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PRIMI APPROCCI CON L’ITALIANO

INTRODUZIONE ALL’ITALIANO PER PRINCIPIANTI

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BENVENUTI AL NOSTRO WORKSHOP!

CAN YOU NAME AT LEAST TWO ITALIAN WORDS ?

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INTRODUCING OURSELVES

  • LET’S START WITH THE BASICS:�HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN ITALIAN?

BUONGIORNO, IO SONO VALENTINA!

SONO ITALIANA,

HO 28 ANNI E SONO UNA STAGISTA DELLA DANTE DI ANVERSA

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IN SHORT

    • CIAO
    • BUONGIORNO
    • SALVE
    • BUONASERA

GREETINGS

    • (IO) SONO …
    • (IO) MI CHIAMO…
    • (IO) HO… ANNI
    • IO VENGO…

VERBS

    • ITALIANO – ITALIANA
    • (IO VENGO) DALL’ITALIA
    • BELGA – BELGA
    • (IO VENGO) DAL BELGIO

NATIONALITY

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TRY YOUR BEST

  • NOW SPLIT INTO PAIRS. INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO EACH OTHER

Start With Some Greetings, And Then:

-COME TI CHIAMI? (WHAT’S YOUR NAME?)

-DA DOVE VIENI?

(WHERE ARE YOU FROM?)

-QUANTI ANNI HAI? (HOW OLD ARE YOU?)

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GOOD JOB! �NOW, UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

  • NOW I WANT YOU TO THINK OF SOME ITALIAN WORDS…

🡪HOW MANY OF YOU WERE THINKING OF ‘ FOOD RELATED’ WORDS?

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BASIC SURVIVING SKILLS: �THE RESTAURANT

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO ITALY?

WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN YOU HAVE TO ORDER SOMETING AT A RESTAURANT/BAR/CAFÈ?

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ORDINARE AL RISTORANTE

VORREI /PRENDO/ PER ME…

UNA PIZZA

UN BICCHIERE DI VINO

UN CAFFè

UN GELATO

PER FAVORE

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TRY YOUR BEST PT 2���- VORREI…�- PER ME…�- PRENDO… �

  • WORK IN PAIRS AGAIN. ONE OF YOU WILL BE THE SERVER AND THE OTHER WILL ORDER SOMETHING

  • BUONGIORNO / BUONA SERA

CHE COSA LE POSSO PORTARE?

COSA DESIDERA? (WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ORDER?)

  • VORREI … … PER FAVORE

(I WOULD LIKE… PLEASE)

  • A POSTO COSÌ?

(WOULD YOU LIKE ANYTHING ELSE?)

  • SÌ, GRAZIE / NO, VORREI ANCHE…

  • ECCO A LEI, BUON APPETITO (HERE YOU ARE, ENJOY YOUR MEAL)

  • GRAZIE

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BASIC SURVIVING SKILLS PT. 2�ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

  • DO MANY OF YOU HAVE THE IDEA THAT, IN ITALY, TRAFFIC RULES DON’T EXIST?

  • HOW WOULD YOU ASK FOR DIRECTIONS OR INFORMATION IN ITALY?

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CHIEDERE INDICAZIONI

SEMPRE DRITTO - SVOLTA

A SINISTRA – A DESTRA

DI FRONTE A

ALLA ROTONDA

DI FIANCO A

SEGUI LA STRADA

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MI SCUSI, PER (ANDARE VERSO) ….?

IL CINEMA?

  • SEGUI LA STRADA E POI, ALLA ROTONDA, SVOLTA A DESTRA. IL CINEMA È DI FRONTE A TE.

LA FERMATA DELL’AUTOBUS?

🡪DI FRONTE AL COMUNE

(🡪 DOVE È…?)

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TRY YOUR BEST PT 3

WORK IN PAIRS AND ASK EACH OTHER FOR DIRECTIONS.

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LAST ADVICES

  • REMEMBER: IN ITALY, IN MOST CITY CENTERS (MILAN, ROME, MODENA…), CAR CIRCULATION IS RESTRICTED IN ZTL AREAS (TRAFFIC-LIMITED ZONES).
  • EVEN IF PARKING (PARCHEGGIARE) MIGHT BE DIFFICULT, DON’T PARK IN FORBIDDEN SPOTS, EVEN IF ITALIANS DO IT.
  • IT’S OK TO ORDER A CAPPUCCINO AFTER 12 BUT PLEASE, NOT WHILE YOU ARE HAVING A MAIN MEAL

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP!

  • GRAZIE PER AVER PARTECIPATO A QUESTO WORKSHOP!

  • SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

  • ALLA PROSSIMA!