Ciao, how you know?

I'm Francesca of Coffee Break Italian

and up next we are going to explore some interesting facts

about the model verb,

VOLERE, to want.

So, I am I am pronged, so,

let, come in.

Number one, first of all, something important about volere in the present tense

is pronouncing correctly the first person singular, the Iyo form, and the third person plural,

the Loro form. But why is that? Well, it's because the two forms contain that very

Italian sound, l'y, the same sound we can find in the article y'i, for example, as in y'i amici, the friends,

or in words such as familia, family.

So, let's try together.

I want is Vogio. Vogio. Make that effort to pronounce the L'i sound, which I know is not the easiest.

The same applies to they want.

Vogono.

Vogono.

If you want to practice this sound more, there is a video for you.

Okay.

Number two.

We have just seen Voglio, which means I want, but a little warning. If you want to ask for something in a polite way, do not use Voglio. That comes across as a little bit rude and your

interlocutor could be offended offended probably. Instead, use

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