Learn how to open the doors to Italy's many attractions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian survival phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Italy. You will be surprised at how far a little Italian will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| There is so much to do and see in Italy, and there are times when access to some must-see places requires an admission ticket. So today we’re going to work on getting you through the gate, as we'll take a look at buying tickets. |
Lesson focus |
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| In Italian, ticket is biglietto. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: bi-gliet-to, |
| now let’s hear it one more time: biglietto. |
| In Italian, “one ticket please” is un biglietto per favore. |
| un biglietto per favore. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: un biglietto per favore. |
| Now let's hear it once again: un biglietto per favore. |
| The first word un means “one." |
| Let's hear it one more time: un |
| This is followed by biglietto, which in Italian is “ticket." |
| Biglietto |
| So to recap here, we have un biglietto. Literally, this means “a ticket." |
| Let's take a look at the next word which you know very well, per favore, and it means “please." |
| So all together, we have: un biglietto per favore. Literally, this means “a ticket please." |
| We’ll work on getting tickets for the rest of the party now. |
| Let’s recap numbers from one to ten. |
| “one” - uno |
| “two”- due |
| “three”- tre |
| “four” - quattro |
| “five” - cinque |
| “six” - sei |
| “seven” - sette |
| “eight” - otto |
| “nine” - nove |
| “ten” – dieci |
| So “three tickets please” in Italian is tre biglietti per favore. |
| tre biglietti per favore. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: tre biglietti per favore. |
| Now let's hear it once again: tre biglietti per favore. |
| The first word tre means “three." |
| Let's hear it one more time: tre |
| This is followed by biglietti, which in Italian is “tickets." |
| Biglietti |
| Biglietti |
| So to recap here, we have tre biglietti. Literally, this means “three tickets." Let's take a look at the next word which you’ve just seen per favore and it means “please." |
| So all together, we have: tre biglietti per favore. Literally, this means “three tickets please." |
| “Five tickets please” in Italian is cinque biglietti per favore. |
| cinque biglietti per favore. |
| cinque biglietti per favore. |
| Very often may be asked il suo biglietto per favore, “your ticket please” in order to show your ticket, not only at the entrance, so keep these admissions with you until you leave the place you are visiting. |
| The first word is il, “the” definite article for masculine nouns. |
| Let's hear it one more time: il |
| Then you have suo “your”, |
| Suo |
| Suo |
| this is followed by biglietto “ticket”, |
| Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: biglietto |
| biglietto |
| And finally you have per favore “please." |
| So all together, we have: il suo biglietto per favore, which literally means “your ticket please.” |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian. |
| "A ticket please." - Un biglietto per favore. |
| Un biglietto per favore. |
| Un biglietto per favore. |
| "Three tickets please." - Tre biglietti per favore. |
| Tre biglietti per favore. |
| Tre biglietti per favore. |
| "Five tickets please." - Cinque biglietti per favore. |
| Cinque biglietti per favore. |
| Cinque biglietti per favore. |
| "Your ticket please." - Il suo biglietto per favore. |
| Il suo biglietto per favore. |
| Il suo biglietto per favore. |
| That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao! |
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