Learn how to ask, "How do you eat this?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian survival phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Italy. You will be surprised at how far a little Italian will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| In Italy there are many delicious dishes! We've already covered how to order them, but now how to eat them! That, however, is not always so straightforward. So in today's lesson we'll learn how to ask “how do you eat this?" |
Lesson focus |
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| In Italian, “How do you eat this?” is come si mangia questo? |
| come si mangia questo? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: come si mangia questo? |
| Now let's hear it once again: come si mangia questo? |
| The first word come means “how." |
| Let's hear it one more time: come |
| This is followed by si, which is in Italian is a pronoun to make impersonal phrases. |
| si |
| Then you have mangia which means “eats." |
| Mangia |
| Mangia |
| So to recap here, we have come si mangia. Literally, this means “how is it eaten." |
| Let's take a look at the next word questo which means “this." |
| Questo |
| questo |
| So all together, we have: come si mangia questo? |
| Literally, this means “how is this eaten?” |
| There are other instances when you may want to add some sauce, etc. to your dish. In this case you can ask “Could you add something to this?” which in Italian is può aggiungerci qualcosa? |
| può aggiungerci qualcosa? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: può aggiungerci qualcosa? |
| Now let's hear it once again: può aggiungerci qualcosa? |
| So, the first word is può which means “can you." |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: può |
| Now let's hear it once again: può |
| It’s followed by aggiungerci which is the verb agguingere “to add” plus ci a pronoun which substitutes “this." So literally, this means “add to it." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: aggiungerci |
| This is followed by qualcosa, which in English is “something." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: qualcosa |
| qualcosa |
| So all together, we have: può aggiungerci qualcosa? Literally, this means “can you add to it something?” |
| Finally, something that may come in handy for everyone out there adverse to hot things. Italian cuisine is not known for being spicy but if you are visiting some southern areas probably you will find some typical spicy dishes. The question "is this hot?" in Italian is è piccante? |
| è piccante? |
| The first word è means “is." |
| Let's hear it one more time: è |
| This is followed by piccante, which in English is “hot-spicy.” |
| Pic-can-te, piccante. |
| So all together, we have: è piccante? |
| Literally, this means “is spicy?" |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian. |
| "How do you eat this?" - Come si mangia questo? |
| Come si mangia questo? |
| Come si mangia questo? |
| "Could you add something to this?" - Può aggiungerci qualcosa? |
| Può aggiungerci qualcosa? |
| Può aggiungerci qualcosa? |
| "Is this hot?" - È piccante? |
| È piccante? |
| È piccante? |
| That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao! |
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