Page 10 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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BUONGIORNO
Warm up (1minute)
Hello
The Warm Up panel
appears at the beginning In Italy a firm handshake usually accompanies
of each topic. Use it to an introduction or meeting in a formal situation.
reinforce what you have Italians greet relatives and friends with a kiss on
already learned and to
prepare yourself for each cheek but only when they haven’t met, or are
moving ahead with not going to see each other, for a while. Men often
the new subject. greet each other with a hug.

Ciao!
Words to remember (2 minutes) chow
Hi!
Say these polite expressions aloud. Hide the
text on the left with the cover flap and try to
remember the Italian for each. Check your
answers and repeat, if necessary.
Buongiorno. Hello/Good day.
bwonjornoh
Piacere. Pleased to
peeahcheray meet you.
Come si chiama? What’s your
komay see keeamah name?
Buonasera/Buonanotte. Good evening/
bwonasayrah/ Good night.
bwonanottay

Conversational tip Italians tend to
use sir (sir (sir signore), madam (signora), and miss
(signorina) more than English-speakers would.
These titles are also used with last names.

In conversation: formal (3 minutes)

Buongiorno. Marco uongiorno. Marco uongiorno. Marco
Buongiorno. Mi B B Piacere.
chiamo Suzi Lee. P Paoletti, piacere.aoletti, piacere. peeahcheray
bwonjornoh. mee bwonjornoh. markoh
keeamoh soozee lee pa-olettee, peeahcheray Pleased to meet you.
Hello. My name is Hello. Marco Paoletti,
Suzi Lee. pleased to meet you.