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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Must-know Italian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 20 - Arriving Home.
Becky: Hi, everyone, I'm Becky.
Ofelia: And I'm Ofelia.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Italian about returning home after a trip. Giulia returns home after a vacation, posts an image, and leaves this comment.
Ofelia: Eccomi qui, sono a casa!
Becky: Meaning - "Here I am, I'm home!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Giulia: Eccomi qui, sono a casa!
(clicking sound)
Laura: Bentornata!
Sara: Ci sei mancata!
Alice: Usciamo per un caffè così mi racconti tutto!
Davide: Dov'è il mio souvenir?
Becky: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Giulia: Eccomi qui, sono a casa!
Becky: "Here I am, I'm home!"
(clicking sound)
Laura: Bentornata!
Becky: "Welcome back!"
Sara: Ci sei mancata!
Becky: "We missed you!"
Alice: Usciamo per un caffè così mi racconti tutto!
Becky: "Let's go out for a coffee so you can tell me everything!"
Davide: Dov'è il mio souvenir?
Becky: "Where's my souvenir?"
POST
Becky: Listen again to Giulia's post.
Ofelia: Eccomi qui, sono a casa!
Becky: "Here I am, I'm home!"
Ofelia: (SLOW) Eccomi qui, sono a casa! (Regular) Eccomi qui, sono a casa!
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Here I am."
Ofelia: Eccomi qui
Becky: Say this whenever you arrive in a place where someone is waiting for you. For example on a date, or on social media when you've been away for a while. Listen again- "Here I am" is...
Ofelia: (SLOW) Eccomi qui (REGULAR) Eccomi qui
Becky: Then comes the phrase - "I'm home!"
Ofelia: sono a casa!
Becky: In Italian, you always have to use a preposition before "home." Listen again- "I'm home!" is...
Ofelia: (SLOW) sono a casa! (REGULAR) sono a casa!
Becky: All together, "Here I am, I'm home!"
Ofelia: Eccomi qui, sono a casa!
COMMENTS
Becky: In response, Giulia's friends leave some comments.
Becky: Her neighbor, Laura, uses an expression meaning - "Welcome back!"
Ofelia: (SLOW) Bentornata! (REGULAR) Bentornata!
[Pause]
Ofelia: Bentornata!
Becky: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted.
Becky: Her high school friend, Sara, uses an expression meaning - "We missed you!"
Ofelia: (SLOW) Ci sei mancata! (REGULAR) Ci sei mancata!
[Pause]
Ofelia: Ci sei mancata!
Becky: Use this expression to show you are happy your friend is home.
Becky: Her friend, Alice, uses an expression meaning - "Let's go out for a coffee so you can tell me everything!"
Ofelia: (SLOW) Usciamo per un caffè così mi racconti tutto! (REGULAR) Usciamo per un caffè così mi racconti tutto!
[Pause]
Ofelia: Usciamo per un caffè così mi racconti tutto!
Becky: Use this expression to say you want to meet up.
Becky: Her college friend, Davide (Davide), uses an expression meaning - "Where's my souvenir?"
Ofelia: (SLOW) Dov'è il mio souvenir? (REGULAR) Dov'è il mio souvenir?
[Pause]
Ofelia: Dov'è il mio souvenir?
Becky: Use this expression to show you are feeling silly.

Outro

Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time!
Ofelia: A presto!

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