Basic Spoken Italian Lesson 5 Agreement and Disagreement Phrases

Hello everyone Welcome to Learn Italian This is a free online basic Italian speaking course Good morning everyone This is an Italian conversation course In the last lesson you learned how to apologize and respond to apologies There was also a quiz I didn't pass the math exam A I'm sorry B I'm truly sorry The correct answer is B I'm truly sorry I didn't pass the math exam I'm really sorry Today you're going to learn some phrases for agreeing and disagreeing Let's begin To keep the conversation flowing you can use phrases expressing agreement or disagreement The choice of phrase depends on whether you agree or disagree with the statement as well as on whether the sentence is positive or negative That's why I divided them into four parts When you agree with a positive statement use anch'io For example Every day I go to work by car So do I When you disagree with a positive statement say io invece no Every day I go to work by car I don't I go to work by subway I don't I go to work by tube When you agree with a negative statement use neanch'io Neither do I I never have breakfast Neither do I When responding to a negative statement with disagreement use io invece sì But me I do I never have breakfast But me yes I do it every morning I do I have it every morning Note that if a verb introduces an indirect object the expressions for agreement and disagreement change slightly Let's see some examples I like cream ice cream Me too Me too A me invece no Mi piace colo alla fragola I don't I like the strawberry one Non mi piacciono le verdure I don't like vegetables Not me either Me neither But me yes I do In summary to express agreement with positive statements use anch'io or anche a me To express agreement with negative sentences use neanch'io or neanche a me To disagree with positive statements use io invece no or a me invece no And to counter negative statements use "io invece sì" or "a me invece sì " Let's practice You will hear a short dialogue between two friends Listen to it first in English In my free time I enjoy cooking Me too I enjoy baking cakes and cookies for my family But I'm not fond of sports How about you Neither am I I'm almost always at home And then I hate traveling I don't I travel frequently I go to the mountains I love nature I also love nature I have a large garden at my home Now you will hear the dialogue in Italian Listen carefully In my free time I enjoy cooking I enjoy baking cakes and cookies for my family too Instead I don't like doing sports How about you Me neither I'm almost always at home I absolutely hate traveling I on the other hand travel frequently I go to the mountains I love nature I also love nature I have a large garden at my home Now there's a question Do you agree or disagree with this statement I like reading And you You can leave your answer on my Instagram account Don't forget to download all the materials for this episode at www learnitalian site Click on the Skills tab and then select Speak Header from the menu Make sure to subscribe rate and comment on my YouTube channel and on any podcast app Finally if you're looking to study grammar and vocabulary check out the Italian beginner and elementary courses on my website In the next lesson you'll learn some expressions of surprise and disbelief Thank you so much See you soon