Useful expressions
The following expressions are useful in a class situation, and should be used all the time to familiarize students with comprehension and sound recognition.  |
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Aprite il libro***
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Open the book (plurale) |
Ascoltate *** |
Listen (plurale) |
Capisci? ***
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Do you (singolare) understand? |
Capite? ***
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Do you (plurale) understand? |
Che significa...? |
What does it mean...? |
Chiaro?
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Is that clear? |
Come si dice...?
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How do you say...? |
Come si pronuncia...?
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How do you pronounce |
Come si scrive?
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How do you write...? |
Come?
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What? How? |
Cosa vuol dire...?
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What does it mean...? |
Ecco
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Here is/are; there is/are |
Guardate ***
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Look (plurale) |
No, non capisco |
No, I don’t understand |
Per favore |
please |
Per piacere
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please |
Ripetete ***
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Repeat (plurale) |
Ripeti ***
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Repeat (singolare) |
Rispondete *** |
answer (plurale) |
Rispondi *** |
answer (singolare) |
Scusa *** |
excuse me (informale) |
Scusi
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excuse me (formale) |
Si’, capisco
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Yes, I understand |
*** INFORMALE