Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 14 - When are you leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Quando vai via? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] quando [Slow] quando |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you go' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vai [Slow] vai |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'away' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] via [Slow] via |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Quando vai via? [Normal] Quando vai via? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you don’t know well. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Quando va via? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] quando [Slow] quando |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you go’ in a polite form |
| Ofelia: [Normal] va [Slow] va |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'away' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] via [Slow] via |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Quando va via? [Normal] Quando va via? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Vado via tra due ore. |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'I go away' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vado via [Slow] vado via |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'in' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] tra [Slow] tra |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'two hours' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] due ore [Slow] due ore |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Vado via tra due ore. [Normal] Vado via tra due ore. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Vado via la prossima settimana. |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'I go away' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vado via [Slow] vado via |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'next week' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] prossima settimana |
| [Slow] prossima settimana |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave next week.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Vado via la prossima settimana. [Normal] Vado via la prossima settimana. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: This is a question you might be asked frequently, especially if you are on a vacation, but remember that if you ask this question out of context, the other person might think that you want him or her to go away! |
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 lesson! |
| Ofelia: Ciao! |
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