Learn to talk about health in Italian
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| Do you know how to talk about health problems 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 health problems in Italian through a quick 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. |
| Adam, non hai un bell'aspetto. Stai male? |
| Ho mal di testa. Ho anche mal di stomaco. |
| Hai la febbre? |
| Non lo so. |
| Vuoi andare a casa? |
| Sì, vado a casa. |
| Let's break it down. |
| Adam, non hai un bell'aspetto. Stai male? |
| "Adam, you don't look well. Are you sick?" |
| After that is the focus statement. |
| Ho mal di testa. Ho anche mal di stomaco. |
| "I have a headache. I also have a stomachache." |
| First is the sentence, Ho mal di testa, meaning "I have a headache." Ho mal di testa. |
| This starts with the verb, ho, meaning "I have." Ho (enunciated). Ho. |
| Next is the phrase, mal di, literally meaning "ache of." Mal di (enunciated). Mal di. |
| After this is the noun, testa, meaning "head." Testa (enunciated). Testa. |
| All together, it's Ho mal di testa. This translates to "I have a headache." Ho mal di testa. |
| Next is the sentence, Ho anche mal di stomaco, meaning "I also have a stomachache." Ho anche mal di stomaco. |
| This starts with ho, the same verb we saw before, meaning "I have." Ho (enunciated). Ho. |
| Next is the word, anche, meaning "also." Anche (enunciated). Anche. |
| After this is the phrase, mal di, again meaning "ache of," just like before. Mal di (enunciated). Mal di. |
| Last is the noun, stomaco, meaning "stomach." Stomaco (enunciated). Stomaco. |
| All together, it's Ho anche mal di stomaco. This translates to "I also have a stomachache." Ho anche mal di stomaco. |
| Hai la febbre? |
| "Do you have a fever?" |
| Non lo so. |
| "I don't know." |
| Vuoi andare a casa? |
| "Do you want to go home?" |
| Sì, vado a casa. |
| "Yes, I'm going to go home." |
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