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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.

Lesson focus
In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask “How do you say this in Italian?” Come si dice questo in Italiano?, do you remember?
Today, because we don’t want you to be off guard in any kind of situations in Italy, we are going to introduce you to a new phrase that is very important to help you focus your skills, not on the sounds, but on the writing. So let’s start this new lesson.
In Italian “Can you write it down please?” is Può scriverlo per favore?
Può scriverlo per favore?
Let’s break it down by syllable: Può scriverlo per favore?
Now let's hear it once again: Può scriverlo per favore?
The first word può means “can you," it comes from the verb potere “can,” and in this case is used in the formal way of speech.
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: può
può
This is followed by scriverlo, which in Italian is “write it." It comes from the verb scrivere “to write” plus lo which means “it.”
Finally we have per favore “please.”
So to recap here, we have può scriverlo per favore?. Literally this means "can you write it please?"
Next we have another way to express the same meaning.
Me lo può scrivere per favore? “Can you write it down please?”
Let’s break it down by syllable: Me lo può scrivere per favore?
Now let's hear it once again: Me lo può scrivere per favore?
The first word me means “me – to me” and it’s followed by lo, which we have just seen and means “it," next you have può, which we have seen previously, and means “can you," then you have scrivere “to write."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: scrivere
scrivere
So all together we have me lo può scrivere per favore?
Literally this means “can you write it to me?” and it’s translated “can you write it down?”
Once you have it, it can happen that you have the written words but you have no idea how to pronounce them. In Italian, “How do you pronounce this?” is Come si pronuncia questo?
Come si pronuncia questo? While pointing at the word.
Let’s break it down by syllable: Come si pronuncia questo?
Now let's hear it once again: Come si pronuncia questo?
The first word come means “how."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: come
come
This is followed by si pronuncia which in English “is prononunced," then you have questo which you know very well and is “this."
So to recap here, we have Come si pronuncia questo?
Literally this means “How is this pronounced?”
It might happen that people are not carrying any piece of paper or a pen, so before asking può scriverlo per favore? try Ha carta e penna?
Ha carta e penna? “Do you have a paper and pen?”
Let’s break it down by syllable: Ha carta e penna?
Now let's hear it once again: Ha carta e penna?
The first word ha means you have (third person singular) from the verb avere “to have," used in the formal way of speech then you have carta which in English is "paper."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: carta
carta
Then you have e, “and," and finally penna, “pen."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: penna
penna

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.
“Can you write it down please?” - Può scriverlo per favore?
Può scriverlo per favore?
Può scriverlo per favore?
“Can you write it down please?” - Me lo può scrivere per favore?
Me lo può scrivere per favore?
Me lo può scrivere per favore?
“How do you pronounce this?” - Come si pronuncia questo?
Come si pronuncia questo?
Come si pronuncia questo?
“Do you have a paper and pen?” - Ha carta e penna?
Ha carta e penna?
Ha carta e penna?
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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