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Visiting Milan with Teacher Marco – HearSay

Italian A1

Master the basics of Italian introductions with material adapted from Chapter 1 of Nuovo Espresso 1. Practice your listening and speaking skills on the go as you meet new people in Rome.

Lessons

Greetings and introductions
Learn how to greet others properly and introduce yourself to new acquaintances.
Vocabulary
- buongiorno (good morning)
- buona sera (good evening)
- piacere (nice to meet you)
- come ti chiami? (what is your name?)
- io sono (I am)
- il nome (the name)
- il cognome (the surname)
Objectives
- Greet people appropriately based on the time of day
- Introduce yourself and ask for someone's name
- Differentiate between informal and formal registers
Origins and nationalities
Discover how to talk about where you are from and introduce your friends.
Vocabulary
- di dove sei? (where are you from?)
- io sono di... (I am from...)
- la Germania (Germany)
- tedesco (German)
- come si chiama? (what is his/her name?)
- l'amico (the friend)
- il caffè (the coffee)
Objectives
- Ask about and state your city of origin and country
- Introduce a third person and state their nationality
- Spell names and words using the Italian alphabet
Numbers and contact details
Master counting to twenty and exchanging phone numbers and addresses.
Vocabulary
- il numero (the number)
- il telefono (the telephone)
- l'indirizzo (the address)
- la via (the street)
- come scusi? (sorry, what did you say?)
- arrivederci (goodbye)
- a presto (see you soon)
Objectives
- Count from 0 to 20
- Ask for and provide phone numbers and street addresses
- Ask someone to repeat themselves politely
- Say goodbye and take leave