59: Ask to her! Listen me! (When Italian and English are different)

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Today’s Italian words

Tua mamma impara l’italiano, vero? = Your mum is learning Italian, right?

Tua mamma = your mum

Impara = learns

L’italiano = the italian

Vero = true

Le dai una mano? = Do you give her a hand?

Le = to her

Dai = You give

Una mano = a hand.

Si, a volte = Yes sometimes.

Che cosa fai? = What do you do?

Le chiedo: “che cosa fai oggi” = I ask her “what are you doing today”

E scambiamo un paio di parole in italiano = And we exchange a few words in Italian.

Le = to her

Chiedo = I ask

Che cosa = what

Fai = you do

Oggi = today

E = and

Scambiamo = we exchange

Un paio = a pair

Di = of

Parole = words

In italiano = in Italian.

Le chiedo = I ask her (literally = to her, I ask)

Gli chiedo = I ask him (literally = to him, I ask)

Poi, le insegno un po’ di grammatica = Then, I teach her a little grammar.

Le = to her

Insegno = I teach

Un po’ = a bit

Di = of

Grammatica = grammar

Le insegno = I teach her (literally = to her, I teach)

Gli insegno = I teach him (literally = to him, I teach)

Come studia l’italiano? How does she study Italian?

Di solito ascolta un CD e 5 minute Italian ovviamente! = Usually she listens to a CD and 5 minute Italian obviously!

Di solito = usually

Ascolta = she listens

Un CD = a CD