Learn to talk about past experiences and describe what life used to be like
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| Do you know how to discuss past events in Italian? |
| You'll learn how in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Felice, and this is Three Step Italian by ItalianPod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about past experiences and describe what life used to be like in Italian, through a short conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. |
| Andiamo a mangiare la cotoletta milanese. Offro io. |
| Grazie! Ti piace la cucina milanese, vero? |
| Sì, l'adoro. Quando ero bambino, vivevo a Milano e mangiavo spesso la cotoletta. |
| Interessante. Io invece mangiavo molta pasta da bambino. |
| Perché? |
| Perché quando ero bambino abitavo a Bologna. |
| Let's hear it with the English translation. |
| Andiamo a mangiare la cotoletta milanese. Offro io. |
| "Let's go eat Milanese cutlet. It's on me." |
| Grazie! Ti piace la cucina milanese, vero? |
| "Thanks! You like Milanese cuisine, right?" |
| Pay attention to the next paragraph. The sentences follow the key speaking pattern you'll learn later in this lesson. |
| Sì, l'adoro. Quando ero bambino, vivevo a Milano e mangiavo spesso la cotoletta. |
| "Yes, I love it. When I was a child, I lived in Milan and often ate cutlet." |
| Interessante. Io invece mangiavo molta pasta da bambino. |
| "Interesting. I, on the other hand, used to eat a lot of pasta as a child." |
| Perché? |
| "Why?" |
| Perché quando ero bambino abitavo a Bologna. |
| "Because when I was a child, I lived in Bologna." |
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