114: Altrettanto: The Easiest Way To Reply in Italian

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🗓️ 31 October 2023

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Summary

Not sure how to respond in Italian? Use ‘altrettanto’ to have an instant reply in these everyday situations!

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Today's Italian words:
Altrettanto = You too / same to you / likewise
Buona giornata = Have a good day
Buona serata = Have a good evening
Buona domenica = Have a good Sunday!
Buon weekend = Have a good weekend
Buon viaggio = Have a good trip
Buon appetito = Enjoy your meal
Divertiti = Have fun
Piacere = Nice to meet you
Anche a te = You too (informal)
Anche a voi = You too (plural)
Anche a Lei = You too (formal)

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're just leaving an Italian cafe and the barista wishes you a good day.
0:06.1	Buona journa.
0:07.9	How would you reply?
0:09.4	In these situations when you've got to think quickly on your feet,
0:12.5	lots of learners make mistakes and say things like,
0:15.2	it too or anky at you.
0:18.0	But there's a really easy word that you can use in these situations.
0:22.1	Altretanto. Today you'll learn all about altretanto, the easiest way to reply in Italian.
0:29.7	You'll find out what it means, when to use it, and how to pronounce it along the way.
0:51.3	Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with joy of languages.
0:54.9	When we were planning this episode, I kept hearing the word,
0:57.1	Altretanto, everywhere.
0:59.4	Italians use it all the time as a quick and easy reply.
1:01.9	Do you know what it means?
1:03.3	Have a listen to our conversation
1:04.6	and see if you can guess.
1:06.5	To set the scene,
1:07.5	Mateo's on his way back to Naples
1:09.3	and I'm going to the UK at the same time.
1:14.2	Good viage.
1:16.0	Altretanto.
1:17.4	A good weekend.
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