113: Italian Prepositions Made Easy: Tips and Tricks for Learners
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🗓️ 24 October 2023
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Confused by Italian prepositions? Don't worry! Here you’ll learn them in a simple way, so you can feel confident using them in conversation with Italians.
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Today's Italian words:
Un piatto di pasta = A plate of pasta
Sono di San Francisco = I’m from San Francisco (lit. “of” San Francisco)
Il nostro hotel è a Roma = Our hotel is in Rome (lit. “at” Rome)
Il ristorante è lontano da qui? = Is the restaurant far from here?
Questo treno va da Milano a Napoli = This train goes from Milan to Naples
Aspettiamo da 20 minuti = We’ve been waiting for 20 minutes (lit. we wait “from” 20 minutes)
Andiamo in macchina = We’re going by car (lit. “in” car)
Un tavolo per due = A table for two
Vado al mercato per comprare la frutta = I’m going to the market (in order) to buy fruit
È sul menù = It’s on the menu
Una guida sulla città = A guide about the city (lit. “on” the city)
Tra due città = Between two cities
Il supermercato chiude tra 30 minuti = The supermarket closes in 30 minutes (lit. “between”)
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| 0:00.0 | Do you ever find those little words like ah, in, di and da annoying, because you never know which one to use? |
| 0:09.8 | In this lesson, you'll learn how to use them in common phrases so that you can feel more confident in your everyday conversations. |
| 0:17.0 | And we'll also help you avoid some of the common mistakes learners make. |
| 0:20.4 | Music and we'll also help you avoid some of the common mistakes learners make. |
| 0:39.8 | Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages. Today we're talking about a really important topic, prepositions. You know, those tiny words like in, a, |
| 0:48.0 | D and da. They might seem intimidating, but fear not. In this episode, we'll show you how to use them in everyday conversations. |
| 0:58.0 | Let's begin by listening the main ones. |
| 1:05.9 | But hold on, don't focus too much on memorizing them like this. |
| 1:13.6 | The best way to learn Italian prepositions is in context, through simple phrases that you'll use in everyday conversations. |
| 1:22.6 | So in this episode we'll focus on common uses to help you use them more confidently. |
| 1:30.4 | The usually means of. |
| 1:33.8 | For example, a plate of pasta. |
| 1:37.3 | An piatto di pasta. |
| 1:41.3 | A plato di pasta. |
| 1:43.4 | Or a glass of wine. |
| 1:46.5 | A bickiere of wine. A bitchere of wine A bitier of wine |
| 1:46.5 | A bitier de vino |
| 1:50.5 | We also use it when talking about possession |
| 1:53.4 | So for example, this is Mateo's pizza |
| 1:56.3 | Thanks |
| 1:57.4 | We literally say this pizza is of Matteo. |
| 2:03.0 | This pizza is of Matteo. |
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