Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to ItalianPod101.com. This is 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do you speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘Do you speak English?’ in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Parli inglese? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning, "you speak." |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Parli [Slowly] Parli |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning, “English.” |
| Ofelia: [Normal] inglese [Slowly] inglese |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning, "Do you speak English?" |
| Ofelia: [Slowly] Parli inglese? [Normal] Parli inglese? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, "Do you speak English?" |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Parla inglese? |
| Becky: First is a polite word meaning, "You speak." |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Parla [Slowly] Parla |
| Becky: Next is the word for “English.” |
| Ofelia: [Normal] inglese [Slowly] inglese |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation again here. Listen again to the formal question meaning, "Do you speak English?" |
| Ofelia: [Slowly] Parla inglese? [Normal] Parla inglese? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Sì, parlo inglese. |
| Becky: The first word in this expression means 'Yes' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] sì [Slow] sì |
| Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'I speak English' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] parlo inglese [Slow] parlo inglese |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Sì, parlo inglese. [Normal] Sì, parlo inglese. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, “No, I don't speak English.” |
| Ofelia: [Normal] No, non parlo inglese. |
| Becky: First is the word for “no.” |
| Ofelia: [Normal] No [Slowly] No |
| Becky: Next is a word meaning, “don’t, not” |
| Ofelia: [Normal] non [Slowly] non |
| Becky: Last is a phrase meaning, “I speak English.” |
| Ofelia: [Normal] parlo inglese. [Slowly] parlo inglese. |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, "No, I don't speak English." |
| Ofelia: [Slowly] No, non parlo inglese. [Normal] No, non parlo inglese. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: When you’re in Italy, if you can’t find someone who speaks English, don’t worry! Remember that Italians love gestures, and you can always express yourself with your body and hands! |
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! |
9 Comments
HideTry to use this phrase to ask about a different language!
Buongiorno Anirudh,
Thank you for posting!
You can say: "Parlo arabo." ??
A presto!
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
Buongiorno ? ,
How do we say " I speak Arabic" in italian ?
Grazie mille ?
Buongiorno Anirudh,
Well done! ?
Please check the articles and the spelling for "LINGUA":
LO spagnolo è la mia lingua madre.
L'inglese non è la mia lingua madre.(English is not my mother tongue)
L'italiano è la mia lingua madre.
Keep up the good work!?
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
Buongiorno ? ,
Are the following sentences correct ?
Il tedesco è la mia lengua madre.
Il francese è la mia lengua madre.
Il spagnolo è la mia lengua madre.
Il inglese non è la mia lengua madre.(English is not my mother tongue)
Il italiano è la mia lengua madre.
Grazie mille ?
Hi Ani,
Yes that is correct, but if Polish is your mother tongue, you should say:
"Io sono madrelingua polacco."
or
"Il polacco è la mia lingua madre."
Keep up the great work!
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
Buongiorno ,
Io parlo polacco fluentemente.
(Is the above sentence correct ? ?)
Grazie mille ?
Hi Ani,
Anch'io parlo inglese.
I also speak English.
Grazie per il commento! Thank you for posting!
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
Buongiorno ,
Io parlo inglese .
Parla inglese ??