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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! As you speak to the beautiful Italian stranger, she begins to look at you oddly. The more you talk, the more intrigued this Italian beauty seems to become. Finally, she stops you from prattling on and says to you in Italian, “You’re not from Italy, are you?” You respond in Italian, “No, but I wish I were because I love it here so much.” She inquires further in Italian, “Well, where are you from? I can tell from your accent that you’re not a native Italian speaker, though you do speak the Italian language very well.” You respond in Italian, “Actually, I’m from Long Island, near New York City in the United States.” She responds in Italian, “Really? Tell me more about the island. Is it a paradise with many beaches?”

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This entry was posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Absolute Beginner Season 1 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

13 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #2 - You’re Not from Italy, Are You?”

ItalianPod101.com says:


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Talyr says:

lo is mi right?

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Talyr says:

Mi dispaice, i meant lo is like mi right? Grazie.

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Consuelo says:

Ciao Talyr,

“Io” is ‘I’, “me” and “mi” are both ‘me’ in English.

A presto,

Consuelo :smile:

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Snowy says:

Non sono di Milano.

Thank you, these are so helpful!

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Consuelo says:

Ciao Snowy,

you are welcome! “Prego!”

We are happy you are enjoying our lessons, keep learning with us! :wink:

Consuelo!

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Karima says:

ciao,

offf things started getting serious.
it’s difficult to memorize the formal and informal way.

what’s the meaning of sei here, it’s written the same way you write sei=6

thank you..

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Thien says:

Hi,

What the difference between ‘di dove’ and ‘ da dove’.

Thanks.

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Consuelo says:

Ciao a tutti,

@Karima: “sei” is the verb “essere”, to be, at the second singular person and it’s true. It is written and pronounced exactly the same as the number 6.

@Thien: ‘di dove’ is followed by the verb “essere”, to be, and stands for ‘where are you from’. On the other hand ‘da dove’ is the pattern used with the verb “venire”, to come, like in “da dove vieni?” Where do you come from?

Thank you for your comments,

buona giornata!!

Consuelo :grin:

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Karima says:

ciao,

grazie Consuelo
but another question what’s the meaning of “a tutti”, you alwayes keep saying it in the website but I don’t know the meaning..

Karima.

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Consuelo says:

Ciao Karima,
“a tutti” means ‘to everybody’.
“Ciao a tutti”, ‘Hello to everybody’! :grin:

Consuelo

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Karima says:

ciao consuelo,

I would like to ask what’s the difference between:
sono di….
sono della….
vengo dalla….

I’m really confusing now :shock:

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Consuelo says:

Ciao Karima,

“Sono di” is followed by the name of a city.”Sono di Firenze.”

“Sono della” is followed by a region. “Sono della Toscana.”

And “vengo dalla” can be followed by a region, a nation but also a city. “Vengo dall’Italia.”

Ciao, buona giornata, :mrgreen:

Consuelo

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