominciamo.
Pratichiamo. Let's practice.
Buonasera. So react. What do you say to that?
Buonanotte. Again.
Buongiorno. I can't hear you. What did you say? Oh yeah.
Buon pomeriggio.
Come stai? Yeah, tell me. Come stai?
Di dove sei? Really?
Ti piace il vino? Ti piace leggere?
Ti piace studiare? You better say yes.
Cosa vuoi fare? Vuoi ballare? Vuoi cantare?
Hai caldo? Hai freddo? Again, I can't hear you. Louder, please.
Hai fame? Hai sete? Hai sonno? I hope not.
Cosa vuoi fare? Again. Write down.
Cosa vuoi fare?
Io voglio mangiare.
Okay, tell me.
Questa è?
Posso avere? Per favore?
Okay, now let's practice with numbers.
I will tell you a number, you just tell me.
In italiano, come si dice in italiano? Number six?
Yes. Number eight.
In italiano si dice number three?
Number five?
Number four?
Number ten si dice?
Number one si dice come?
What?
Number nine?
Number two?
Seven.
Okay, I think it's time for us to call Marina.
Marina, vieni qui. Now we'll practice with her.
Ecco Marina. Ciao Marina.
Ciao.
Sei pronta per praticare?
Sì, sono pronta.
Grazie.
Marina, vuoi una pizza piccola o grande?
Voglio una pizza piccola.
Piccola. Hai fame?
No, non ho fame.
Ah, I see. That's why you want pizza piccola.
Okay, Marina. Sofia Loren è un uomo o una donna?
Sofia Loren è una donna.
È una donna bella?
Sì, è una donna bella.
Certo. Molto bella.
Robert De Niro è un uomo o una donna?
Robert De Niro è un uomo.
Bene.
Tom Cruise è alto o basso?
È basso. Basso.
Tom Cruise è basso, sì. Non è alto.
Nicole Kidman è alta o bassa?
Nicole Kidman è alta.
Alta. Molto alta, sì.
Okay, Marina. Now we'll learn some espressioni utili, useful expressions.
Basta. Basta means... Marina, basta means enough. Okay? Enough. Basta.
Auguri. Auguri is an expression that we say when we want to congratulate somebody.
It could be even the birthday. For instance, you can say happy birthday. You can say auguri.
It's my birthday. You say, Luca.
So which means... Auguri means what?
Auguri literally means like wishes.
Also best wishes.
Yeah. But we use it for all kinds of occasions.
When you want to congratulate somebody and you say auguri.
Best wishes.
Yes.
Buon viaggio. Buon viaggio is an expression that you tell to somebody who is going to leave, going somewhere.
So you say, have a good trip. Buon viaggio.
And cin cin is something that we say, guess when?
Cin cin.
Salute is something that we say...
Salute.
Dio mio. Dio mio is what in English you say, oh my god. Oh my god. Dio mio.
I've heard mio dio.
Mio dio is... Yeah, it's the same. We say both. Dio mio or mio dio.
Che palle is something that we use when we're really annoyed or bored.
For instance, I'm reading a book and it's really boring.
Or when we get annoyed by something or someone.
For instance, someone is calling me and I know who it is and I don't want to answer.
I mean, this person is a pain.
So you say, oh, che palle.
It's true. Che palle.
Or, I don't know, you have to do something that you don't want to do.
Like, I don't know, you have to do laundry.
You say, che palle.
You might want to do this too.
You know, che palle.
So it's either, what a drag.
You know, like boring.
Or what a pain.
Okay, che palle.
Mamma mia.
Well, mamma mia, everyone knows that.
It can be used both for positive or negative.
Usually it's for a good thing.
So, mamma mia.
Well, you're surprised in a good way.
But you can be surprised in a negative way.
So, mamma mia.
Alright, and the last one is finito.
Which means finished.
Just like our lesson.
So, this lezione è finita.
Finita.
Well, finito is general.
It's finished.
Yeah, it's finished.
It's over.
In the case of the lesson.
La lezione è finita.
Okay?
Si, perfetto.
Grazie Marina.
Grazie Luca.
Ci vediamo presto alla lezione numero 8.
Ciao.
Ciao a voi.
