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February 20th, 2008

You just met a fantastic guy in your favorite sidewalk café in Italy. You have noticed him here a couple of times with his Italian friends, but today he was reading alone at a table. There is nothing more appealing than an intelligent Italian man! So, you decide to take advantage of the situation and introduce yourself in Italian…thanks to Beginner lesson 1! You hit it off right away; you have a lot in common. At a romantic Italian restaurant on Friday night, things could not be going better…that is, until the bill arrives. He fumbles through his wallet, as if he were really going to find anything in it, then turns to you and asks in his sweetest Italian voice if you mind getting the check this time. It is then that he explains he is but a mere Italian college student overcome by your beauty, yet without a dime to pay for your meal! Good grief! Well, the next thing you have to learn is how to ask what someone does for a living in Italian…or go broke feeding the beautiful (and charming) starving students in Italy. Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! In this Italian Beginner lesson, you will learn how to ask what someone does for a living in Italian using Italian verbs fare and studiare. Then, we will discuss Italian universities, their layout, and the living arrangements of their students living in Italy. Stop by ItalianPod101 for other great Italian learning resources! Cosa fai nella vita? What do you do?

Voice Actors: Marco, Cinzia
Category: Beginner Lessons |
Grammar: | Function: | Topic: | Politeness Level: ,
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12 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #2 - Asking About Occupations in Italy Could be Very Profitable”

avatar ItalianPod101.com says:

Ciao a tutti! Hello everyone! What do you do?

avatar James says:

Cinzia! The line of the lesson…”So, you’re a liar!” Thank you for the great lessons. You guys have great chemistry, and the lessons are sooo fun!
Keep the great lessons coming!
Grazie mille! :grin:

avatar ItalianPod101.com says:

Thank you for your lovely comments.
Cinzia sometimes is too hard on me… :sad:

Oh well back to work, before she yells at me!

Ciao

Marco

avatar Cinzia says:

for James

GRAZIE MILLE A TE James!
:wink:
Glad you can have lots of fun while LEARNING ITALIAN with us, you know, when you study a foreign language it is sometimes very hard to concentrate but CON ME E MARCO, with me and Marco, the most important thing is to keep SMILING, SORRIDERE, even when you are learning something NOIOSO (boring…. like grammar) :lol:

Cinzia

avatar Jacqueline says:

Questa lezione è stata molto interessante è divertita . :grin:

Lol This part was very funny : :lol:

Marco: Cinzia, Are you a student?
Cinzia: I’m not a student.
Marco: So, you’re not that young anymore, are you?
Cinzia: “Marco!, adesso mi fa arrabbiare”

avatar Marco says:

hehe, the best thing is that me and Cinzia are like that naturally!
Italians like to make fun of each other (in a friendly manner).

Ciao

Marco

avatar Rene says:

Ciao Cinzia!
Grazie por una lezione molto divertita!
It’s true that you make learning something noioso (boring, like grammar) very interesting and fun!!!

Great job Marco and Cinzia!

-Renato

avatar Marco says:

Is is not true! I do all the work! :evil:
Scherzo - I am joking

Buona giornata
Marco

avatar Rene says:

Cinzia,
Davvero studi Giapponese? (Nihongo ga benkyou shimasuka) :grin:

By the way, can I write Giapponese with capital G, or should I write giapponese (with lower case g)?

Ciao ciao,
Rene

avatar Marco says:

Dear Rene,
you should write giapponese only with a lower case g.

While Giappone (Japan) has to be written with a capital G.

Ciao
Marco

avatar Azzoz Al-Hasani says:

Ciao
Great lesson, how could I say:
I study computer scince
also how could I say:
I’m programmer (as a job)

One more question, how could I say my name in Italy?

Grazie
Azzoz

avatar Marco says:

Dear Azzoz,
sorry for the late reply.

You can say
Studio informatica.

Sono un programmatore.

Regarding your name, I would suggest you pronounce your name normally.

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