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Newbie Lesson #3 - Do People Understand Where You’re Coming From?

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While traveling and meeting new people in Italy, one of the most common questions people want to know is, “where are you from?” Knowing how to answer this simple phrase in Italian is important to communicating with the people in Italy. Using your Italian language skills to ask where someone is from is a pleasant way to begin a conversation. Furthermore, this phrase is essential to getting to know someone better in Italy!

Learning Italian with ItalianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Italian! This Italian Newbie lesson will teach you how to tell people what city or country you are from and how to ask them the same question in Italian. It also covers Italian pronoun usage so you can ask where other people and things came from as well. Finally, learn a little about Rome’s history! Then, stop by ItalianPod101 to pick up even more great Italian learning materials! Leave us a comment while you’re there!

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Grammar: to be, stare | Function: asking about someone, getting to know someone | Topic: countries, hometowns, locations | Politeness Level: formal, informal

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