In today's episode, I am going to tell you all the vocabulary and grammar you should know to gain a Basic level in the Italian language, both to be proficient in communication & to pass the exam.

3 minutes Italian

Level A1 (Italian) - What to study

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bee, buttercup, birch tree, beehive, beaver, blue butterflies, banana, barnacles, bathtub, bear, bat, broccoli

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Letter B

In this episode you will hear what Daxin prepared for his mother for breakfast. Daxin is really very kind to his sick mother. Enjoy it. 

今天天气很好，是一个晴天。早上七点多，大新叫妈妈起床。起床以后，大新拉着妈妈到了卫生间。大新给妈妈一杯水，让妈妈刷牙。妈妈刷牙的时候，大新就给妈妈梳头。妈妈的头发大部分是白的，是短发，但是不是很短。刷完了压，梳好了头发，大新拉着妈妈来到餐厅。大新已经给妈妈卓好了早饭。大新给了妈妈一个鸡蛋。妈妈不认识鸡蛋，她说是饽饽。大新告诉她这是鸡蛋，大鸡蛋。大新还给妈妈准备了粥和红薯、馒头。大新帮着妈妈吃了早饭，然后，他自己也吃了早饭。大新的早饭和妈妈的早饭一样，看上去很简单，但是很好吃。吃了早饭，大新要带妈妈出去走一走。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo ， shì yī gè qíng tiān 。 zǎo shàng qī diǎn duō ， dà xīn jiào mā mā qǐ chuáng 。 qǐ chuáng yǐ hòu ， dà xīn lā zhe mā mā dào le wèi shēng jiān 。 dà xīn gěi mā mā yī bēi shuǐ ， ràng mā mā shuā yá 。 mā mā shuā yá de shí hòu ， dà xīn jiù gěi mā mā shū tóu 。 mā mā de tóu fà dà bù fèn shì bái de ， shì duǎn fà ， dàn shì bù shì hěn duǎn 。 shuā wán le yā ， shū hǎo le tóu fà ， dà xīn lā zhe mā mā lái dào cān tīng 。 dà xīn yǐ jīng gěi mā mā zhuó hǎo le zǎo fàn 。 dà xīn gěi le mā mā yī gè jī dàn 。 mā mā bù rèn shí jī dàn ， tā shuō shì bō bō 。 dà xīn gào sù tā zhè shì jī dàn ， dà jī dàn 。 dà xīn hái gěi mā mā zhǔn bèi le zhōu hé hóng shǔ 、 mán tou 。 dà xīn bāng zhe mā mā chī le zǎo fàn ， rán hòu ， tā zì jǐ yě chī le zǎo fàn 。 dà xīn de zǎo fàn hé mā mā de zǎo fàn yī yàng ， kàn shàng qù hěn jiǎn dān ， dàn shì hěn hǎo chī 。 chī le zǎo fàn ， dà xīn yào dài mā mā chū qù zǒu yī zǒu 。

Story Chinese

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SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
GLORIA: Yes, I’m looking for a sweater — in a size medium.
SALESPERSON: Let’s see … here’s a nice white one. What do 
you think?
GLORIA: I think I’d rather have it in blue.
SALESPERSON: OK … here’s blue, in a medium. Would you
like to try it on?
GLORIA: OK … yes, I love it. It fits perfectly. How much is it?
SALESPERSON: It’s $50. It will be $53, with tax.
GLORIA: Perfect! I’ll take it.

LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I help you? or “May I help you?” is what a salesperson normally says to greet 
a customer.
• I’m looking for a here means “I don’t know exactly which one I want.”
• Size medium. Clothing usually comes in small, medium and large sizes. Some 
women’s clothing comes in number sizes, usually ranging from 2 to 16.
• Let’s see … An expression used when a person wants to think something over, to 
make a choice or decision, or to look for something.
• I’d rather have it in here means “I don’t like this exact one. I would prefer it in a 
different” color/size/material, etc.
• Would you like to …? is a polite way to ask “Do you want to …?”
• Try it on means to test the fit or appearance of a garment by putting it on. “Try on” is a 
separable phrasal verb, so the object “it” goes between “try” and “on.”
• How much is it? means “How much does it cost?” Notice that the main sentence 
stress falls on “is” in this question.
• I’ll take it means “I will buy it.”

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Episode originally published on December 18, 2020.

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