Learn essential social expressions
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| Hi, everyone! I'm Felice Angelini. |
| Ciao a tutti, sono Felice Angelini. |
| Welcome to another Italian Whiteboard Lesson! |
| In this lesson, we'll learn some of the most basic and essential social expressions in Italian. |
| Let's get started! |
| Okay, let's look at the vocabulary. First, we have... |
| Scusa! |
| Excuse me! |
| [SLOW] Scusa!, Scusa! |
| if you're talking to someone you don't know well who is much older than you, or your boss, or your teacher, you should opt for formal Italian |
| Scusi! |
| Excuse me! |
| Next, we have... |
| Sì? |
| Yes? |
| [SLOW] Sì?, Sì? |
| Next, Grazie! "Thank you!" |
| Grazie! |
| Or, Grazie mille! "Thank you!" |
| literally "A thousand thanks!" |
| Grazie mille! |
| Next, Di niente. "You're welcome." |
| literally "not at all." |
| Di niente. |
| Next, Prego. "You're welcome." |
| Prego. |
| Or, Figurati! "Don't mention it!" |
| Figurati! |
| Next, Scusa! "I'm sorry!" |
| Scusa! |
| And in formal way, Scusi! "I'm sorry!" |
| Scusi! |
| Or, Mi dispiace. "I'm sorry." |
| literally "For me, it is unpleasant." |
| Mi dispiace. |
| Next, Figurati! "Don't mention it!" |
| Figurati! |
| Or, Non c'è problema. "It's no problem." |
| Non c'è problema. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| Imagine a shared laundry room in an apartment building. A young man is trying to put his clothes in the washing machine before he is stopped by his neighbor. |
| A: Scusa! |
| A: Excuse me! |
| B: Sì? |
| B: Yes? |
| Next, the neighbor points to a sign that the laundry machine is out of order. The young man thanks his neighbor. |
| B: Ah! Grazie! |
| B: Ah! Thank you! |
| A: Di niente. |
| A: You're welcome. |
| Last, as the young man closes the washing machine, it makes a loud noise. He apologizes for that. |
| B: Ops! Scusa! |
| B: Oops! I'm sorry! |
| A: Figurati! |
| A: Don't mention it! |
| Ok, let's see a few more scenarios. |
| For example, imagine you're at a restaurant but you notice you don't have a fork. Get the waiter's attention and ask for a fork. The waiter is a young man. What word would you use? |
| Scusa! Una forchetta, per favore. |
| Excuse me, a fork, please. |
| Next, imagine that you've arrived late for an appointment with an Italian client due to heavy traffic. |
| What would you say? |
| Scusi, ma c'era traffico. |
| I'm sorry but there was traffic. |
| Lastly, imagine that a friend offers to share some chocolate with you. You love chocolate. What would you say? |
| Grazie, amo il cioccolato! |
Comments
Hide