{"id":5629,"date":"2013-11-29T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T09:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=5629"},"modified":"2021-06-22T20:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T11:09:24","slug":"giving-personal-information-in-italian-audio-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/giving-personal-information-in-italian-audio-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving personal information in Italian – Audio lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"LearntoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalian.Talkaboutwork,relationships,nationality.Understandwhenitisappropriatetuusetheformal”lei”insteadofthefriendly”tu”.Audiolesson.<\/strong><\/h1>\nLearningtoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalianisquiteeasy.Youneedtolearnsomebasicsentencesandvocabulary.Allbasicinformation,asithappensinmanylanguages,isprovidedusingtheimportantverbsessere<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(tobe)andavere<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(tohave).Incaseyoudon’tknowthem,hereyoucanseetheir\u00a0presenteindicativo<\/a>\u00a0conjugation.Havealookbeforeproceedingfurther.<\/p>\n
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    TuorLei?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     \nYoucanaddresssomeoneinItalianusingtheinformal”Tu”ortheformal”Lei”.WealreadysaidthatthechoiceofdaredelLei<\/a>,addressingsomeoneinformally,dependsoncommonsense.Whenyoudon’tknowthepersonyouarearegoingtotalkwith,orwhenthispersonisseniorbyageorstatus,youshoulduseLei.\u00a0<\/em>Forexample,”What’syourname”is:<\/p>\nCometichiami?(Tu)\/Comesichiama(Lei?)<\/span><\/h6>\nMichiamo…<\/span><\/h6>\n

    Mind,”Lei”inthiscaseisnotsynonymof”she”,butjustaformalwaytoreplace”tu”,you.Whenyouwillknowpeoplewellorwon’tbethecasetousetheformalLei,youwillbeinvitedtoswitchfrom”Lei”to”Tu”.
    \n“Diamocideltu”or”Possiamodarcideltu”<\/h6>\n

    Normally,youngpeoplewillskipthe”lei”andusedirectlytheinformal”tu”.<\/p>\n

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      Chi\u00e8Mario?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhenwetalkaboutourrelationshipwithsomeone,weoftenuseItalianpossessiveadjectives<\/a>.So,ifItalktoyouabout”Mario”,youmayask:”Chi\u00e8Mario?”<\/p>\nMario\u00e8unmio…(Maria\u00e8unamia…)<\/h6>\namico\/amica(friend)
      \ncollega(colleague)
      \nconoscente(acquaintance)
      \nparente(relative)<\/p>\n\n

       \nSeMario(Maria)\u00e8unparente,ifMarioisarelative,wecandescribeourdegreeofkinship.Inthiscasewehavetoomitthearticle.Wedon’tsay”Mario\u00e8il\/unmiofratello”.Wesay”Mario\u00e8miofratello”Marioismybrother.Havealookandlistentotheaudiolesson”Lamiafamiglia”,myItalianfamily<\/a>\u00a0foracompleteoverview.SomenounsaboutthefamilyinItalian:<\/p>\nMario\u00e8mio…(Maria\u00e8mia…)<\/h6>\n

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      <\/p>\n

      Ifyouwanttosay”Ihaveabrother,sisteretc”,inItalianwesay”Ioho\/Lui-Leiha-\u00a0un\/una…fratello\/sorella\/marito\/moglieetc.withtheverbAVERE.<\/p>\n

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        Didovesei(tu)?Didov’e(lui\/lei)?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

         \nInordertoprovidecompletepersonalinformationinItalian,youmustknowyournationality.Peopleusuallywantto\u00a0knowwhereyoucomefromandwhereyoulive.<\/p>\nWhenweask”Didovesei?”whereareyoufrom,wemeanthenationalityforforeignersandtheregionofItalyorcityoforiginforItalians.JustlikeinEnglish,wehavetwomaingroups:<\/p>\nIosono…-\u00a0Lui\/Lei\u00e8…<\/h6>\n

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        • -ESE(Giapponese,Francese,Inglese-andMilanese)<\/li>\n
        • -ANO(Italiano,Americano,Australiano-andRomano).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThereisnoautomaticcorrespondancebetweenItalianandEnglishnamesofNationality.Forexample,wesayCanadeseandnot”Canadiano”,OlandeseandnotDutch,Tedescoandnot”Germano”.LikealltheotherItalianadjectives<\/a>,theonesendingin-Edon’tvaryaccordingtothegender,theonesendingin-Ochangewiththegender.Sowesay:<\/p>\n
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          • IosonoGiapponese,Mike\u00e8AmericanoeLucy\u00e8Australiana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Ifyouwanttonameyourcityoforigin,youcanofcoursedothatsaying:
            \nSonodi…(Roma,Tokyo,NewYorketc…)<\/h6>\nLiterally,Iamof…Historically,Europeancitiesandsomeothersaroundtheworldhaveanitalianizedname.Forexample:Parigi,Londra,Lisbona,Barcellona,Berna,Vienna,Berlino,Varsavia,Stoccolma,Atene,Belgrado,Dublino,Citt\u00e0delMessico,Pechino,NuovaDelhi,Citt\u00e0delCapoandmanyothers.WeusedtosayNuovaYork,butit’sobsoletenow.<\/p>\n

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              Chelavorofai(tu)-Chelavorofa(Lui\/Lei)?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

               \nNowadays,therearesomanyjobtitlesthatthemattercan’tbeliquidatewiththeusualdoctor\/nurse\/clerkbasicvocabulary.\u00a0<\/span>Wewilldedicateaposttojobsandworking-relatedItalianlanguage.YourjobisofcoursesomethingyouwanttosayorknowaspersonalinformationinItalian.WewillhelpyoutoidentifythenameofyourjobinItalian,justaskinthecomments.Thequestionis:”Chelavorofai?”,Whatisyourjob:<\/span><\/p>\nIo<\/h6>\nFaccioil\/la…dottore\/dottoressa
              \nSonoun\/una…\u00a0dentista<\/h6>\nLui\/Lei<\/h6>\nFail\/la…dottore\/dottoressa
              \n\u00c8\u00a0un\/una…\u00a0dentist<\/h6>\n

               \nThe”formula”thenis:<\/p>\n\u00a0Fareil\/lo\/la+jobtitle=Essereun\/uno\/una\u00a0+jobtitle<\/h6>\nWeexplainedHOWyoushouldaskorprovidepersonalinformationinItalian.IfyouwanttofindoutWHATandlearnnewwords,pleaseexplorethisblogandfindyouranswers.Ifyouneedsomehelpindescribingyourjob,nationalityorotherinformationinItalian,pleaseleaveacommentandwe’llansweryourquestions.Subscribetoourmailinglistformorearticles!<\/p>\nWithDanteLearningyoucan\u00a0learnItalianon-line\u00a0<\/a>withanativeteacher,studyingatyourownpacefromhome.Savetimeandmoney,\u00a0subscribeforFREE\u00a0<\/a>todayandenjoyafreetriallesson,alevelcheckandaccesstointeractiveexercises.Alllive,one-one-one,invideoconferencewithanativeItalianteacher.ThenyoucandecideifyouwanttojoinusandbepartofourOn-lineItalianLanguageSchool.<\/p>\n

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              LearntoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalian.Talkaboutwork,relationships,nationality.Understandwhenitisappropriatetuusetheformal”lei”insteadofthefriendly”tu”.Audiolesson. LearningtoaskandgivepersonalinformationinItalianisquiteeasy.Youneedtolearnsomebasicsentencesandvocabulary.Allbasicinformation,asithappensinmanylanguages,isprovidedusingtheimportantverbsessere\u00a0(tobe)andavere\u00a0(tohave).Incaseyoudon’tknowthem,hereyoucanseetheir\u00a0presenteindicativo\u00a0conjugation.Havealookbeforeproceedingfurther. TuorLei?   YoucanaddresssomeoneinItalianusingtheinformal”Tu”ortheformal”Lei”.WealreadysaidthatthechoiceofdaredelLei,addressingsomeoneinformally,dependsoncommonsense.Whenyoudon’tknowthepersonyouarearegoingtotalkwith,orwhenthispersonisseniorbyageorstatus,youshoulduseLei.\u00a0Forexample,”What’syourname”is: Cometichiami?(Tu)\/Comesichiama(Lei?) Michiamo… Mind,”Lei”inthiscaseisnotsynonymof”she”,butjustaformalwaytoreplace”tu”,you.Whenyouwillknowpeoplewellorwon’tbethecasetousetheformalLei,youwillbeinvitedtoswitchfrom”Lei”to”Tu”. “Diamocideltu”or”Possiamodarcideltu” Normally,youngpeoplewillskipthe”lei”andusedirectlytheinformal”tu”. Chi\u00e8Mario? Whenwetalkaboutourrelationshipwithsomeone,weoftenuseItalianpossessiveadjectives.So,ifItalktoyouabout”Mario”,youmayask:”Chi\u00e8Mario?” Mario\u00e8unmio…(Maria\u00e8unamia…) amico\/amica(friend) collega(colleague) conoscente(acquaintance) parente(relative)   SeMario(Maria)\u00e8unparente,ifMarioisarelative,wecandescribeourdegreeofkinship.Inthiscasewehavetoomitthearticle.Wedon’tsay”Mario\u00e8il\/unmiofratello”.Wesay”Mario\u00e8miofratello”Marioismybrother.Havealookandlistentotheaudiolesson”Lamiafamiglia”,myItalianfamily\u00a0foracompleteoverview.SomenounsaboutthefamilyinItalian: Mario\u00e8mio…(Maria\u00e8mia…) Ifyouwanttosay”Ihaveabrother,sisteretc”,inItalianwesay”Ioho\/Lui-Leiha-\u00a0un\/una…fratello\/sorella\/marito\/moglieetc.withtheverbAVERE. Didovesei(tu)?Didov’e(lui\/lei)?   InordertoprovidecompletepersonalinformationinItalian,youmustknowyournationality.Peopleusuallywantto\u00a0knowwhereyoucomefromandwhereyoulive. Whenweask”Didovesei?”whereareyoufrom,wemeanthenationalityforforeignersandtheregionofItalyorcityoforiginforItalians.JustlikeinEnglish,wehavetwomaingroups: Iosono…-\u00a0Lui\/Lei\u00e8… -ESE(Giapponese,Francese,Inglese-andMilanese) -ANO(Italiano,Americano,Australiano-andRomano). ThereisnoautomaticcorrespondancebetweenItalianandEnglishnamesofNationality.Forexample,wesayCanadeseandnot”Canadiano”,OlandeseandnotDutch,Tedescoandnot”Germano”.LikealltheotherItalianadjectives,theonesendingin-Edon’tvaryaccordingtothegender,theonesendingin-Ochangewiththegender.Sowesay: IosonoGiapponese,Mike\u00e8AmericanoeLucy\u00e8Australiana. Ifyouwanttonameyourcityoforigin,youcanofcoursedothatsaying: Sonodi…(Roma,Tokyo,NewYorketc…) Literally,Iamof…Historically,Europeancitiesandsomeothersaroundtheworldhaveanitalianizedname.Forexample:Parigi,Londra,Lisbona,Barcellona,Berna,Vienna,Berlino,Varsavia,Stoccolma,Atene,Belgrado,Dublino,Citt\u00e0delMessico,Pechino,NuovaDelhi,Citt\u00e0delCapoandmanyothers.WeusedtosayNuovaYork,butit’sobsoletenow. Chelavorofai(tu)-Chelavorofa(Lui\/Lei)?   Nowadays,therearesomanyjobtitlesthatthemattercan’tbeliquidatewiththeusualdoctor\/nurse\/clerkbasicvocabulary.\u00a0Wewilldedicateaposttojobsandworking-relatedItalianlanguage.YourjobisofcoursesomethingyouwanttosayorknowaspersonalinformationinItalian.WewillhelpyoutoidentifythenameofyourjobinItalian,justaskinthecomments.Thequestionis:”Chelavorofai?”,Whatisyourjob: Io Faccioil\/la…dottore\/dottoressa Sonoun\/una…\u00a0dentista Lui\/Lei Fail\/la…dottore\/dottoressa \u00c8\u00a0un\/una…\u00a0dentist   The”formula”thenis: \u00a0Fareil\/lo\/la+jobtitle=Essereun\/uno\/una\u00a0+jobtitle WeexplainedHOWyoushouldaskorprovidepersonalinformationinItalian.IfyouwanttofindoutWHATandlearnnewwords,pleaseexplorethisblogandfindyouranswers.Ifyouneedsomehelpindescribingyourjob,nationalityorotherinformationinItalian,pleaseleaveacommentandwe’llansweryourquestions.Subscribetoourmailinglistformorearticles! WithDanteLearningyoucan\u00a0learnItalianon-line\u00a0withanativeteacher,studyingatyourownpacefromhome.Savetimeandmoney,\u00a0subscribeforFREE\u00a0todayandenjoyafreetriallesson,alevelcheckandaccesstointeractiveexercises.Alllive,one-one-one,invideoconferencewithanativeItalianteacher.ThenyoucandecideifyouwanttojoinusandbepartofourOn-lineItalianLanguageSchool.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[510,509,507,505,504,508,506],"class_list":["post-5629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lingua","tag-dare-del-lei","tag-dare-del-tu","tag-formal-and-informal","tag-lei","tag-personal-information","tag-possessive-adjectives","tag-tu","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}