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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

On the Slopes

Tell Chiara how your first ski lesson went, with the past of reflexive verbs: mi sono fatta male, mi sono divertita.

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THE STORY

The bottom of the beginners' slope above the village, Chiara waiting with the skis and the sun going down.

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Allora, com'è andata la lezione?ahl-LOH-rah, koh-MEH ahn-DAH-tah lah leh-TSYOH-nehSo, how did the lesson go?
La lezione.lah leh-TSYOH-nehThe lesson.
Bene! Ho imparato a sciare!BEH-neh, oh eem-pah-RAH-toh ah SHAH-rehWell! I learned to ski!
Brava! Sei caduta?BRAH-vah, say kah-DOO-tahWell done! Did you fall? To a woman, a friend.
Sì, sono caduta tre volte.see, SOH-noh kah-DOO-tah treh VOHL-tehYes, I fell three times. As a woman.
Il ginocchio.eel jee-NOHK-kyohThe knee.
Ti sei fatta male?tee say FAHT-tah MAH-lehDid you hurt yourself? To a woman, a friend.
Un po'. Mi sono fatta male al ginocchio.oon poh, mee SOH-noh FAHT-tah MAH-leh ahl jee-NOHK-kyohA little. I hurt my knee. As a woman.
Poverina! Andiamo a bere una cioccolata calda.poh-veh-REE-nah, ahn-DYAH-moh ah BEH-reh OO-nah chohk-koh-LAH-tah KAHL-dahPoor thing! Let's go and have a hot chocolate. To a woman.
Sì! Però mi sono divertita tantissimo.see, peh-ROH mee SOH-noh dee-vehr-TEE-tah tahn-TEES-see-mohYes! But I had so much fun. As a woman.