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Speak to Me (Italian)

Claudia D'Ambrosio•podcasters.spotify.com
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Hi, welcome to Claudia's Conversation Classes. A quick intro about this podcast. My aim is to help you speak the language. Conversing is what keeps the language alive and we oftentimes forget that. Learning to speak the language should be simple and fun, so these episodes will be short and straight to the point. All you have to do is pay attention to what I say and answer what I ask. It's easy. If you missed it, just rewind. Are you ready to talk Italian with me? Okay, let's get started. Speak to me. Parla con me.
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Unit 43 - A Shopping Dialogue

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Aug 12, 2020•5 min

Unit 42 - Shopping for shoes and other items

You use lo/la (to say it) for masc and fem singular nouns and li/le (to say them) for plural nouns for example vorrei vederlo, vorrei vederle I would like to see it, I would like to see them

Jul 28, 2020•8 min

Unit 41 - Shopping for clothes

When shopping for clothes we use the verb Cerco (I am looking for.....) and desidero (I want....) for example cerco un pantalone, desidero una camicia bianca. Colour adjectives change according to the gender of the noun, for example una maglia nera, a black jumper, however some colour adjectives never change, for example una gonna verde

Jul 24, 2020•7 min

Unit 36 - paying compliments

To describe a noun the adjective needs to match up with noun depending whether it is masculine (o) or feminine (a) or whether it is masculine plural (i) or feminine plural (e). When we say a singular noun is delicious we use e' but when the noun is plural we use sono e.g il gelato e' delizioso, I gelati sono deliziosi.

May 14, 2020•5 min

Unit 29 - Asking About Train Times

Using questions like 'a che ora parte' and 'a che ora arriva' to find out train times. (What time does it arrive/leave)

Mar 23, 2020•4 min

Unit 28 - Asking About Transport

When asking for means of transport you can respond with "yes there is one" (si, ce n'è uno). 'Uno' is referred to the means of transport as they are all male nouns, hence why 'uno' ends in-o and not in -a. And the actual sentence means "yes there is one of 'them'", so you don't have to repeat what you're talking about.

Mar 13, 2020•6 min

Unit 27 - At the Markets

Converse with me as if we were really at the markets! I'll ask you questions as the vendor, and you answer them in Italian. It's simple!

Mar 06, 2020•3 min

Unit 25 - Asking How Much Items Cost

To ask how much items cost we use 'quanto costa' to ask for singular items (for e.g 'a kilo of apples), or 'quanto costano' to ask for more than one item (for e.g 2kg of bananas).

Feb 18, 2020•7 min

Unit 24 - Shopping for Food 2

Different ways for requesting food items. Using 'vorei' (I would like), 'prendo' (I'll have) & 'mi dá' (could you give me).

Feb 10, 2020•6 min

Unit 20 - Talking About What's in Town (2)

'Ci sono' is used to say 'there are'. And using plural of nouns, the masculine that ends in -o (e.g. teatro) go to -i (teatri). And feminine nouns like bancha that change to -e to form the plural. However in banche, note there is a 'h' to keep the same sound. Furthermore, nouns that end in -e, whether they are masculine or feminine, end in -i. **NEXT UNIT WILL BE UP NEXT JANUARY! HAPPY HOLIDAYS**

Dec 08, 2019•4 min

Unit 19 - Talking About What There is in Town

Using expressions 'c'é' and 'non c'é in questions and in answers to say there is or there isn't as well as 'ecco' to say here is. And using the expression 'ce n'é una/uno when referring to a female noun to say there is one. For e.g: ce n'é uno (mercato), ce n'é una (banca). This is just a different way of answering to is there a market/bank?

Dec 03, 2019•6 min

Unit 18 - Talking About Where You Work

Using the verb 'lavoro' to say 'I work' and to ask 'dove lavori' where do you work (informally) and to ask where he/she works 'dove lavora'.

Dec 03, 2019•4 min

Unit 17 - Talking About Where You Live

Using the verb abita to say formally where do you live. (Dove abita). And informally where do you live (dove abiti). And saying I live in a place or in a particular kind of housing.

Nov 22, 2019•5 min

Unit 16 - Ordering Drinks (2)

Looking at masculine nouns that end in O or E in the singular change to I in the plural. Looking at famine nouns that end in A in the singular change to E in the plural. Nouns that end in E with an accent and other letters do not change in the plural.

Nov 13, 2019•5 min

Unit 15 - Offering Someone a Drink

Various ways of offering someone a drink, like 'prende un caffé', 'che cosa prende', 'e per lei?' (Formal) Or 'e per re?' (Informal)

Nov 06, 2019•5 min

Unit 13 - Asking and Saying How Old You Are

To say how old you are, use the verb 'ho'. To ask someone formally how old they are: quanti anni ha? If you want to ask someone informally how old they are: quanti anni hai? Another way to ask formally how old someone is: ha 47 anni. Or, informally (when you're presuming the age): hai 75 anni?

Oct 25, 2019•6 min
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