Intro
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Consuelo: Buongiorno a tutti! |
Marco: Marco, here. Absolute Beginner Season 1 Lesson 1: Greeting Your New Friends with Perfect Italian. |
Consuelo: Hello, everyone. I'm Consuelo and welcome to ItalianPod101.com. |
Marco: With us, you'll learn to speak Italian with fun and effective lessons. |
Consuelo: We also provide you with cultural insights. |
Marco: And tips you won't find in a textbook. In today's class, we will focus on Italian greetings. |
Consuelo: This conversation takes place at the bus stop. |
Marco: The conversation is between Melissa Cox and Alessio Martini. |
Consuelo: In the first conversation, they will be speaking informal Italian. In the second conversation, the Italian is very formal. |
Lesson conversation
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Marco: Let's listen to the conversation. |
Marco: Informal. |
Melissa: Ciao, mi chiamo Melissa, e tu? |
Alessio: Ciao, piacere. Io mi chiamo Alessio. |
Melissa: Piacere Alessio. |
Marco: Formal. |
Melissa: Buon giorno, mi chiamo Melissa Cox. E lei? Come si chiama? |
Alessio: Buon giorno. Alessio, Alessio Martini. Piacere di conoscerla. |
Melissa: Molto lieta. |
Marco: Let's hear it slowly now. |
Consuelo: Ancora una volta, lentamente. |
Melissa: Ciao, mi chiamo Melissa, e tu? |
Alessio: Ciao, piacere. Io mi chiamo Alessio. |
Melissa: Piacere Alessio. |
Melissa: Buon giorno, mi chiamo Melissa Cox. E lei? Come si chiama? |
Alessio: Buon giorno. Alessio, Alessio Martini. Piacere di conoscerla. |
Melissa: Molto lieta. |
Marco: And now with the translation. |
Consuelo: Questa volta con la traduzione. |
Consuelo: Ciao, mi chiamo Melissa, e tu? / Hi, my name is Melissa. And you? |
Marco: Ciao, piacere. Io mi chiamo Alessio. / Hi. Nice to meet you. My name is Alessio. |
Consuelo: Piacere Alessio. / Nice to meet you Alessio. / Buon giorno, mi chiamo Melissa Cox. E lei? Come si chiama?/ Good morning. My name is Melissa Cox, and you, sir, what is your name? |
Marco: Buon giorno. Alessio, Alessio Martini. Piacere di conoscerla. / Good morning. Alessio, Alessio Martini. Nice to meet you. |
Consuelo: Molto lieta. / Very pleased to meet you. |
POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
Marco: Hey, Consuelo. Italians commonly greet each other by shaking hands, right? |
Consuelo: Sure, and the handshake must be quite strong. And you know, Marco, what friends do when they meet? |
Marco: Oh, yes. I saw them in Italy. They kiss each other on both cheeks. |
Consuelo: Exactly. We do it when we meet, but also when we leave. |
VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
Consuelo: buon giorno |
Marco: Good morning. Good day. Good afternoon. |
Consuelo: buon giorno |
Marco: And the next word is… |
Consuelo: ciao |
Marco: Hello. Hi. Bye. |
Consuelo: ciao |
Marco: And today's last word is… |
Consuelo: e |
Marco: And. |
Consuelo: e |
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
Marco: So, Consuelo, what expression are we studying today? |
Consuelo: That's the Italian expression “Piacere di conoscerla”. |
Marco: Nice to meet you. |
Consuelo: “Piacere di conoscerla” is a very formal greeting as we are talking to the other person using “Lei”. |
Marco: Yes, the third singular person "she" used as courtesy form in Italian. |
Consuelo: Italians generally use the formal “Lei” with everyone except family members, close friends, classmates and children. For informal occasions, we always use “tu”. |
Marco: You, the “tu” form denotes familiarity. It can also be used to express group solidarity such as among university colleagues or women. |
Consuelo: So, Marco, in case you want to say, "Nice to meet you," using “tu”, what would you say? |
Marco: Ah, that's different. It should be “Piacere di conoscerti”. |
Consuelo: Yes, but you can also simply say, “Piacere”. |
Marco: That's excellent. |
Lesson focus
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Consuelo: Let us look at today's Grammar Point. |
Marco: The focus of this lesson is on Italian greetings. |
Consuelo: Let's start with “Ciao”. “Ciao” is the easiest and the most common Italian form of greeting. People use to say, "Hi," "Hello," or "Goodbye." |
Marco: But be careful. We should only use this greeting with people whom we are well-acquainted with such as friends or relatives. |
Consuelo: On the other hand, we may use “Buongiorno” with anybody, even people we meet for the first time. |
Marco: Literally, “Buongiorno” means "Good day." However, we may also interpret it as "Good morning," or "Good afternoon." |
Consuelo: As a rule of thumb, we can use “Buongiorno” only during daytime, from morning until evening or from before daybreak to before dusk. |
Marco: And when we want to say "Good afternoon," we can use… |
Consuelo: “Buon pomeriggio” |
Outro
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Marco: That’s just about does it for today. Before we go, we want to tell you about a way to drastically improve your pronunciation. |
Consuelo: The voice recording tool. |
Marco: Yes, the voice recording tool in the Premium Learning Center. |
Consuelo: Record your voice with a click of a button. |
Marco: And then, play it back just as easily. |
Consuelo: So, you record your voice and then listen to it. |
Marco: Compare it to the native speakers. |
Consuelo: And adjust your pronunciation. |
Marco: This will help you improve your pronunciation fast. Arrivederci! |
Consuelo: A presto! Ciao! |
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