CBI 1-04 | Talking about where you live in Italian

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Find out if an Ikra is right for you at AmbetterHealth.com. Buon giorno a tutti e benvenuti a Coffee Break It's Houdien. Io sono Marc. Ciao, io sono Francesca. And I'm Katie. How are we all today? Come istai Francesca. Benissimo! E tu, Marc? Sto bene, grazie. E come istai, Katie? Sto molto bene, grazie. Perfetto. Well, thank you to all our listeners for your comments and reviews so far. It's great to know that Coffee Break It's Houdien is already reaching a worldwide audience of Italian learners. Do keep your comments coming. We'd love to hear how you're enjoying the course. And coming up at the end, we will be telling you how you can access a sample lesson of our premium materials. So stay tuned. So Marc, what's coming up in today's lesson? Well, in today's lesson we're going to be taking what we've learned so far a little further. So let's see, I'm from, but today we're going to be learning how to say I live in and also add in some other useful phrases. Allora, si ti pronti? Are you ready? To say yes, you say, si. Si! Come in, ciao! So Marc, just before we begin properly, so far we've learned Sto bene, Sto male, but how do you say I'm not well using that negative? Well it's actually very straightforward in Italian. All you need to do is put a non before the verb. So in that case, the verb is Sto. So to say I am well, Sto bene. To make it I am not well or I'm not feeling that great, we would say non Sto bene. Non Sto bene. So is that similar to non gemale? Exactly, it's that same non. Non is the negative form in Italian when it comes before a verb non Sto bene, non Sto benissimo. Non Sto male, I'm not that bad or non gemale, there isn't badness generally, okay? So non is what we use for negatives. Okay, so if that's the case, can I use that with other phrases we've learned as well? So for example, I'm thinking about Sonno Scotsese non Sonno italiana. That's exactly right, Katie. And in actual fact, that's what we need to do with language. We need to take the little elements that we know and combine them in order to manipulate the language and to make sentences that perhaps we haven't learned yet. It's not about learning a series of phrases off by heart, it's about understanding how the language works and that's very important to us here on Coffee Break Italian. So good question, buona domanda. No, this negative form will come back in some of the things that we're going to be talking about. No, last time we spoke about nationalities, how to say, I am Scottish, I am Italian and we also learned the question, where are you from? Francesca, can you remind us how you see that question? Didovese, let's try repeating it again after Francesca. Didovese, didovese. And of course you need to repeat it in between Francesca and Katie, let's try it one more time. Where are you from and this is the informal version. Didovese, didovese. So literally from where are you? Now there's also a formal version of that question, can you remember what that was? Francesca. Didovese. Didovese. Excellent, now we need to also remember some of the responses to this question. So I'm going to put Katie on the spot here, hope that's okay. Okay. And I'm going to ask you to answer the question, didovese using some different nationalities. And of course our listeners can join in too. So first one, didovese, I want you to say "I am English". Katie. Sono inglese. Sono inglese. Okay. What about "I am Canadian"? Sono canadeze. Sono canadeze. Now those ones both use the eze ending so they don't change. Katie, if you were Italian, how would you say "I am Italian"? Would it be "sono italiana"? Perfecto. And how would "I see" "I am Italian"? "You see" "sono italiano"? Of course. So we change the ending depending on whether it's a male or female person talking. Now, let's think about this question and answer and see if we can change it slightly because what I would like you to do now is answer the question, Katie, say italiana. See? Oh, so you suddenly become Italian. So say italiana means "are you Italian"? We're using that "say" "are you" and then putting the adjective or the nationality after that. Say italiana. How would you say "no"? Okay, "no" is "no". "No". So how do you say "no"? "I am not Italian". "No". Non sono italiana. Perfecto. So we're using that "non" again and there, the "non" for the negative. Let's try some more of these. Katie, say "australiana". "No". Non sono australiana. Let me hear that again, Katie. "No". Katie, could you say "no" for me please? "No". Aha, that's much better, in italian is "no" as opposed to "no". "No". Is that better? Yes, it's much better, Katie. Okay. Excellent. It's wonderful having Francesca here who's very particular about her pronunciation and need all her pronunciation of Italian. So "no". Non sono australiano, or in your case australiana, let's try a few more of these. No, non sono Francesca, is that French by any chance? It is indeed, yeah, French Francesca. Francesca. Okay, so you're not French, say "cineze". No, no, non sono cineze, brava Katie. So you're not Chinese either, say "austriaca". No, non sono austriaca. Yes, you're not Austrian, say italiana. No, non sono italiana, sonos coteze. Perfecto. So we've got this construction. No, non sono, your first nationality or the wrong nationality, sono, the correct nationality. So in my case, no, non sono canadeze, sono scoteze, Francesca, can you give us an example for you? Ad esempio, say "svizzera". No, non sono svizzera, sono italiana. So have you wondered what "svizzera" or "svizzero" in my case would be? Could it be "swiss"? Exactly. So "swiss", "svizzero", "svizzera". So one more time, Francesca, say "svizzera"? Excellent. All right, Francesca, say "italiana", say "milano". No, non sono di milano, sono di trieste. Okay, so we're using the same construction in a different situation. No, non sono di milano, sono di trieste, ma Francesca, tu non sei di trieste? No, non sono di trieste, sono di turino. Mark, did you say something like "ma" at the beginning of that? I did, yeah, the word 'ma' means 'but' is a very useful word in Italian. I said 'but, Francesca, you're not from Trieste'. Ma Francesca, tu non sei di Trieste. Try repeating 'ma'. 'Ma'. Molto bene. Okay, today we have a new question for you. It's similar to a question that we've already learned because it uses one of the same words in that word is 'dove'. What does 'dove' mean? It means where. Yeah, so this question is 'dove' 'abiti'. 'dove' 'abiti'. And can you guess what it might mean? Those of you who have done some French might well work this one out. I think it might mean where do you live? Exactly. So the verb 'abitare' is to live 'dove' 'abiti'. 'dove' 'abiti'. So Katie, have a listen to this conversation between Francesca and me. Francesca, "dove' 'abiti'. 'Abito' 'affirense' 'e' 'tu' 'marque' 'dove' 'abiti' 'io' 'abito' 'aglasgo' So Katie, you've been hearing there a conversation about where I live in here Francesca lives. So how do you say 'I live in'? I think he said 'abito' 'a'? Exactly. So 'you live' in the question 'where do you live' is 'abiti'? 'abiti'. And 'I live' 'abito'. 'Abito'. So I would say 'abito' 'aglasgo'. 'dove' 'abiti' Katie 'abito' 'aglasgo'. So can I say 'an' 'ki' 'o' 'abito' 'aglasgo'? Benissimo! So I also live in 'aglasgo' 'an' 'ki' 'o' 'abito' 'aglasgo' or if you also lived in Florence like Francesca, you could say 'an' 'ki' 'o' 'abito' 'affirense' Perfecto. I've just said 'abito' 'aglasgo' and how do I say 'I live in Glasgow' in Scotland? Okay, in that situation the word for 'in' changes slightly because when we're talking about a town it's 'abito' 'a' 'abito' 'aglasgo' 'abito' 'affirense' 'abito' 'amilano'. But when we're talking about a country the word for 'in' becomes 'in'. So I would say 'abito' 'aglasgo' 'in' 'scozia'. Tracing the word for Scotland again 'scozia'. So I'm saying 'abito' 'aglasgo' 'in' 'scozia'. 'abito' 'aglasgo' 'in' 'scozia'. Francesca, dove abiti? 'abito' 'affirense' 'in' 'italia'. Now Francesca's already explained that word before too is 'italia' for Italy. Tracing it again? 'italia'. So let's try seeing the whole sentence 'I live in Florence in Italy'. Katie, I noticed you did something that my students very often do. You said 'ferenze' instead of 'ferenze'. Can you repeat 'ferenze' for me please? 'ferenze'. So it's more about 'ts' sound? Yes it is. 'ferenze'. 'ferenze'. Okay we're going to take a short break there and we'll be back in just a moment. Here at Coffee Break Italian we want to help you turn your downtime into due time. Woi fare un po di pratica. 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England, England. And what about Ireland? Ireland. Ireland. Canada? Canada. Canada. Okay, what about Australia? Australia. Australia. And one final one, the United States, the USA. Statiuniti. Now we left that one to the last, because there's something that we have to explain about Statiuniti. We actually have this same situation in English. If you think about it, we say I live in Italy, I live in Scotland, I live in Australia, I live in Canada, but I live in the United States. Now, this situation is a little different in Italian, because you don't say abito in Statiuniti, that would be wrong. What you have to say is this, so we must apologize to other American listeners who have to learn this new slightly more complicated phrase. Let's hear it again. It's spelled N-E-G-L-I, so that G-L is the same G-L that you hear in the word "taliatelle", so it's a very common sound in Italian, but in this word it's pronounced "nelli". It's like writing N-E-L-Y-I, if you like. Let's try seeing the whole sentence again. I live in the United States. Abito negli Statiuniti. Perfect. Dovi abiti is the informal version, so is there a formal version of that question as well? Yes, the formal version would be Dovi abita. And of course the answer would be the same, because you're staying "I live", not "You live". You only need to think about the formality if you're talking about "you". So, "Abito", "I live", "Abiti", "You live" in formal, "Abita", "You live" in the formal version. Now, before we finish the lesson today, I'd like to take this a little further, and I'd like to think about the idea that you are from somewhere, but you live somewhere else. And this is a very common situation. For example, I could say, "I am from Glasgow, but I live in London". Sono di Glasgow ma abito a Londra. Now you remember the word ma that we used earlier but so I am from Glasgow but I live in London. Francesca, what would you say? I would say sono di Torino ma abito a Glasgow. So Francesca's from Turin but she lives in Glasgow. Okay Katie let's imagine you are originally from Reykjavik but you live in Dublin. Okay sono di Reykjavik ma abito a Dublin. Okay let's add one more word in here and that word is a lovely word. It's Adesso. Adesso. It means no so we can say I am from Oslo but now I live in Rome. Try saying that Katie. Sono di Oslo ma abito a Roma. Perfecto. So ma adesso but no. Sono di Washington ma adesso abito a Dallas. And remember we can also add in the country so putting together everything that we know I could say. Sono americano, sono di Chicago ma adesso abito a Firenze in Italia. So what would that mean Katie? I think that would mean I am American. I come from Chicago but now I live in Florence in Italy. In Italy in Italy. Okay let's try one more here I am going to make it tricky for you. We will give you a new tone here in New City and that city is Paris. Paris in Italian is. Parigi. Parigi. So Katie how would you say? I am French from Paris but now I live in Seattle in the United States. Very good. Very good. It's all for today. We hope you have enjoyed it and we will be practicing more next time when we will be learning how to introduce a members of our family. Fantastic. Now this audio lesson is just one element of the Coffee Break Italian course. We also offer video lessons, lesson notes and bonus audio materials to help you make faster progress. All of this forms the premium version of the course. If you'd like to get a sample of the premium content you can do so by going to coffeebreakitalianplus.com. That's coffeebreakitalianplus.com where you'll be able to download a sample video, bonus audio and lesson notes. It's been great to see all of your comments on the Facebook page so far and this week why don't you post a photo of your own town or city and add a comment using the new phrases you've learned today. 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