An invitation to the cinema, a dinner, a weekend plan: with this song you learn how to invite someone in Italian and how to politely accept or decline, using the conditional tense and everyday phrases.
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Vado al cinema a guardare
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I am going to the cinema to watch
Un bel film venerdì sera
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A nice movie on Friday evening
Vuoi venire insieme a me?
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Do you want to come together with me? (more naturally: Do you want to come with me?)
Sarà un'ottima atmosfera
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It will be a great atmosphere
Ci vediamo alle sette e mezza
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We see each other at seven and a half (more naturally: Let's meet at seven-thirty)
Proprio davanti all'entrata
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Right in front of the entrance
Compreremo i popcorn dolci
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We will buy sweet popcorn
Sarà una bella serata
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It will be a nice evening
Ti piacerebbe unirti a me?
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Would you like to join me?
Fammi sapere oggi stesso
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Make me know today itself (more naturally: Let me know later today)
Sei libero per domani?
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Are you free for tomorrow?
Dimmi che è un bel successo
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Tell me that it is a nice success (more naturally: Tell me it's a great plan)
Sì, mi piacerebbe molto venire
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Yes, I would really like to come
Sembra divertente, mi fa sorridere
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It seems fun, it makes me smile
No, mi dispiace tanto, sono occupato
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No, I am very sorry, I am busy
Forse la prossima volta, ti sono grato
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Maybe next time, I am grateful to you (more naturally: Maybe next time, thanks for asking)
Organizziamo una piccola cena
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Let's organize a small dinner
In un ristorante qua
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In a restaurant here (more naturally: At a restaurant around here)
Puoi portare un amico con te
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You can bring a friend with you
Ordina quello che ti va
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Order whatever you feel like (here the idiom 'ti va' means to feel like having or doing something)
Facciamo piani per il fine settimana
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Let's make plans for the weekend
Sabato va bene per me
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Saturday goes well for me (more naturally: Saturday works for me)
Parleremo per molte ore
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We will talk for many hours
Dimmi se va bene per te
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Tell me if it goes well for you (more naturally: Let me know if that works for you)
Ti piacerebbe unirti a me?
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Would you like to join me?
Fammi sapere oggi stesso
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Make me know today itself (more naturally: Let me know later today)
Sei libero per domani?
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Are you free for tomorrow?
Dimmi che è un bel successo
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Tell me that it is a nice success (more naturally: Tell me it's a great plan)
Sì, mi piacerebbe molto venire
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Yes, I would really like to come
Sembra divertente, mi fa sorridere
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It seems fun, it makes me smile
No, mi dispiace tanto, sono occupato
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No, I am very sorry, I am busy
Forse la prossima volta, ti sono grato
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Maybe next time, I am grateful to you (more naturally: Maybe next time, thanks for asking)
Grazie mille per l'invito
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A thousand thanks for the invitation (more naturally: Thanks a lot for the invitation)
Ma oggi proprio non è il mio gioco
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But today really is not my game (here the expression means it's not something I am up for or able to do today)
Perché ho davvero troppa carne al fuoco
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Because I really have too much meat on the fire (the idiom 'avere troppa carne al fuoco' means having too much on one's plate or too many things going on at once)
Possiamo fare un'altra volta in questo luogo?
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Can we do another time in this place? (more naturally: Can we do it here another time?)
Sì, mi piacerebbe molto venire
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Yes, I would really like to come
Sembra divertente, mi fa sorridere
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It seems fun, it makes me smile
No, mi dispiace tanto, sono occupato
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No, I am very sorry, I am busy
Forse la prossima volta, ti sono grato
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Maybe next time, I am grateful to you (more naturally: Maybe next time, thanks for asking)
Do you want to come together with me? (more naturally: Do you want to come with me?)
Saràun'ottimaatmosfera
It will be a great atmosphere
Civediamoallesetteemezza
We see each other at seven and a half (more naturally: Let's meet at seven-thirty)
Propriodavantiall'entrata
Right in front of the entrance
Compreremoipopcorndolci
We will buy sweet popcorn
Saràunabellaserata
It will be a nice evening
Tipiacerebbeunirtiame?
Would you like to join me?
Fammisapereoggistesso
Make me know today itself (more naturally: Let me know later today)
Seiliberoperdomani?
Are you free for tomorrow?
Dimmicheèunbelsuccesso
Tell me that it is a nice success (more naturally: Tell me it's a great plan)
Sì, mipiacerebbemoltovenire
Yes, I would really like to come
Sembradivertente, mifasorridere
It seems fun, it makes me smile
No, midispiacetanto, sonooccupato
No, I am very sorry, I am busy
Forselaprossimavolta, tisonograto
Maybe next time, I am grateful to you (more naturally: Maybe next time, thanks for asking)
Organizziamounapiccolacena
Let's organize a small dinner
Inunristorantequa
In a restaurant here (more naturally: At a restaurant around here)
Puoiportareunamicoconte
You can bring a friend with you
Ordinaquellochetiva
Order whatever you feel like (here the idiom 'ti va' means to feel like having or doing something)
Facciamopianiperilfinesettimana
Let's make plans for the weekend
Sabatovabeneperme
Saturday goes well for me (more naturally: Saturday works for me)
Parleremopermolteore
We will talk for many hours
Dimmisevabeneperte
Tell me if it goes well for you (more naturally: Let me know if that works for you)
Tipiacerebbeunirtiame?
Would you like to join me?
Fammisapereoggistesso
Make me know today itself (more naturally: Let me know later today)
Seiliberoperdomani?
Are you free for tomorrow?
Dimmicheèunbelsuccesso
Tell me that it is a nice success (more naturally: Tell me it's a great plan)
Sì, mipiacerebbemoltovenire
Yes, I would really like to come
Sembradivertente, mifasorridere
It seems fun, it makes me smile
No, midispiacetanto, sonooccupato
No, I am very sorry, I am busy
Forselaprossimavolta, tisonograto
Maybe next time, I am grateful to you (more naturally: Maybe next time, thanks for asking)
Graziemilleperl'invito
A thousand thanks for the invitation (more naturally: Thanks a lot for the invitation)
Maoggipropriononèilmiogioco
But today really is not my game (here the expression means it's not something I am up for or able to do today)
Perchéhodavverotroppacarnealfuoco
Because I really have too much meat on the fire (the idiom 'avere troppa carne al fuoco' means having too much on one's plate or too many things going on at once)
Possiamofareun'altravoltainquestoluogo?
Can we do another time in this place? (more naturally: Can we do it here another time?)
Sì, mipiacerebbemoltovenire
Yes, I would really like to come
Sembradivertente, mifasorridere
It seems fun, it makes me smile
No, midispiacetanto, sonooccupato
No, I am very sorry, I am busy
Forselaprossimavolta, tisonograto
Maybe next time, I am grateful to you (more naturally: Maybe next time, thanks for asking)
Vuoivenire?
Do you want to come?
Sì, lovoglio
Yes, I want it (more naturally: Yes, I want to)
No, nonposso
No, I cannot
Apresto
To soon (more naturally: See you soon)
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What it's about
The singer invites a friend: first to the cinema on Friday evening, then to a small dinner at a restaurant, and finally to do something on the weekend. The chorus offers two possible answers: an enthusiastic yes and a polite no. It is an ideal song for learning how to invite, accept, and decline.
Useful words and expressions
Vuoi venire (insieme a me)?: the simplest question for inviting someone.
Ti piacerebbe unirti a me?: a more polite invitation.
Sei libero per domani?: to ask if someone has time (to a woman: sei libera).
Ci vediamo alle sette e mezza: to set a time to meet. Davanti all'entrata indicates the place.
Fammi sapere: "let me know your answer".
Sì, mi piacerebbe molto venire / Sembra divertente: to accept.
Mi dispiace tanto, sono occupato (a woman says occupata): to decline politely.
Forse la prossima volta / un'altra volta: to suggest another time.
Grazie mille per l'invito: to say thank you.
Ordina quello che ti va: "order whatever you feel like". Andare a qualcuno means "to feel like / to fancy".
Sabato va bene per me / Dimmi se va bene per te: to agree on a plan.
Avere troppa carne al fuoco: an idiom meaning to have too much on your plate (too many things to do).
Grammar
Polite conditional: mi piacerebbe, ti piacerebbe. It is used to invite and reply politely. Piacere works "in reverse": (a me) mi piacerebbe, (a te) ti piacerebbe.
Simple future for plans: sarà, compreremo, parleremo.
Informal imperative (tu): dimmi, fammi sapere, ordina. The pronoun attaches to the verb: di' + mi = dimmi, fa' + mi = fammi.
Andare a + infinitive: Vado al cinema a guardare un film.
Days without an article: venerdì sera means "this Friday". Il venerdì would mean "every Friday".
Telling time: alle sette e mezza (preposition a + article).
Some lines are built for the rhyme and shouldn't be copied:
"Dimmi che è un bel successo" doesn't sound natural here: it rhymes with stesso. You would rather say dimmi di sì.
"Oggi proprio non è il mio gioco" is not an Italian expression: it is there to rhyme with fuoco. Better to say oggi proprio non posso or oggi non è giornata.
"Un'altra volta in questo luogo" is stiff: people say un'altra volta qui or simply facciamo un'altra volta?.
"Sarà un'ottima atmosfera": naturally, you would say ci sarà un'ottima atmosfera.
"Ti sono grato" after a refusal is very formal. Usually people say grazie comunque.
"Sì, lo voglio" sounds like the wedding vow. To accept an invitation, you say sì, volentieri! or sì, vengo!.
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