Learn some Italian phone manners
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic phone vocabulary in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to say 'Hello.’ when answering the phone in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Pronto. |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'ready' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] pronto [Slow] pronto |
| Becky: Listen again to the word meaning 'Hello. (when answering the phone)' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Pronto. [Normal] Pronto. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'This is Maria.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Sono Maria. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I am' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] sono [Slow] sono |
| Becky: Last is the person's name |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Maria [Slow] Maria |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'This is Maria.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Sono Maria. [Normal] Sono Maria. |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'May I talk to Marco?' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Posso parlare con Marco? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I can' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] posso [Slow] posso |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to talk' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] parlare [Slow] parlare |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'with' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] con [Slow] con |
| Becky: Last is the person's name |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Marco [Slow] Marco |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'May I talk to Marco?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Posso parlare con Marco? [Normal] Posso parlare con Marco? |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'll call back later.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Richiamo più tardi. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I call back' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] richiamo [Slow] richiamo |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'later' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] più tardi [Slow] più tardi |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'll call back later.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Richiamo più tardi. [Normal] Richiamo più tardi. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: Pronto is the key word when you’re talking on the phone in Italy! If you don't hear well, and whether you are are making the call or answering the phone, by saying Pronto you will communicate to the other person that you are ready to listen. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next series! |
| Ofelia: Ciao! |
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