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Small Talk

Italian

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1. Di dove sei? Where are you from?)
Da dove viene? (Formal) Where are you from?)
Sono canadese, di Burlington. È una città vicino a Toronto. ( I'm Canadian, from Burlington. It's a city near Toronto.)
Vengo dal Canada. I come from Canada.)
2. Cosa fai nella vita? What do you do for a living?)
Cosa fai nella vita? What do you do for a living?)
Sono vigile del fuoco. (I'm a firefighter. Note: You don't need an article like "un" before professions in Italian.)
Mia moglie è paramedico a Toronto. (My wife is a paramedic in Toronto.)
3. Da quanto tempo sei qui? ( How long have you been here?)
Da quanto tempo sei in Italia? How long have you been in Italy?
Sono qui da una settimana. (I've been here for a week.)
Siamo qui solo per pochi giorni. ( We are here for just a few days.)
4. Ti piace l'Italia? (Do you like Italy?)
Come ti trovi qui? (How are you finding it here?)
Mi piace moltissimo! Sono stato in Italia cinque volte, amo la cultura e il cibo. (I like it very much! I've been to Italy five times, I love the culture and the food.)
Si sta benissimo qui, la gente è molto accogliente. (It's wonderful here, the people are very welcoming.)
5. Cosa fai nel tempo libero? (What do you do in your free time?)
Quali sono i tuoi hobby? What are your hobbies?
Mi piace molto cucinare, soprattutto i piatti di pesce. (I really like to cook, especially seafood dishes.)
Faccio spesso escursioni nella natura e mi alleno nella mia palestra personale a casa. ( I often go hiking in nature and work out in my personal home gym.)
Ho due cani, quindi passiamo molto tempo all'aperto. (I have two dogs, so we spend a lot of time outdoors.)
6. Che caldo oggi, vero? Hot today, right?
Come ti sembra il clima qui rispetto al Canada? (How do you find the weather here compared to Canada?)
Sì, fa caldissimo! Ma preferisco questo sole al freddo dell'inverno canadese. ( Yes, it's very hot! But I prefer this sun to the cold of the Canadian winter.)
Oggi si sta benissimo, c'è una bella passeggiata da fare. (It's wonderful today, it's a great day for a walk.)
7. Avete figli? / Hai famiglia? (Do you have family/kids?)
Hai figli? Do you have children?
Siete solo voi due? (Is it just the two of you?)
No, non abbiamo figli, ma abbiamo due cani che sono come figli per noi! (No, we don't have kids, but we have two dogs who are like children to us!)
Siamo io, mia moglie e i nostri due cani, un bloodhound e un beagle. (It's me, my wife, and our two dogs, a bloodhound and a beagle.)
8. Dove andate dopo? (Where are you going next?)
Quali città visitate in questo viaggio? Which cities are you visiting on this trip?)
Dove andate di bello? (Where are you off to?)
Adesso siamo qui, ma il prossimo posto che visiteremo sarà il Quebec e poi la Nuova Scozia. (Right now we are here, but the next place we will visit will be Quebec and then Nova Scotia.
Vogliamo girare la costa e fare un po' di trekking. (We want to tour the coast and do some hiking.)
9. Hai già mangiato...? (Have you already eaten...?)
Hai già provato la specialità locale? Have you tried the local specialty yet?
Dove andate a cena stasera? (Where are you going for dinner tonight?)
Non ancora, hai un buon ristorante da consigliare qui vicino? (Not yet, do you have a good restaurant to recommend nearby?)
Sì! Ieri sera abbiamo mangiato un piatto di pesce fantastico. Mi piace molto la cucina mediterranea. (Yes! Last night we ate a fantastic seafood dish. I really like Mediterranean cuisine.)
10. Come te la cavi con l'italiano? (How are you managing with Italian?)
Parli benissimo italiano! Dove l'hai studiato? ( You speak Italian very well! Where did you study it?)
Grazie! Studio da un po' di tempo perché amo questa lingua, ma devo fare ancora molta pratica. (Thank you! I've been studying for a while because I love this language, but I still need to practice a lot.)
Lo capisco abbastanza bene, ma parlarlo è più difficile! ( I understand it well enough, but speaking it is harder!)
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