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15 Responses to “Newbie Lesson #6 - How Many Cups of Italian Espresso Have You Had?!?”
Tuesday at 6:30 pm
Do you usually ask someone’s age the first time you meet?
Wednesday at 5:25 am
Quasi mai.
Wednesday at 10:51 am
I also never ask someone’s age, it seems rude.
Ciao!
Wednesday at 11:02 am
I don’t ask adults their age. I do ask people the age of their children, sometimes. My daughter and I are often asked what her (my daughter’s) age is. So maybe this is a good thing to learn if you have kids, and meet people with kids.
Wednesday at 11:08 am
Dear Krista,
I also think that age is more commonly asked when there is a young person involved, like a child or a teenager.
Ciao
Marco
Friday at 7:31 am
So Marco…..quanti anni ha Cinzia?! Non e a “profiles”.
Friday at 9:47 am
Dear J. Mario,
I was waiting for this comment!
I will make sure that SHE writes her age!
Buona giornata
Marco
Saturday at 3:19 am
Si - la Senorina Italiana e “aggressive”, ma anchile coy!
By the way - ItalianPod101.com is the best Italian program on Itunes. I tried the others; they don’t compare with you two. Benisimo!
Saturday at 9:34 am
Dear J. Mario,
It is better to say
“Le ragazze italiane sono aggressive, ma anche qui lo sono!”
“Italian girls are aggressive, but they are so also here!”
We prefer to use the plural form because by doing so it becomes a general statement and not a direct one.
Thank you for your compliments.
It is going to get even better!
Ciao
Marco
Sunday at 1:29 am
I see, that makes sense.
Grazie mille!
Sunday at 1:44 am
My father reminded me recently of the time when I was a child and I was asked my age:
Uncle:”Quanti anni hai? ”
Me:” Tanti!” and I was only 3!
Sorry, I am not brave enough to tell you ‘quanti anni ho adesso!’
Ciao
roma55
Tuesday at 12:33 pm
Hi,
I think the PDF has the wrong dialog for the Formal Italian and Formal English bits. They read the same as Newbie Lesson #5 and are nothing like the Informal Italian and Informal English bits.
Any chance of a correction?
Tuesday at 6:12 pm
Thank you for pointing that out!
It has been fixed now.
Buona giornata
Marco
Sunday at 12:23 pm
This lesson is a bit of a challenge for me. You are really making me concentrate. I love it.
Tuesday at 11:27 am
Ciao Bendeb!!
Challenge is good, but I’m sure you can also have fun with our dialogues and lessons.
Grazie mille per il commento!
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