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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Italian.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Do you have a pen?' in Italian.
Ofelia: [Normal] Hai una penna?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'you have'
Ofelia: [Normal] hai [Slow] hai
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a'
Ofelia: [Normal] una [Slow] una
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pen'
Ofelia: [Normal] penna [Slow] penna
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Ofelia: [Slow] Hai una penna? [Normal] Hai una penna?
Becky: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Do you have a pen?'
Ofelia: [Normal] Ha una penna?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'you have (polite)'
Ofelia: [Normal] ha [Slow] ha
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a'
Ofelia: [Normal] una [Slow] una
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pen'
Ofelia: [Normal] penna [Slow] penna
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Ofelia: [Slow] Ha una penna? [Normal] Ha una penna?
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'Yes, I have.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Sì, ce l'ho.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Ofelia: [Normal] sì [Slow] sì
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'I have that'
Ofelia: [Normal] ce l'ho [Slow] ce l'ho
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, I have.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Sì, ce l'ho. [Normal] Sì, ce l'ho.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'Yes, here you go.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Sì, ecco.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Ofelia: [Normal] sì [Slow] sì
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'here you go'
Ofelia: [Normal] ecco. [Slow] ecco.
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, here you go.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Sì, ecco. [Normal] Sì, ecco.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Ofelia: It might happen that you need to borrow something. If it's not a precious thing, such as a pen, in Italy it's ok to ask someone you haven't met before. It can even be a good way to make friends!

Outro

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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