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Two Oh-So-Necessary to Understand Italian Verbs + Four Basic Expressions You Gotta’ Know

July 16, 2013 By Cher 1 Comment

This episode’s audio doesn’t exist, and we have technology to blame (poof! gone into cyberspace!). Instead of listening to this episode, feel free to use the notes below to learn more about the topic. And if you’re like, “CHER, NO. I NEED THIS EPISODE,” then let me know in the comments below. I’ll put it on my list to record again!

In the span of fourteen short minutes, you’ll walk away after listening to this podcast knowing:

— Four must know Italian phrases (one of which will do you wonders in keeping Italian men away from you)
— Two must know verbs, fare and essere
— One trick that will improve your memory in Italian two-fold

Not so bad for fourteen minutes, yeah?

Plus you’ll hear a story about how I almost accepted a date from a self-proclaimed Casanova in Venice during a time period in Venice where the whole city is in danger of floods.

Phrases:

— Cosa – What?
— Sono – I am/they are
— Basta Così – That’s enough
— Basta – Enough
— Così – like this, like that, so much, as much, so
— Posso – May I?

Verbs:

Essere – to be

— Sono – I am
— Sei – You are
— È – He/she/it is
— Siamo – We are
— Siete – You all are
— Sono – They are

Esempi

Italiano

  1. Sono di New York.
  2. Siamo studenti di Italiano.

Inglese

  1. I am from New York.
  2. We are Italian language students.

Fare – to do/to make

— Faccio – I do
— Fai – You do
— Fa – He/she/it does
— Facciamo – We do
— Fate – You all do
— Fanno – They do

Esempi

  1. Facciamo colazione con il cornetto e un caffè. – We make breakfast with a croissant and a cafe
  2. Voglio fare domanda per quel lavoro. – I want to apply to that job
  3. Posso fare un pausa? – Can I take a break?

Links mentioned in the show:

— Il Giorno In Piu’
— 2 Reasons to Use Collocations to Become More Conversational (+ knowing this word will make you sound fancy at parties)

Your task for today:

Read this post on collocations. 

 

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About Cher

Cher is the founder of The Iceberg Project and a passionate learner of the Italian, Mandarin and Spanish languages. In a little town called Vegas, you can find her searching the Internet for Doctor Who and Parks & Rec memes, drinking bubble tea, or talking about how much she loves grammar.

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