Ok, so maybe this is not what you would expect as a first lesson of a language course, but nobody said this was going to be a standard course! ^_^
I really like rodents, pets and cute little animals, so I thought I’d start from here. Btw, rodents = roditori.
Sample conversation, at the park, between A (boy) and B (girl).
A: “Che bel cane!” (what a nice dog!)
B: “Grazie! Si chiama Fufi” (thanks! his name is Fufi — typical dog name)
A: “Mi piacerebbe avere un cane..” (I’d like to have a dog..)
B: “Davvero?” (oh really?)
A: “Sì sì. Ho un gatto però, sai?” (yeah. I have a cat though, you know?)
B: “Come si chiama?” (what’s his name?)
A: “Attila. Ho anche un criceto…” (Attila. I also have a hamster…)
B: “Che carino! E lui, come si chiama?” (so cute! and what’s his name?)
A: “Si chiama Polpetta.” (his name is Meatball)
B: “Hehe. Beh, comunque io mi chiamo A.” (hehe. anyway, my name is A.)
A: “Piacere, B.” (nice to meet you, (my name is) B.”
B: “Ciao, alla prossima!” (bye, (see you) next (time)!)
A: “Ciao ciaoooo” (bye byeeeee)
At this point, the conversation is over, it was all about cuteness and the girl is probably 15 or something. The boy will go home and have a hamster-stuffed-cat roast, and excogitate new and better ways to approach girls in parks..
Now it’s your turn!
- Read and memorize the main parts of this meaningful conversation.
- Try to start a conversation with someone by complimenting on their pet.
Please do post comments about questions, and obscure pets that you might have which are not covered here!
Feel free to record your conversations and send me the audio logs! ^_^
