Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including conversational phrases and common adjectives
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| Hi everybody, my name is Felice. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Italian Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Che si dice? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's up?" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Che si dice? |
| (SLOW) |
| Che si dice? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's up?" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Che si dice? Come stai? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's up? How are you?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Che si dice? Come stai? |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rotondo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "round" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rotondo |
| (SLOW) |
| rotondo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "round" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| specchio rotondo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "round mirror" |
| (SLOW) |
| specchio rotondo |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| grande |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| grande |
| (SLOW) |
| grande |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| casa grande |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big house" |
| (SLOW) |
| casa grande |
| WORD 4 |
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| fitto |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dense" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fitto |
| (SLOW) |
| fitto |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dense" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| La foresta era troppo fitta per attraversarla. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The forest was too dense to walk through." |
| (SLOW) |
| La foresta era troppo fitta per attraversarla. |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vasto |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vast" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vasto |
| (SLOW) |
| vasto |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vast" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vasta terra desolata |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vast wasteland" |
| (SLOW) |
| vasta terra desolata |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| quadrato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "square" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| quadrato |
| (SLOW) |
| quadrato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "square" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tavolo quadrato di legno |
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| "wooden square table" |
| (SLOW) |
| tavolo quadrato di legno |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ruvido |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ruvido |
| (SLOW) |
| ruvido |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| carta vetrata ruvida |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse sandpaper" |
| (SLOW) |
| carta vetrata ruvida |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fine |
| (SLOW) |
| fine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seta fine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine silk" |
| (SLOW) |
| seta fine |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pesante |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "heavy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pesante |
| (SLOW) |
| pesante |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "heavy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| valigia pesante |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "heavy suitcase" |
| (SLOW) |
| valigia pesante |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lungo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lungo |
| (SLOW) |
| lungo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Questo cetriolo è lungo e sottile. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This cucumber is long and thin." |
| (SLOW) |
| Questo cetriolo è lungo e sottile. |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Italian, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "What's up??" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Che si dice? |
| (1) |
| Che si dice? |
| (And how to say "round?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| rotondo |
| (1) |
| rotondo |
| (What about "big?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| grande |
| (1) |
| grande |
| (Do you remember how to say "dense?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| fitto |
| (1) |
| fitto |
| (Let's try "vast!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| vasto |
| (1) |
| vasto |
| (What about "square?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| quadrato |
| (1) |
| quadrato |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "coarse!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ruvido |
| (1) |
| ruvido |
| (Another one! What about "fine?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| fine |
| (1) |
| fine |
| (Do you remember how to say "heavy?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| pesante |
| (1) |
| pesante |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "long?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| lungo |
| (1) |
| lungo |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| A presto! |
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