128: Stare: The Italian Verb You Need to Know!

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🗓️ 27 February 2024

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Summary

When should you use the verb stare? It can feel confusing at first – let’s clear things up so you can use it with confidence in conversation!

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Today's Italian words:
Come stai? = How are you? (lit. how you stay?)
I Sardi stanno bene = Sardinians are healthy/well (lit. The Sardinians stay well)
Cosa stai bevendo? = What are you drinking?
Stiamo per mangiare = We’re about to eat
Mi piace stare al mare = I like spending time at the seaside (lit. stay at the sea)
Lascia stare! = Let it go; forget about it
Stare a tavola = To spend time at the dinner table (lit. stay at table)

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0:00.0	Did you know that Italy has a blue zone?
0:02.0	The island of Sardinia is home to one of the four areas of the world
0:06.0	which have really high numbers of centenarians,
0:09.0	people living to over a hundred.
0:11.0	What's their secret?
0:13.0	I think I know, and I'll tell you, but on one condition,
0:17.0	you need to learn how to use the verb, Stare.
0:21.6	Deal.
0:39.1	Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with joy of languages.
0:40.1	Ciao.
0:41.8	So what's their secret?
0:43.0	Come on, Matteo.
0:44.5	I want to live to 100.
0:47.3	Most people listening probably want to live to 100.
0:52.7	The answer is simple and it's related to the Italian verb,
0:53.3	Starre. So today, learning Italian grammar
0:56.0	will help you live a long and healthy life.
0:59.3	Fantastic.
1:00.6	Let's listen to the conversation.
1:02.9	What you're doing?
1:06.0	Canonau.
1:07.2	Mmm,
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