#18: Making small talk: Where are you from? - a podcast by Katie and Matteo

Where are you from?

It's the most popular conversation starter of all time and an essential topic to master if you want to make small talk with Italians.In today's lesson, you'll learn how to ask people where they're from and tell them about your nationality. By the end, you'll know:

1. Three different ways to ask someone where they're from2. How to talk about different nationalities
3. One very simple way to ask questionsRemember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/where-are-you-from-italian/

Today's wordsDi dove sei? = Where are you from? (informal)
Di = fromDove = where
Sei = you are (informal)è = you are (formal)
Di dov'è? = where are you from? (formal)Siete = you both/all are
Sono = I amInglese = English
Americano/a = AmericanAustraliano/a = Australian
Italiano/a = ItalianE tu? = And you? (informal)
E lei? = And you? (formal)Subscribe here: courses.joyoflanguages.com/5-minute-italian/

Find out more about the difference between the formal and informal you: https://soundcloud.com/5-minute-italian/episode-17A list of how to say different nationalities in Italian: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_di_etnici_nazionali

Intro: Ciao by Lee Maddeford(Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License).

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