Page 14 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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LA MIA FAMIGLIA
Warm up (1minute)
My family
Say the Italian for as
many members of the There are two ways of saying you in Italian: formally
family as you can.
(pp.10–11) and informally. Lei is the formal version and tu is for
family, friends, and young people. This means there are
Say “I have two sons.” also different words for your (see below). It’s a good your (see below). It’s a good your
(pp.10–11)
idea to use the formal version until you are addressed
by the other person as tu.

Words to remember (5 minutes)
There are different words for my and my and my y y your in Italian, depending on whether they our in Italian, depending on whether they our
precede a masculine, feminine, or plural word.
mio/mia my (masculine/
mee-oh/me-eah feminine singular)
miei/mie my (masculine/
mee-ayee/mee-ay feminine plural)
tuo/tua your (informal
too-oh/too-ah masculine/
feminine singular)
tuoi/tue your (informal
too-oh-ee/too-ay masculine/
feminine plural)
suo/sua your (formal
soo-oh/soo-ah masculine/
feminine singular)
suoi/sue your (formal
soo-oh-ee/soo-ay masculine/
feminine plural)
Questi sono i miei genitori.
kwaystee sonoh ee mee-ayee jeneetoree
These are my parents.

In conversation (4 minutes)

Lei ha figli? Sì, ho due figlie. Queste sono le mie
lay ah fillyee see, oh dooay feellyay figlie. E Lei?
kwestay sonoh lay mee-ay
Do you have any children? Yes, I have two daughters. feellyay. ay lay
These are my daughters.
And you?