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| A: Top 25 Italian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22: What's this in Italian? In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Italian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""What's this?"" In Italian this is |
| B: Che cosa è questo? |
| The first word in the question "What's this?" is |
| B: che |
| A: ""meaning something like what"" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) che |
| A: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| B: che |
| {Pause} |
| A: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question, What's this? is |
| B: cosa |
| A: meaning thing in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) cosa |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: cosa |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: che cosa |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| B: è |
| A: meaning is in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) è |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: è |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: che cosa è |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| B: questo |
| A: meaning this in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) questo |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: questo |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: che cosa è questo |
| {pause} |
| A: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this?? |
| B: è una fotocamera. |
| A: ""It's a camera.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) è una fotocamera. |
| {pause} |
| A: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: è |
| A: meaning is. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) è |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: è |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: una |
| meaning a. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) una |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: una |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| B: fotocamera |
| meaning camera. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) fotocamera |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: fotocamera |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera., and then repeat. |
| B: è una fotocamera. |
| {pause} |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace camera with house. |
| B: casa |
| A: house |
| B: (slow) casa (regular) casa |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with house |
| B: è una casa. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace camera. Say It's a house. |
| {pause} |
| B: è una casa. |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace house with car. |
| B: macchina |
| A: car |
| B: (slow) macchina (regular) macchina |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with car |
| B: è una macchina. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for house. Say It's a car. |
| {pause} |
| B: è una macchina. |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace car with bottle. |
| B: bottiglia |
| A: bottle |
| B: (slow) bottiglia (regular) bottiglia |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with bottle |
| B: è una fotocamera. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for car. Say It's a bottle. |
| {pause} |
| B: è una fotocamera. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Italy and a stranger asks you what something is. It is (a) camera. Respond to the question. |
| B: Che cosa è questo? (five seconds) è una fotocamera. |
| A: Now imagine that it's (a) house Respond to the question. |
| B: Che cosa è questo? (five seconds) è una casa. |
| A: Imagine that it's (a) car. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: Che cosa è questo? (five seconds) è una macchina. |
| A: Imagine that it's bottle. Respond to the question. |
| B: Che cosa è questo? (five seconds) è una fotocamera. |
| A: You want to learn ask the stranger what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: Che cosa è questo? |
| {pause} |
| A: The stranger is impressed by your Italian skills. Answer her question with information about yourself: |
| B: Che cosa è questo? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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