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🇮🇹 Italian · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Spaghetti Bolognese?

On Saturday there's no class, and Laura, Chiara and Matteo go out for lunch at a trattoria. Laura orders the one Italian dish everyone in Boston knows, and the waiter can't believe his ears. Say you're hungry or thirsty, ask what someone is having, the friendly way and the polite way, order food and drink, make a toast, and ask for the bill.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It's Saturday, and there's no class. At one o'clock, Laura, Chiara and Matteo sit down at a trattoria in a side street. Laura orders the dish everyone in Boston knows, and the waiter can't believe his ears. An hour later, the bill comes, and there's an argument about who pays. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Ho fame!oh FAH-mehI'm hungry!
Anch'io!ahn-KEE-ohMe too!
prendiPREHN-deeyou're having, the friendly way
Cosa prendi?KOH-sah PREHN-deeWhat are you having? The friendly way.
spaghetti alla bolognesespah-GEHT-tee AHL-lah boh-loh-NYEH-sehspaghetti bolognese
prendePREHN-dehyou're having, the polite way
Cosa prende?KOH-sah PREHN-dehWhat are you having? The polite way.
non esistononohn eh-SEES-toh-nohthey don't exist
A Bologna non esistono!ah boh-LOH-nyah nohn eh-SEES-toh-nohIn Bologna, they don't exist!
le tagliatelle al ragùleh tah-lyah-TEHL-leh ahl rah-GOOtagliatelle with meat sauce

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