Whether you're new to learning Italian or you've been learning for a while, there's one thing

that you can't miss in Italian.

It has to do with phrases like, my name is, and I wake up.

These verbs work a bit differently from normal verbs, which can make them feel a bit tricky.

So in this episode, we'll break them down so that you can start

using them because you'll need them all the time in your everyday Italian conversations.

Hi everyone and welcome. Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages. Do you remember the first phrases you learned in Italian? One of them was probably

My name is or how you callame what's your name these are two examples of reflexive verbs

which shows you that these reflexive verbs crop up all the time even in the beginner phrases

and i know the term reflexive verb sounds quite complicated, but it's

basically just the grammar nerd name for verbs where you talk about doing something to yourself.

So we have this in English as well when we say the word myself. For example, I ask myself means I'm

asking back to myself, not someone else.

That's why they're called reflexive.

They are talking about something reflecting back to yourself.

The person who does and receives the action is the same.

So me chiamo, as in me kiamo katie is reflexive because the literal translation is I call myself

or word for word me myself

I call. Let's hear some more examples.

Here's a typical conversation where we're talking about what we do in the mornings.

My Sveggio, me alzo subito.

You alzi subito? I'm a subito. And me I am I am I you alz Subit I am I

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