Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You’re sitting at the bar in an Italian restaurant with your friend waiting for a table. Suddenly, your friend excuses herself to visit the ladies’ room. Feeling a presence to your left, you turn and notice that a dashing stranger, who you presume is Italian, has taken the seat beside you. He smiles and says in Italian, “Are you from around here?” Even though he’s using the oldest pick-up line in the book, you decide to play along and have some fun while you’re in Italy. You respond in Italian, “No, I’m actually American. How about you?” His smile gets even larger and he says in Italian, “I’m American too, and I’d recognize your accent anywhere. You’re from the south, aren’t you?” You respond in Italian, “Yes, I am.” Seeing that your girlfriend has returned, you introduce her in Italian to your new acquaintance. You also tell him in Italian, “She was my roommate in college, and she’s from America but her parents are French and Italian, so we are visiting them.” He nods in greeting and says in Italian, “Since we’re all from America, why are we still speaking Italian?”
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28 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #4 - By Chance, You Aren’t Italian, Are You?”
Monday at 6:30 pm
Io sono italiano e tu?
Friday at 2:47 pm
io sono Indonesian
Tuesday at 10:44 am
Ciao Dewi,
indonesianO or indonesianA?
Consuelo
Monday at 1:35 am
Ciao tutti,
io sono polacco.
Tuesday at 1:31 pm
Oh cool,
is there anyone else?
Io sono italianissima!
Ciao!!
Monday at 1:59 am
Sono cinese ma io sono di l’Inghilterra.
Is that correct?
Tuesday at 11:38 am
Ciao Snowy,
“Sono cinese” is perfect, but you should say “ma vengo dall’Inghilterra”. I’m Chinese but I come from England. Am I right?
Anyway good job, please continue practicing!!
Consuelo
Thursday at 11:10 pm
io sono egiziana…e Io amo la lingua italiana
Friday at 10:23 am
Ciao Soma,
benvenuta!!
sei egiziana? “io sono egiziana…e Io amo la lingua italiana” is perfect!
Good job!
Consuelo
Monday at 3:38 pm
Ciao e tutti. Sono Elena, piacere di conocerla
))) Sono di Ucraina….
Monday at 3:49 am
You sent me a Getting Started with Italian disk which does not work. The second disk “Secrets & tips” works, but it is not remotely useful or interesting. I want either a refund of $9.99 or a working replacement disk. Under no circumstances do I want to get charged for your service. - a very unhappy customer.
Monday at 10:28 am
Hello Wendy,
Sorry to hear about the trouble you are having with the disk. Please e-mail customer service at contactus@italianpod101.com and they will be able to help you straighten out the problem. Thank you!
Wednesday at 7:06 pm
Io sono Afghani. vore studiare italiano.
Sunday at 10:21 am
Ciao tuti
Io sono meshicano
Sunday at 10:23 am
Cial e tutti
Io sono messicano
Sunday at 11:17 pm
Mismatches between audio/podcasts and lesson notes….
Some things are in the audios that are not in the notes (such as the origin of “ciao”, which I would like to see written), and some things are in the notes that are not in the audio, such as the “Vocabulary Sample Sentences” sections.
Why? (The “Newbie Seasons” series do a much better job of matching the audio to the notes.)
Thursday at 3:23 pm
Ciao tutti!!!
Mi chiamo Marina, sono Russa. Piacere di conocerla)))
Thursday at 3:51 pm
Ciao, Ciao…Molto piacere! Sono Elena….
Thursday at 11:53 am
Ciao Elena!
Molto piacere . Di sove sei?
Benvenuta!
ciao
Thursday at 11:55 am
Ciao Marina,
Benvenuta! Piacere.
Buono studio!
ciao.
Thursday at 2:47 pm
Ciao Chiara! Sono di Ucraina, e tu? Piacere di conocerti con te
Wednesday at 8:48 am
Ciao! Io sono americana. Mi chiama Evie.
Tuesday at 2:39 pm
Cia tutti, Mi chiamo IrinaCia. Sono Russa)
Monday at 2:39 am
Ciao tutti!
Mi chiamo Kelly. Io sono americana.
Monday at 11:54 am
Ciao a tutti!
Thanks everyone for posting
Friday at 4:45 pm
Io sono zambiana. E lei?
Thursday at 2:32 am
Ciao ragazzi.mi chiamo Natalia Sono da Mosca. Vado dalla lezione d’italiano in metro. E gia tardi e sono stanca.
Sunday at 11:40 am
I sono Chilena
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