3/25/2023 0 Comments Coffee break italian![]() ![]() This conversation introduces some new words:Īnch’io me too, also I piacere pleasure, it’s a pleasure, nice to meet you io mi chiamo … I’m called Note that mi chiamo means “I’m called … “ or “my name is … “. The second conversation is more formal where Alessandra Pieroni and Giacomo Moretti meet each other at a business networking event. The first conversation is an informal situation where two people, Giorgio and Laura, meet each other at a party. It’s time to put the words and phrases from this lesson to the test in two conversations. We’ve actually already come across this word in the phrase sono stanco/a which was part of the bonus vocabulary in Lesson 1. There is a formal form of this question too:Īn alternative to mi chiamo … Katie points out that it’s possible to say “I am … “ or “I’m … “ as an alternative to “My name is … “ or “I’m called … “ in English. Likewise, we have already learned how to ask “how are you?” come stai? how are you? (informal) To say “what is your name?” in the formal form, you need to change this phrase to:Ĭome si chiama? what is your name? (formal) Using the formal form So far we’ve learned the informal form of “what is your name?”:Ĭome ti chiami? what is your name? (informal) The formal version is used for situations where you don’t know the person you’re addressing. The informal version would be used in situations where you’re talking to a child, or you know the person. This also applies to verbs, so we need to learn an informal and formal version of each question. Just as in many other languages, there are different forms for the word “you”. Informal and formal forms of “you” In Italian you need to change how you address people depending on how well you know them. Let’s put these phrases into a conversation. You’ll notice that verbs change their endings depending on who they refer to. Pay particular attention to the endings of the words chiamo and chiami. Similarly, we can ask, “how do you call yourself?”, or in better English, “what is your name?” Introducing yourself and saying your name To say “my name is…” you use the following phrase: Please note that you may also see buongiorno, buonasera and buonanotte written as separate words:īuongiorno / buon giorno good morning, good day buonasera / buona sera good evening buonanotte / buona notte good night ![]() However, it’s less common: you’re more likely to hear buongiorno or buonasera, depending on the time of day. It’s pomeriggio, and you may hear buon pomeriggio, meaning “good afternoon”. There is a word for “afternoon” in Italian. So, to say “good night”, we use buona again: The word for “night” is also feminine: una notte. The word sera is feminine, so the masculine form buon which is used for giorno becomes buona. We’ll see lots more examples of masculine and feminine words as we progress through the course. In Italian, all nouns have gender so, for example, the word for “book” is masculine - un libro - and the word for “house” is feminine: una casa. Likewise we know that a “hen” is a female chicken and a “rooster” is the male equivalent. We have something similar in English: the word “actress” is used for a female person who works in film or on the stage, and an “actor” is the male equivalent. Like in many languages, Italian nouns have gender: each noun is either masculine or feminine. Greetings for different times of the day In this lesson we’re learning the words and phrases used to greet people at different times of the day. This lesson begins with a review of the words covered in Lesson 1.Ĭiao hello, hi ciao bye, goodbye (informal) come stai? how are you? sto bene I’m (feeling) wellĬoffee Break Italian, Season 1, Lesson 2 - Notes The lesson notes also include material linked to the Review episode. Introduction Benvenuti a Coffee Break Italian - welcome to the lesson notes for the second episode of Coffee Break Italian! In these lesson notes we’ll be listing all the words and phrases covered in each lesson. Coffee Break Italian Season 1, Lesson 2 Lesson notes ![]()
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