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.
Ваша очередь
Signor Greco tells Karen that his daughter lives in New York. Karen answers Davvero? Che bello! What is she saying?
ВерноНе совсем такПроверьте заглавные буквы.Проверьте диакритические знаки.
Really? How nice!Davvero? shows surprise and interest; Che bello! shows she's pleased.
Вы это знали?
The main idea
Reactions
Che bello!
How nice!
Davvero?
Really?
Che peccato!
What a shame!
Che fortuna!
How lucky!
Complimenti!
Well done!
Che is keh: ch before e or i sounds like k. peccato is pek-KA-to; davvero is dav-VEH-ro. Complimenti! looks like compliments, but it means well done! or congratulations!: say it for something someone did, like a great meal to the cook, not for a view or a building.
Compliments
Che bella città!
What a beautiful city!
Buonissimo!
Delicious!
Bellissimo!
Beautiful!
Mi piace moltissimo.
I like it very much.
-issimo makes an adjective stronger: buono becomes buonissimo, really good; bello becomes bellissimo. The stress falls on -is-: bel-LEES-see-mo, bwo-NEES-see-mo. The ending follows the noun: La città è bellissima., Il mare è bellissimo.
Signor Greco shows Karen around:
Greco:Questa è la chiesa di Santa Croce.
This is the church of Santa Croce.
Karen:Che bella! È bellissima!
How beautiful! It's gorgeous!
Greco:Domani c'è la festa del santo, con la musica in piazza.
Tomorrow there's the saint's festival, with music in the square.
Karen:Davvero? Che fortuna!
Really? How lucky!
Greco:Ma Lei parte domani?
But are you leaving tomorrow?
Karen:Sì, purtroppo.
Yes, unfortunately.
Greco:Che peccato!
What a shame!
Quick check
Ваша очередь
Karen hears that the museum is closed today. What does she say?
ВерноНе совсем такПроверьте заглавные буквы.Проверьте диакритические знаки.
Bad news: Che peccato!, what a shame.
Ваша очередь
Use -issima: The pizza is really good!
La pizza è !
ВерноНе совсем такПроверьте заглавные буквы.Проверьте диакритические знаки.
La pizza è buonissima!
buona + -issima for a feminine noun: buonissima.
Ваша очередь
Signor Greco says he has been to Ohio. Karen is surprised. What does she say?
ВерноНе совсем такПроверьте заглавные буквы.Проверьте диакритические знаки.
Davvero?: really?
Ваша очередь
Karen sees the sea from a terrace in Otranto, near Lecce. React with a compliment.
ВерноНе совсем такПроверьте заглавные буквы.Проверьте диакритические знаки.
Che bello! È bellissimo!
Che bella vista!
Che and an adjective or a noun, or -issimo.
Вы это знали?
Take with you
Che bello!
How nice!
Davvero?
Really?
Che peccato!
What a shame!
Che fortuna!
How lucky!
Complimenti!
Well done!
Che bella città!
What a beautiful city!
Buonissimo!
Delicious!
Mi piace moltissimo.
I like it very much.
Che + a word, and -issimo when you mean it: that's how Italians react.
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