Page 112 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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RIPARAZIONI
Warm up (1minute)
Repairs
What is the Italian for
“doesn’t work”? You can combine the Italian words on these pages
(pp.60–1)
with the vocabulary you learned in week 10 to help
What’s the Italian you explain basic problems and cope with arranging
for “today” and most repairs. When setting up building work or a
“tomorrow”? (pp.28–9) repair, it’s a good idea to agree on the price and
method of payment in advance.

Words to remember (4 minutes)
Familiarize yourself with these words and test
yourself using the cover flap.
la chiave
l’idraulico plumber lah keeavay
leedraooleekoh tire iron
l’elettricista electrician
lelettreecheestah
il meccanico mechanic
eel mekkaneekoh
il muratore handyman
eel mooratoray
l’imbianchino decorator
leembyankeenoh
il falegname carpenter
eel falennyamay
il tecnico technician
eel tayneekoh
la donna delle pulizie cleaner
lah donnah dellay Non ho bisogno
pooleetsyay di un meccanico.
non oh beezonnyoh
dee oon mekkaneekoh
I don’t need a mechanic.
In conversation (3 minutes)

La lavatrice non funziona. Sì, il tubo è rotto. Può ripararlo?
lah lavatreechay non see, eel tooboh ay rottoh pwoh reepararloh
foontsyonah
Yes, the hose is broken. Can you repair it?
The washing machine
is not working.