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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You’re walking around a great little Italian boutique with your friends, inspecting the Italian merchandise for sale. You’re in the market for some Italian accessories to match an outfit you bought at another Italian clothier, but so far, you’ve had no luck till now. You find a great necklace and a scarf, but there is no Italian price tag on the items. Puzzled, you flag down an Italian salesperson who is eyeing you and following you closely around the store. You ask the salesperson in Italian, “How much is this necklace?” He responds in Italian, “It’s four hundred euros.” Aghast, you reply in Italian, “For a beaded necklace?” He insists in Italian, “It’s handcrafted by Italian artisans.” You tell him in Italian, “Well, no thanks. What about this scarf?” He responds in Italian, “It’s also handmade here in Italy, so it’s more expensive.” You ask in Italian, “What, did the silkworms grow up here too?” With that, you storm out of the store and march onto the next Italian merchant.
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4 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #8 - How Much Does That Italian Accessory Cost?”
Monday at 6:30 pm
Sunday at 5:29 pm
Ciao Marco,
hai detto in questa lezione che l’accento è messo sulla penultima silaba. Hai detto “That’s why we say compri-aaa-mo instead of c-ooo-mpriamo”, ma mi sembra deve anche detto che c’è questo eccezione nella terza persone plurale dove si dice veramente c-ooo-mprano e non compri-aaa-no.
Grazie per il vostro servizio
Martin
P.S. Vivo in un parte d’Italia dove si parla il tedescho: l’Alto Adige. Faccio questi lezioni per restare “fit” e in Italiano e in Inglese, perché parlate anche in Inglese. La mia madre lingua è il tedesco, ma ho tanti amici italiani, e nel condominio dove abito (a Merano) ci sono solo italiani.
Monday at 4:41 pm
In Lesson 7 there was an example sentence “In Toscana l’olio d’olive è molto buono” and in Lesson 8 there was a sentence “A Firenze puoi trovare delle belle cinture di pelle”. Why do you use “in Toscana” but “a Firenze”?
Tuesday at 1:33 pm
Ciao Judi,
good question! Prepositions are one of the most challenging part in Italian.
We say “in Toscana” but “a Firenze” because with name of regions and nations we use the preposition “in” but with names of city we use “a”.
For example.
“Abito a Genova, in Liguria.”/I live in Genoa, in Liguria.
Thank you for your comment, grazie mille!!
Consuelo
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