65: How to say "the" in Italian: before vowels
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🗓️ 19 May 2019
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L', le, gli... there are many different ways to say "the" in Italian! Learn how to say it before vowels in this episode
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Today's Italian words
Gli italiani cucinano molto bene = Italians cook really well.
Qual'è il vostro segreto? = What's your secret?
Gli = the
italiani = Italians
cucinano = they cook
molto bene = very well
Qual è = which is
il vostro segreto = your secret
Gli ingredienti sono la chiave = Ingredients are the key.
Gli = the
ingredienti = ingredients
sono = are
la chiave = the key
Con ingredienti freschi, tutto è buono = With fresh ingredients, everything is tasty.
Con = with
ingredienti = ingredients
freschi = fresh
tutto = everything
è = is
buono = good or tasty
In Italia abbiamo molto sole = In Italy, we have lots of sun
In Italia = in Italy,
abbiamo = we have
molto sole = lots of sun
Quindi è facile trovare prodotti buoni come le olive, le arance ecc. = So it's easy to find good produce like olives, oranges, etc.
quindi = so
è facile = it's easy
trovare = to find
prodotti = produce
buoni = good
come = like
le olive = the olives
le arance = the oranges
ecc = etc
Poi, la presentazione è molto importante = Then, presentation is very important.
Poi = then
La presentazione = the presentation
è = is
molto importante = very important
Mangi prima con gli occhi = You eat first with the eyes.
Mangi = you eat
Prima = first
Con = with
Gli = the
Occhi = eyes
Poi con lo stomaco = Then with the stomach
poi = then
con = with
lo stomaco = the stomach
L'oliva = the olive
L'arancia = the orange
L'olio = the oil
Le olive = the olives
Le arance = the oranges
Gli italiani = the Italians
Gli ingredienti = the ingredients
Gli americani = the Americans
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Why is Italian food so tasty? |
| 0:03.1 | In this lesson, Matero reveals the very simple secret. |
| 0:07.2 | You'll also learn how to say the in Italian before words which start with a vowel. |
| 0:13.2 | Find out more in episode 65 of 5 Minutes Italian. |
| 0:24.6 | Ciao all. Ciao to all and welcome |
| 0:25.8 | to Fai FInite Italian |
| 0:27.1 | and Katie |
| 0:27.8 | And then Matteo |
| 0:28.8 | Ciao |
| 0:29.4 | And today we're going to continue |
| 0:31.3 | learning how to say the |
| 0:32.7 | in Italian |
| 0:33.7 | In this episode |
| 0:34.9 | We're going to look at words |
| 0:36.0 | which start with vowels. |
| 0:38.2 | Let's listen to the dialogue first. |
| 0:40.9 | Let's start. |
| 0:44.4 | The Italians are cookinan very well. |
| 0:49.4 | What is your secret? |
| 0:52.3 | The ingredients are the key. |
| 0:56.0 | With ingredients |
| 0:58.0 | fresh, |
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