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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 today's lesson we'll cover a phrase that will be essential for those of you who have allergies to something. Letting other people know about your allergy is vital to a fun and healthy trip. In today's phrase we'll go over “I'm allergic to something." |
Lesson focus |
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| To start, we'll need something that we're allergic to. In some cases, allergies to peanuts can be extremely dangerous so let's start from there. |
| In Italian, “I am allergic to peanuts” is sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| Now let's hear it once again: sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| The first word sono means “I am." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Sono |
| Sono |
| This is followed by allergico, which in English is “allergic." allergico |
| allergico |
| So to recap here, we have sono allergico, literally, this means “I am allergic." |
| Let's take a look at the next word alle which means “to the” for plural feminine nouns. |
| This is followed by arachidi which means “peanuts." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it once again: arachidi |
| arachidi |
| So all together, we have: sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| Literally, this means “I am allergic to the peanuts." |
| Now let's go over some other common allergies. Let's try shrimp. The Italian word for shrimp is gamberetti. |
| Gamberetti |
| So “I am allergic to shrimps” is sono allergico ai gamberetti. |
| sono allergico ai gamberetti. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: sono allergico ai gamberetti. |
| Now let's hear it once again: sono allergico ai gamberetti. |
| Notice that the only thing that changes here is ai gamberetti in place of alle arachidi, while the rest is the same. |
| Let’s try with eggs, which in Italian is uova. |
| uova |
| “I am allergic to eggs” is sono allergico alle uova. |
| sono allergico alle uova. |
| Let’s try with milk, which in Italian is latte. |
| latte |
| “I am allergic to milk” is sono allergico al latte |
| sono allergico al latte |
| In case you have to go to the doctor or to the hospital during your trip to Italy, you might be asked about your conditions and if you have any allergies make sure to get the right treatment. |
| In Italian, “Do you have any allergies?” is ha qualche allergia? |
| ha qualche allergia? |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ha qualche allergia? |
| Now let's hear it once again: ha qualche allergia? |
| The first word ha means “do you have." |
| Ha |
| ha |
| Then you have qualche which in English is “any.” |
| Qualche |
| Qualche |
| This is followed by allergia which means “allergy." |
| Allergia |
| Allergia |
| So all together, we have: ha qualche allergia? |
| This literally means "Do you have any allergy?" |
| In Italian, “I am having an allergic reaction” is ho una reazione allergica. |
| ho una reazione allergica. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ho una reazione allergica. |
| Now let's hear it once again: ho una reazione allergica. |
| The first word ho means “I have." |
| This is followed by una, which in English is “a,” indefinite article for feminine nouns. |
| Then you have reazione which means “reaction." |
| Reazione |
| reazione |
| And finally, allergica which in English is “allergic." |
| Allergica |
| allergica |
| So all together, we have: ho una reazione allergica. |
| Literally, this means “I have an allergic reaction." |
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. |
| "I am allergic to peanuts." - Sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| Sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| Sono allergico alle arachidi. |
| "I am allergic to eggs." - Sono allergico alle uova. |
| Sono allergico alle uova. |
| Sono allergico alle uova. |
| "I am allergic to milk." - Sono allergico al latte. |
| Sono allergico al latte. |
| Sono allergico al latte. |
| "I am having an allergic reaction." - Ho una reazione allergica. |
| Ho una reazione allergica. |
| Ho una reazione allergica. |
| 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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