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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! The guy sitting next to you at the Italian bar tries to strike up a conversation with you using the most common line you’ve heard since you’ve been in Italy. He asks you in Italian, “Do you come here often?” You tell him in Italian, “No, but I hear that line pretty often. Can’t you men think of anything original?” He replies in Italian, “Yeah, I could, but I like to save my good material for the first date.” You ask him in Italian, “How often does that line get you to the first date with a girl?” He responds in Italian, “More often than you might think.” You look him up and down and tell him in Italian, “Well, I hate to hurt your batting average, but my friend’s here and we’re having dinner. See ya.” Before you walk away, he asks you in Italian, “Hmm. Does your friend come here often?”

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This entry was posted on Monday, April 12th, 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.

9 Responses to “Absolute Beginner #15 - Do You Come to This Italian Place Often?”

ItalianPod101.com says:

Mi piace molto il gelato! Quando ero in Italia due anni fa mangavo gelato ogni giorno.

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Consuelo says:

Ciao Chuck,

il gelato in Italia è buonissimo, vero?

Io però lo mangio solo in estate. :grin:

Che gusto ti piace?

Ciao a presto,

Consuelo

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Chuck says:

Ciao Consuelo. I miei gusti preferiti sono i gusti di frutta (pesca, fragola, amarena).

Grazie per le lezioni interessanti!

Chuck

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Marion says:

Ciao, Consuelo.
I am a little confused when should I use ” conoscere” and when should I use “sapere”? Or are they interchangeable? Thank you. I am loving the lessons but am not yet up to asking my questions in Italian. :grin: Marion

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Ruggero says:

Hello Marion,
These two verbs are quite similar so I understand they can be easy to confuse. I would say that “sapere” is used more for knowing informations, facts, and how to do something. On the other hand, “conoscere” is used to talk about knowing people, places, things like that. There is just a basic overview.

We actually will have a future lesson that goes over the differences in Absolute Beginner Season 2 (starts in July). It’s a little far off but please look out for it. :smile:

Cheers!

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Jay says:

Season two begins in July?!?! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Yayyyyyy!!

Will these lessons be released all at once, or periodically? If so, how often do you guys release them?
Grazie mille!

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Amalie says:

Hello Jay,

Thank you very much for commenting!

Yes, that’s right! Absolute Beginner Season 2 will start on the 4th of July!

A new lesson will be published every Monday.

Hope you will continue to enjoy our Italian lessons!

Best regards,

Amalie

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Beverly Forte says:

I signed up for your lessons but cannot receive them. what is wrong? they keep telling me to sign up and I have already paid.
I would like the video lessons.
ty

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ItalianPod101.com says:

Hello Beverly,
There may be a problem with your account or subscription - please email our customer service team at contactus@italianpod101.com and let them know about the issue. They will be able to help you fix it :) Thank you!

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