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“Joe, is that right?” (Yes, that’s right.) “Joe? Am I saying it right?” (Yes. Your English pronunciation is perfect. I wish my Italian was so good! As I was saying, I’m so glad to finally be in Italy…) “I’m sorry, how do you spell that? Is it J-O?” (There’s an E on the end. So as I was saying, I’m so happy to finally be in Italy…) “That’s a very peculiar name, Yo“. (It’s “Joe” actually…) “You know, it might be easier if we just call you Giuseppe.” (Um… Giuseppe?) “Yes, ‘Joe’ is just such a peculiar name to us Italians, no one is going to remember it, so it might be easier if you just introduce yourself as ‘Giuseppe’.” (Um… well, if…) “Just a suggestion. Either everyone’s going to get the pronunciation wrong, or they’re just not going to remember. Going by ‘Giuseppe’ would just make things a lot easier.”
In today’s Culture Lesson we’re learning about two Italian names: Giuseppe/Giuseppina and Chiara. We’ll be learning about the origin of these names, and some famous people who have had them. For more on Italian culture and language, come to ItalianPod101.com!
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Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Your after-work happy hour has turned into drink after drink. In fact, you can’t remember how many drinks you’ve had. You think to yourself in Italian, “I’ve had one beer, two cocktails, and three glasses of spumante…” You look down at your co-worker’s glass, and it seems empty…again! You don’t want this night to end, so you ask your co-worker in Italian, “Do you want another drink?” She says in Italian, “It’s getting late…we must have had five or six drinks already.” You respond in Italian, “Well, it is the weekend, so let’s have one more.” She agrees, and you call over the bartender and tell him you want another round in Italian. The bartender whispers to you in Italian, “Are you making any progress? You’ve been plying her with drinks all night…how many is it going to take to get her phone number?”
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