41: 3 different ways to say "you" in Italian
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🗓️ 18 March 2018
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Did you know that Italian has 3 different ways of saying you? This can feel a bit confusing to English speakers because we only have one! But not to worry, they’re very simple to learn when you know how.
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Today’s words
Parlare = to speak
Scrivere = to write
Dormire = to sleep
Parli = you speak
Scrivi = you write
Dormi = you sleep
Parla = he/she speaks; you speak (formal)
Scrive = he/she writes; you write (formal)
Dorme = he/she sleeps; you sleep (formal)
Parlate = you all/both speak
Scrivete = you all/both write
Dormite = you all/both sleep
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know that Italian has three different ways of saying you? |
| 0:04.0 | This can feel a bit confusing to English speakers because we only have one. |
| 0:07.9 | But not to worry, they're very simple to learn when you know how. |
| 0:11.5 | Find out more in episode 41 of 5 minute Italian. Ciao to all |
| 0:25.6 | and benvenuti a Five Minutes Italian. |
| 0:28.6 | Hi everyone and welcome to Five Minutes Italian. |
| 0:31.6 | I'm Katie. |
| 0:32.6 | And in today's episode, we'll be talking about all the different ways to say you in Italian. |
| 0:40.0 | Now back in episode 39, we learned the most common way to say you, which is the informal |
| 0:45.4 | you, the you that you would use with family, friends and young people. |
| 0:50.3 | So let's review that quickly now. |
| 0:52.7 | Let's start with an aere verb, |
| 0:55.8 | parlare to speak. |
| 0:58.6 | How do you say you speak? |
| 1:01.9 | Parli. |
| 1:03.4 | Remove the are from parlare |
| 1:07.0 | and add the e sound, |
| 1:12.6 | parli. Now for an Ere verb, |
| 1:15.6 | Scriber to write. |
| 1:17.6 | How do you say you write? |
| 1:20.6 | Scrivi. |
| 1:22.6 | Remove the Ere from |
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