Dialogue

Vocabulary

Learn New Words FAST with this Lesson’s Vocab Review List

Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.

Or sign up using Facebook
Already a Member?

Lesson Notes

Unlock In-Depth Explanations & Exclusive Takeaways with Printable Lesson Notes

Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.

Or sign up using Facebook
Already a Member?

Lesson Transcript

Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Italian.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't have pens.' in Italian.
Ofelia: [Normal] Non ho penne.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not'
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I have'
Ofelia: [Normal] ho [Slow] ho
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pens'
Ofelia: [Normal] penne [Slow] penne
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have pens.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Non ho penne. [Normal] Non ho penne.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't have time.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Non ho tempo.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not'
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I have'
Ofelia: [Normal] ho [Slow] ho
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'time'
Ofelia: [Normal] tempo [Slow] tempo
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Non ho tempo. [Normal] Non ho tempo.
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'I don't know.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Non lo so.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not'
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'that'
Ofelia: [Normal] lo [Slow] lo
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I know'
Ofelia: [Normal] so [Slow] so
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't know.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Non lo so. [Normal] Non lo so.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't understand.'
Ofelia: [Normal] Non capisco.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'not'
Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slow] non
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'I understand'
Ofelia: [Normal] capisco [Slow] capisco
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't understand.'
Ofelia: [Slow] Non capisco. [Normal] Non capisco.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Ofelia: When you don't have something or you don't understand something, it's very important to communicate it. In Italy it's not considered rude to openly and steadily refuse or negate something.

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!

Comments

Hide