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March 19th, 2008

You walk out of the restaurant confused. The waitresses just kept bringing dishes… you thought that they were complimentary so you just ate them thankfully. But after you had enough, then the bill came… what you thought were free samples were actually quite expensive! You forgot to ask the most important question to ask when someone gives you something: How much is this?

In today’s lesson we’ll make sure that nothing like this ever happens to you, at least in an Italian speaking restaurant. We’ll be learning the Italian for “How much is this?” We’ll also be going over the words for “this” and “that” in both masculine and feminine forms. For more on the Italian language, lessons at different levels, and an online quiz, be sure to drop by ItalianPod101.com!

How much is it? Quant'è?

Voice Actors: Cinzia, Marco
Category: Beginner Lessons |
Grammar: | Function: | Topic: | Politeness Level:
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6 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #6 - How much is this?”

avatar ItalianPod101.com says:

During your travels abroad, did you ever discover some very cheap items compared to your home country?

avatar Jacqueline says:

Sempre! :mrgreen:
Quasi tutte le cose sono più cara nel mio paese.

avatar Marco says:

Davvero?
Per esempio?

Really?
For example?

Ciao
Marco

avatar Peter says:

Sorry to be pedantic but you only explain the singular form but give a masculine plural example- questi fiori

“negli USA” has no explanation whatsoever!!

avatar Cinzia says:

Hi Peter? Sorry I don’t understand what is not clear to you?
Can I maybe help you with some more explanation?

Cinzia

avatar Marco says:

Dear Peter,
“negli Usa” is translated in the dialog. We do not cover in detail “negli” as it would make the grammar too long and distract listeners from the lesson’s grammar focus.
Sometimes it is best to just insert a few simple words or gramar topics that are not explained in detail in order to let the student’s mind automatically understand the possible meaning.

Regarding “questi fiori”, good find. It must have slipped in while I was typing.
Sorry for the confusion, I have changed it.

Buona giornata
Marco

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