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AulaLingua IT Martina M - Lesson 2 - Presenta una persona. – HearSay italiano A1
Learn how to present yourself and others. Master the use of the verbs "stare", "abitare" and "parlare".
Lecciones Friendly introductions on campus Leo meets his new neighbor on campus and strikes up a quick, informal conversation.
Vocabulario Ciao (Hello / Goodbye) Come stai? (How are you?) l'amico / l'amica (the friend m./f.) stare (to be/stay) Tutto bene (All good) Objetivos Greet someone informally Ask how someone is doing Express basic positive states Meeting your new classmates Leo arrives at his first class and introduces himself to other students.
Vocabulario il compagno / la compagna di classe (the classmate m./f.) studiare (to study) essere (to be) la studentessa (the female student) simpatico / simpatica (nice/friendly) Objetivos Introduce yourself to a classmate Describe a peer using basic adjectives State your status as a student Nice to meet you Leo is introduced to Silvia, an expert working in his favorite field.
Vocabulario Piacere (Nice to meet you) Piacere mio (My pleasure) presentare (to introduce) il tirocinio (internship) il signor / la signora (Mr. / Mrs.) Objetivos Introduce someone to a professional Respond politely upon meeting someone Mention your interest in technology Discussing where you are from Silvia and Leo talk about their origins and different nationalities.
Vocabulario l'origine (the origin) italiano / italiana (Italian m./f.) americano / americana (American m./f.) tedesco / tedesca (German m./f.) invece (instead) Objetivos Ask about someone's origin State your nationality Identify key European and American nationalities Talking about home Leo and Silvia discuss where they live in Rome and meet a neighbor.
Vocabulario abitare (to live/reside) la vicina di casa (the female neighbor) trovarsi (to be located/to find oneself) spagnolo / spagnola (Spanish m./f.) Objetivos Say where you live Refer to a neighbor Describe where something is located Languages and studies Leo explains his field of study and the languages he speaks.
Vocabulario parlare (to speak) la lingua (the language) madrelingua (native speaker) amare (to love) Objetivos State which languages you speak Talk about computer engineering studies Express a strong passion for your studies Catching up with enthusiasm Leo runs into an old acquaintance and shares updates about his exciting life.
Vocabulario Come va? (How's it going?) Alla grande! (Awesome/Fantastic! - Informal) Sto bene. Tutto ok. (I'm good. Everything is OK.) Benissimo! (Great!) Objetivos Ask how things are going casually Express high levels of personal well-being Confirm that everything is fine Sharing a bad mood Silvia explains to Leo that she is not feeling very well today.
Vocabulario lo stato d'animo (the state of mind/mood) stanco / stanca (tired m./f.) Non sto bene. (I'm not doing well.) Non molto bene. (Not very well.) Mi dispiace! (I'm sorry!) Potrebbe andare meglio. (Could be better.) l'influenza (the flu) Objetivos Describe feeling tired Explain that you are not doing well Show sympathy for someone's bad day When to use formal speech Silvia explains to Leo when to use formal versus informal registers.
Vocabulario Dare del tu (To use the informal 'tu') Dare del Lei (To use the formal 'Lei') Mi scusi (Excuse me - formal) il professore / la professoressa (the professor/teacher m./f.) il rispetto (respect) Ad esempio / Per esempio (For example) Invece di (rather than) Objetivos Distinguish between formal and informal registers Apologize using a formal register Address a university professor Not bad but so-so Leo talks to a classmate about their exam preparation and hobbies.
Vocabulario Così così. (So-so.) Benino. (So-so/Not bad.) Non male. (Not bad.) i videogiochi (the video games) Abbastanza bene. (Quite well/Fairly good.) divertiti (have fun) Objetivos Express that you feel okay or decent Say something is not bad Talk about playing video games Happy memories of home Silvia talks about her mother and writing letters back home to Austria.
Vocabulario la madre (the mother) felice / felici (happy sing./plur.) austriaco / austriaca (Austrian m./f.) scrivere (to write) Come mai? (How come) Objetivos Talk about family members Describe being happy Spell out foreign names or words An evening family gathering Silvia introduces her wife to her mother during an evening dinner.
Vocabulario Buonasera (Good evening) il marito (the husband) la mamma (the mom) Sto benissimo anch'io. (I'm doing great too.) Objetivos Greet others in the evening Introduce your spouse Express that you are doing great too 
