Learn to make requests in Italian
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| Do you know how to ask someone to do something 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 ask someone to do something 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. |
| Nonna, insegnami a cucinare! |
| Va bene. Facciamo una parmigiana. Per prima cosa, metti un po' d'olio nella padella. |
| Fatto. |
| Lava le melanzane. |
| OK! |
| Aspetta un attimo, quelle non sono melanzane! |
| Let's hear it with the English translation. |
| Nonna, insegnami a cucinare! |
| "Grandma, teach me how to cook!" |
| Va bene. Facciamo una parmigiana. Per prima cosa, metti un po' d'olio nella padella. |
| "All right. Let's make a parmigiana. First, put a little oil in the pan." |
| Fatto. |
| "Done." |
| The next sentence is the one we'll focus on. Let's take a closer look and break it down into its parts. |
| Lava le melanzane. |
| "Wash the eggplants." |
| First is the verb lava, which is the informal command form of lavare, meaning "wash." Lava (enunciated). Lava. |
| Next is the article le, meaning "the" in the feminine plural form. Le (enunciated). Le. |
| After this is the noun melanzane, meaning "eggplants." Melanzane (enunciated). Melanzane. |
| All together, it's Lava le melanzane. "Wash the eggplants." Lava le melanzane. |
| OK! |
| "Okay!" |
| Aspetta un attimo, quelle non sono melanzane! |
| "Wait a minute, those aren't eggplants!" |
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