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.
À votre tour
At the end of Tony's last evening, Giulia says Ci sentiamo! rather than Ci vediamo! What's the difference?
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Ci vediamo! is see you!, when you'll meet again. Ci sentiamo! is we'll talk, by phone or message: Tony is leaving.
Vous le saviez ?
The main idea
Saying goodbye
Grazie di tutto!
Thanks for everything!
Mi dai il tuo numero?
Can I have your number?
Ti scrivo su WhatsApp.
I'll text you on WhatsApp.
Ci sentiamo!
Talk soon!
Torna presto!
Come back soon!
Buon viaggio!
Have a good trip!
Mi mancherà l'Italia.
I'll miss Italy.
Spero di tornare l'anno prossimo.
I hope to come back next year.
numero is NOO-meh-ro, stressed on the first syllable. Mi mancherà is I'll miss it: literally it will be missing to me, like mi piace. spero di + a verb is I hope to.
Tony's last evening in Sciacca:
Giulia:Allora parti domani?
So you're leaving tomorrow?
Tony:Sì, purtroppo. Grazie di tutto, Giulia!
Yes, unfortunately. Thanks for everything, Giulia!
Giulia:Mi dai il tuo numero? Ti scrivo su WhatsApp.
Can I have your number? I'll text you on WhatsApp.
Tony:Certo! Mi mancherà Sciacca.
Sure! I'll miss Sciacca.
Giulia:Torna presto!
Come back soon!
Tony:Spero di tornare l'anno prossimo.
I hope to come back next year.
Giulia:Buon viaggio! Ci sentiamo!
Have a good trip! Talk soon!
Quick check
À votre tour
Tony and Giulia will talk on the phone next week. How do they part?
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Ci sentiamo: we'll talk.
À votre tour
Complete: I hope to come back next year.
Spero tornare l'anno prossimo.
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Spero di tornare l'anno prossimo.
spero di + a verb.
À votre tour
Tony is leaving. What does Giulia wish him?
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Buon viaggio!: have a good trip.
Your new friends
Tony's two weeks in Sciacca. Answer each time as Tony.
À votre tour
Ask Signora Lombardo what she recommends you see.
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Cosa mi consiglia di vedere?
With Lei: consiglia.
Vous le saviez ?
À votre tour
Giulia invites you to dinner on Friday, but you can't. Decline kindly.
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Mi piacerebbe, ma venerdì non posso. Magari un'altra volta.
Mi piacerebbe, ma…, and magari un'altra volta.
Vous le saviez ?
À votre tour
Tell Signora Lombardo your grandfather was from Sciacca, and that you came to see your grandparents' town.
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Mio nonno era di Sciacca. Sono venuto a vedere il paese dei miei nonni.
era di for where he was from, sono venuto for what you did.
Vous le saviez ?
À votre tour
Your last evening: thank Giulia for everything and ask for her number.
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Grazie di tutto, Giulia! Mi dai il tuo numero?
Grazie di tutto!, then Mi dai il tuo numero?
Vous le saviez ?
The whole conversation
À votre tour
Your last day in Italy: a woman about your age starts chatting with you in the piazza, with tu. Answer each time: she asks where you're from and if it's your first time; she says she lived in New York for a year; she says your Italian is very good; she says Che caldo oggi!; you ask her what to see before you leave; she invites you for a coffee; you tell her your grandfather was from her town; at the end, you thank her, ask for her number and say goodbye.
CorrectPas tout à faitVérifiez les majuscules.Vérifiez les accents.
Sono di Chicago. Sì, è la prima volta.
Davvero? Che bello!
Grazie, ma sto ancora imparando.
Sì, fa caldo! Ho caldo.
Cosa mi consigli di vedere?
Volentieri!
Mio nonno era di qui.
Grazie di tutto! Mi dai il tuo numero? Ci sentiamo!
Where you're from, a reaction, your Italian, the weather, a tip, a yes, your family and a warm goodbye: the whole course in one conversation.
Vous le saviez ?
Take with you
Grazie di tutto!
Thanks for everything!
Mi dai il tuo numero?
Can I have your number?
Ti scrivo su WhatsApp.
I'll text you on WhatsApp.
Ci sentiamo!
Talk soon!
Torna presto!
Come back soon!
Buon viaggio!
Have a good trip!
Mi mancherà l'Italia.
I'll miss Italy.
Spero di tornare l'anno prossimo.
I hope to come back next year.
You can now answer the questions locals ask visitors, react like an Italian, talk about your Italian and the weather, ask for tips, accept and decline invitations, tell your family's story and stay in touch. Every trip can now bring you new friends.
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