CBI 1-05 | Talking about your family in Italian

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Val of the 195, while supplies last, selection varies by location, program subject to terms and conditions, silos.com/terms for details, subject to change. Buongiorno a tutti e benvenuti a coffee break Italian. Io sono Marc, e sono molto contento di essere qua con voi oggi. I'm really pleased to be here with you once again for Coffee Break Italian. And by the time we finish this course, we'll all understand exactly what Francesca has just said. But for now, I'll say, Michiamo Katie, Buongiorno. Introducing family members on that photo, or indeed you might be traveling with members of your family or your friends, and you want to introduce them to your new found Italian speaking friends. That's what we're going to be learning about in this episode. However, before we get there, we need to do a little bit of recap. So recapping, what are we going to be looking at? Well, we're going to be looking at the phrase "where do you live?" Francesca, can you remind us how you see "where do you live?" Let's try repeating that again after Francesca. And of course that is the informal version. I wonder if our listeners can remember how to make that formal. Katie, can you remember how you make that formal? I think it was "dovi abita." No, we learned how to say "I live in somewhere." For example, "I live in a town or a city." Can you remember how you would say "I live in London," Katie? Sí, habito a Londra. Molto bene Katie, habito a Londra. What about making it a little more complicated and saying, "I live in Florence in Italy." Hopefully our listeners are giving that some thought. Katie, how would you say "I live in Florence in Italy?" Okay, all good so far. What about seeing "I come from" or "I am from Paris." But now "I live in Rome." We'll give our listeners some time to think "I am from Paris." But now "I live in Rome." Katie. Habito a Roma. Fantastic, now there was one additional way that we expanded this sentence out. And that was to say something along the lines of, "I am Scottish from Fife." But now "I live in Dublin, Ireland." Katie, how would you say that? And we even had an extra new word in there from Francesca as well. What did you say there to say "exceptional?" "Echezionale." So each of us can aim to be "echezionale." Okay, it's time to move on to the content for today's lesson and we're going to be introducing members of our family. Let's start by learning the words for some female members of our family. First of all, let's think about my mother. My mother. Let's try that again. My mother. My mother. So the word for "my" here is "mya." My mother. Now I could see this is my mother. And if I were to introduce my mother in this way, I could see "questa e mia madre." Let's dig into this. Questa e mia madre. Questa e mia madre. Just watch Katie. Questa e mia madre. Can you repeat it? So this is my mother. Questa e mia madre. Let's learn another family member. We could talk about my sister. My sister. My sister. I really try to skip on that L sound here. Sorella. Sorella. Sorella. So to say, "This is my sister," we would say. Questa e mia sorella. So in each case here, we've got "questa e mia." And then the word for our female family member. Let's learn another female family member. Here it could be "mía molie." "Mía molie." And that is my wife. "Mía molie." "Mía molie." "Mía molie." Or my daughter. "Mía filia." "Mía filia." "Mía filia." So Katie, how would you say "This is my daughter?" I think it would be "Questa e mia filia." Penissimo. "Questa e mia filia." So so far, we have four female family members. And we know how to say "This is my sister, mother, daughter, wife." Let's now look at some male family members. Let's start with "father." "My father is." "Mi opadre." "Mi opadre." Let's listen again, "My father." "Mi opadre." "Mi opadre." Now if we want to see "This is my father," we're going to change the word "Questa" to "Questa" because we're talking about "My father." A masculine noun, "My father." "Questa e mia opadre." "Questa e mia opadre." "Questa e mia opadre." So when it's a feminine person, a female person that we're introducing, we use "Questa e mia madre." And if it's a male person that we're introducing, using we use. "Questo" e "mio padre" I hope that makes sense. Let's learn some more "mil" family members. We've got "father", "padre", "we could also learn "brother". "Fratello" So my brother? "Mio fratello" "Mio fratello" And to see, this is my brother, we would see. "Questo" e "mio fratello" "Questo" e "mio fratello" We can also learn the word for "husband". "Marito" "My husband" "Mio marito" "Mio marito" And the word for "son" "Figlio" "My son" "Mio figlio" "Mio figlio" So let's try saying "this is my son". "Questo" e "mio figlio" "Questo" e "mio figlio" Now we've learned how to say "my husband", "mio marito" and "my wife", "mia morlie" but you also want to see "my partner" and in this case things change ever so slightly. Francesca, can you explain how we would see "my partner" if the partner's meal? "Il mio compagno" Listen again to that. "Il mio compagno" First of all, let's think about the actual word "compagno". It sounds like "compagnon". So "Il mio compagno", "my companion". And that's the masculine version. You'll have noticed that there is a difference here however. We don't say "myo compagno", but "Il mio compagno". And this is because according to the ancient laws of Italian grammar, you only use "myo" with direct family members. So "myo padre", "myo fratello", "myo figlio", "myo marito". But with "my partner" you use "Il mio compagno". So how would you see then? This is "my partner". Katie, can you work that out? "Questo e mio compagno". Are you sure? "Questo e il mio compagno". That's it. So with "compagno" we need to say "Il mio compagno". And the same thing happens with "a female partner". So if "my female partner" is "la mia compagno". Here we say "la mia compagno". Listen again. "La mia compagno". So to say "this is my partner", "a female partner" I would say. "Questa e la mia compagno". And not here that the "compagno" or "compagno" is referring to the person that we're talking about, not me. So if I am male and I have a male partner, I would say "Il mio compagno". If I am male and have a female partner, I would say "la mia compagno". So we're talking about that person, not yourself. Marc, if I've introduced my mum by saying "Questa e mia madre". How do I then go on to say what her name is? I'm going to be really nasty here. First of all, I'm going to pick you up on your Spanish madre. With that "the" sound in your "dee". In Italian, we don't use that, we use "madre". It's quite a strong "d" madre. Okay, madre. Perfecto. Okay, coming back to your question, to say "she is cold", you say "si chiama". "si chiama". Now you might be thinking that you've heard that before. Yes, was that the formal question for what's your name? Exactly. What is your name? And the formal form is "gomme si chiama". So this "si chiama" is used both for the formal "u" and for "hi" or "shi". So you can say "si chiama", "jenin", if your mother is called "jenin". She's not, but, okay, "si chiama" and, for example. So, "questa" is "mi amadre", "si chiama" "an". "Questa" is "mi amadre", "si chiama" "an". Perfecto. How would you introduce your father in the same way? "Questo" is "mi opadre", "si chiama" "an". Perfecto. So, "si chiama" can be used as "hi" or "shi" is called. And to ask the question, what is "hi" called? You just use the same form as you used for the formal "u". "Comme si chiama". Ah, tu apadre. "Comme si chiama", your father, what's his name? "Comme si chiama". "Si chiama" "an". Eh, tu amadre. "Comme si chiama". "Si chiama" "an". Okay, there I'm saying "tuo" and "tuo" "tuo padre", your father. "Tu amadre", your mother. Okay. Okay, we're going to take a short break there and we'll be back in just a moment. Interrompiamo questa trasmissione per una comunicazione importante. If you'd like to make faster progress with your Italian, don't forget that you can use the premium version of this course, which features video versions of the lessons, comprehensive lesson notes and bonus listening materials. Allora, cosa spetti? What are you waiting for? If you'd like to take your Italian to the next level, go to coffeebreakitalianplus.com. This is your sign to finally launch that dream business. I honest makes it ridiculously easy for just $1 a month. You get a pro website builder, professional email address, a custom domain and your own personal consultant to help you succeed. Seriously, a dedicated human expert for advice at no extra cost. It's time to be your own boss. Start today for $1 at ionos.com. 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[Music] In the last Café Cultural Report, I told you a little about the capital of Italy, Roma. Today, we are going to continue our whistle stop tour of this wonderful city. Did you know that the smallest country in the world is located in the heart of Rome? The Vatican, la città del Vaticano, as a population of around 800 people, and it has a special Vatican euro, and even prints its own stamps. It is also home to the Pope, Ilpapa, and the enormous St. Peter's Basilica. The Sistine Chapel, La Capella Sistina, is located here where you can admire Michelangelo's handy work on the church's ceiling. Another popular tourist attraction is the area around the Spanish steps and Piazza di Spagna. The Spanish ambassador used to live in the square, which is how the steps got their name. In the square, La Piazza, at the bottom of the steps, you can find a 17th century fountain, La Fontana della Barcaccia, which means the fountain of the old boat. And lastly, we are going to visit the Fontana di Trevi, the Trevi Fountain. The fountain is located in a tiny piazza, a square, in front of a palace, Palazzo Poli, and it is very popular with tourists. Tradition says that if you toss a coin into the water, you will have a safe return trip to Rome, and the fountain collects around 3,000 euros, Mamamia, each day, which is given to charity. I hope this has given you a little insight into Rome, if you have never been here before. And now, let's hand it back over to you, Mark. Grazie Francesca. I have to say that one of my favourite places in the world is the Fontanade Trevi. I love Rome and I can't wait to go back soon. OK, it's time to go through some of the words and phrases that we've learned in this lesson. I'll see the English, Francesca will see the Italian. We'll leave you some space to repeat, then it's over to Katie. Siamo pronti. Pronti. Cominciamo. So let's begin with this is my father. Questo è mio padre. Questo è mio fratello. This is my son. Questo è mio figlio. Questo è mio figlio. This is my husband. Questo è mio marito. Questo è mio marito. So that's all the masculine ones, let's think now about the feminine ones. This is my wife. Questo è mio moglie. Questo è mio moglie. This is my sister. Questo è mia sorella. This is my mother. Questo è mia madre. Questa è mia madre. And this is my daughter. Questa è mia figlia. Questa è mia figlia. We also learned how to see. This is my partner, a meal partner. Questo è il mio compagno. And this is my female partner. Questa è la mia compagna. And one final phrase, he or she is called, so he is called. Si chiama, si chiama. And by one get one free, she is called. Ok, è tutto, però oggi speriamo che vi sia piaciuto. We do indeed hope that you've enjoyed this lesson of Coffee Break Italian. Don't forget that you can head over to coffeebreakatallion.com to access all of our content there. 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