59: Ask to her! Listen me! (When Italian and English are different)

Listen me! Sounds funny in English, doesn't it? But that’s how they say it in Italian. Learn more Italian expressions like this and how to use them.

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Today’s Italian words

Tua mamma impara l’italiano, vero? = Your mum is learning Italian, right?

Tua mamma = your mum

Impara = learns

L’italiano = the italian

Vero = true

Le dai una mano? = Do you give her a hand?

Le = to her

Dai = You give

Una mano = a hand.

Si, a volte = Yes sometimes.

Che cosa fai? = What do you do?

Le chiedo: “che cosa fai oggi” = I ask her “what are you doing today”

E scambiamo un paio di parole in italiano = And we exchange a few words in Italian.

Le = to her

Chiedo = I ask

Che cosa = what

Fai = you do

Oggi = today

E = and

Scambiamo = we exchange

Un paio = a pair

Di = of

Parole = words

In italiano = in Italian.

Le chiedo = I ask her (literally = to her, I ask)

Gli chiedo = I ask him (literally = to him, I ask)

Poi, le insegno un po’ di grammatica = Then, I teach her a little grammar.

Le = to her

Insegno = I teach

Un po’ = a bit

Di = of

Grammatica = grammar

Le insegno = I teach her (literally = to her, I teach)

Gli insegno = I teach him (literally = to him, I teach)

Come studia l’italiano? How does she study Italian?

Di solito ascolta un CD e 5 minute Italian ovviamente! = Usually she listens to a CD and 5 minute Italian obviously!

Di solito = usually

Ascolta = she listens

Un CD = a CD