Lesson Transcript

Hi, everyone.
In this lesson, you'll practice how to discuss language abilities.
You'll be challenged to discuss language abilities.
First, let's look at some examples.
Parli italiano?
Sì, un po'.
To ask if someone speaks a language, say:
Parli...
Followed by the language, like:
Parli italiano?
To answer that you speak a little, say:
Sì, un po'.
Listen to a few more examples.
Parli spagnolo?
Sì, parlo spagnolo.
Parli cinese?
No, non parlo cinese.
Let's practice.
You meet Jack Simon.
Ask him if he speaks Chinese.
No, non parlo cinese.
Now, meet Tom Acosta.
Ask him if he speaks Spanish.
Sì, parlo spagnolo.
How did you do?
You can consider this practice exercise successful if you were able
to answer in the given time and used the sentence pattern featured
in the examples.
Try this practice exercise again if you want to improve your fluency.
To learn more vocabulary and phrases,
access our Can-Do video series by clicking the link in the description.
And that's it for this lesson.
Great job.
Now you know how to discuss language abilities.
Go ahead and move on to the next lesson, and I'll see you there.

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