Talk with the people you meet on your trip: answer where you're from and why you're here, react with the little words Italians use, say you're learning Italian, and chat about the weather.
Κύκλος μαθημάτων
Ιταλικά
Αγγλικά
Αρχάριο – Βασικό
8 μαθήματα
Chatting with locals in Italian
Talk with the people you meet in Italy: answer their questions, react like an Italian, chat about the weather, ask for tips, accept invitations and tell where your family comes from. Short, natural conversations that turn a trip into an experience.
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Μαθήματα
Small talk on your trip
ΑρχάριοAbout this unit
1
Lei è di qui? Where are you from?
Sit on a bench in an Italian piazza, and sooner or later someone will start talking to you. This lesson gives you the questions locals ask a visitor, your answers, and how to ask them back.
5 λεπ.
2
Che bello! Reactions and compliments
A conversation in Italian is full of little reactions: Che bello!, Davvero?, Che peccato! This lesson gives you the ones you'll use most, and how to pay a compliment.
3 λεπ.
3
I'm learning Italian
Italians love it when visitors try their language, and they'll tell you so. This lesson shows you how to say you're learning, how to ask for a word, and how to answer a compliment on your Italian.
4 λεπ.
4
Che caldo! The weather
The weather is the easiest thing to talk about with anyone, anywhere. This lesson shows you how to say what it's like outside, and how you feel in it.
4 λεπ.
Getting closer
ΒασικόAbout this unit
Go beyond small talk: ask locals for tips, accept and decline invitations, tell people where your Italian family comes from, and stay in touch when you leave.
5
What should I see? Asking locals for tips
Guidebooks list the sights; locals know the best places. This lesson shows you how to ask the people you meet what to see, where to eat and what to do, with Lei and with tu.
5 λεπ.
6
Ti va? Invitations
Italians invite easily: a coffee, a dinner, a walk. This lesson shows you how to invite, how to say yes warmly and no kindly, and what to do when someone offers you tu.
4 λεπ.
7
Your family's town
Millions of Americans have Italian grandparents or great-grandparents, and many travel to see the town they came from. This lesson shows you how to tell the story, and how to ask locals about your family.
5 λεπ.
8
Ci sentiamo! Staying in touch
The last day of a trip is the time to thank people and keep in touch. This lesson shows you how to say goodbye warmly, swap contacts, and say you hope to come back.
5 λεπ.