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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Day Off

Plan your day off with Chiara, with mai and the past for ever and never: sei mai stata, non ci sono mai stata, non ho mai sciato.

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THE STORY

The hall of the Hotel Hilde on a bright morning, Chiara just off the bus from Bologna with her skis.

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Laura! Quando hai il giorno libero?LOW-rah, KWAHN-doh eye eel JOR-noh LEE-beh-rohLaura! When is your day off? To a friend.
Il giorno libero.eel JOR-noh LEE-beh-rohThe day off.
Domenica. Che bello vederti!doh-MEH-nee-kah, keh BEHL-loh veh-DEHR-teeSunday. How nice to see you! To a friend.
Sei mai stata a Cortina?say my STAH-tah ah kor-TEE-nahHave you ever been to Cortina? To a woman, a friend.
No, non ci sono mai stata.noh, nohn chee SOH-noh my STAH-tahNo, I've never been there. As a woman.
Ci vado domenica.chee VAH-doh doh-MEH-nee-kahI'm going there on Sunday.
Allora domenica ci andiamo insieme!ahl-LOH-rah doh-MEH-nee-kah chee ahn-DYAH-moh een-SYEH-mehThen on Sunday we'll go there together!
Sì! Ma non ho mai sciato, sai?see, mah nohn oh my SHAH-toh, syeYes! But I've never skied, you know?
Non hai mai sciato? Ti insegno io!nohn eye my SHAH-toh, tee een-SEH-nyoh EE-ohYou've never skied? I'll teach you! To a friend.
D'accordo. Ma piano piano!dahk-KOR-doh, mah PYAH-noh PYAH-nohAll right. But slowly!