Cover
Title page
Copyright
Introduction
What is it?
Why do you need it?
How is it structured?
How does it work?
Why choose Collins Easy Learning Italian Conversation?
The Collins Easy Learning range
Italian pronunciation
Italian vowels
Italian consonants
Which syllable to emphasize
Units
Small talk
Come va? – How are things?
Greetings
Introducing people
Talking about yourself
Asking for information
Saying what you want to do
Making suggestions
Expressing opinions
Talking about your plans
Making arrangements
Saying what you have to do
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Getting there
Buon viaggio! – Have a good trip!
Talking about your plans
Saying what you have to do
Saying what you want to do
Making suggestions
Asking for information
Asking for things
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Home from home
Buonanotte! – Sleep well!
Asking for things
Talking about yourself
Asking for information
Asking for permission
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Expressing opinions
Making suggestions
Asking for suggestions
Saying what you have to do
Talking about your plans
Complaining
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Wining and dining
Buon appetito! – Enjoy your meal!
Making arrangements
Asking for information
Asking for things
Saying what you want to do
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Asking for suggestions
Making suggestions
Complaining
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Hitting the town
Buon divertimento! – Have a good time!
Making suggestions
Talking about your plans
Asking for information
Asking for things
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Expressing opinions
Asking for permission
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Museums, monuments and much more
Buona giornata! – Have a nice day!
Saying what you want to do
Talking about your plans
Making suggestions
Asking for information
Asking for things
Asking for permission
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Expressing opinions
Complaining
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Retail therapy
Prego, desidera? – Can I help you?
Asking for things
Saying what you have to do
Talking about your plans
Expressing opinions
Asking for information
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Making suggestions
Asking for permission
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Service with a smile
Un servizio impeccabile! – Excellent service!
Greetings
Talking about yourself
Saying what you have to do
Saying what you want to do
Asking for information
Asking for things
Asking for suggestions
Making suggestions
Making arrangements
Talking about your plans
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Ouch!
Tanti auguri di pronta guarigione! – Get well soon!
Describing the problem
Saying what happened
Asking for information
Asking for things
Saying what you want to do
Making suggestions
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Help!
Niente paura! – Don’t worry!
Describing the problem
Saying what happened
Describing people and things
Asking for information
Asking for things
Saying what you want to do
Saying what you have to do
Making suggestions
Talking about your plans
Listen out for
Lifestyle Tips
Getting in touch
Pronto, chi parla? – Who’s calling please?
Making a telephone call
When the number you’re calling answers
Starting a conversation
Saying why you’re calling
Giving information
Answering the telephone
Ending a telephone call
Listen out for
Writing emails and letters
Texting
Social media
Lifestyle Tips
Time, numbers, date
Tre, due, uno… via! – One, two, three… Go!
I numeri – Numbers
L’ora – The time
Listen out for
Durata – Saying how long
Le stagioni – The seasons
I mesi dell’anno – The months of the year
Le date – Dates
I giorni della settimana – The days of the week
L’alfabeto – The alphabet
Listen out for
Interesting days and dates
In summary…
Allora, recapitolando… – So, to sum up…
Apologizing
Asking for and giving explanations
Asking for information
Asking for permission
Asking for things
Complaining
Describing people and things
Explaining a problem
Expressing opinions
Making suggestions
Saying what’s happened
Saying what you have to do
Saying what you like, dislike, prefer
Saying what you want to do
Talking about your plans
One-stop phrase shop
Chiedo scusa? – I beg your pardon?
Hellos and goodbyes
Please and thank you
Attracting someone’s attention
Making sure you’ve understood
Checking facts
Wishing someone something
Apologizing
Reassuring someone
Opinions
Agreeing, disagreeing and declining
Congratulating someone
Reacting to good and bad news
Exclamations
Surprise
Encouraging someone
Handing someone something
Dangers and emergencies
Speaking your mind
Conversational words
Grammar
Nouns
Articles
Pronouns
Adjectives
Questions
Negatives
Some common translation difficulties
Verbs
Verb tenses
Verb tables
Parlare: to speak
Credere: to believe
Dormire: to sleep
Andare: to go
Avere: to have
Dare: to give
Dovere: to have to
Essere: to be
Fare: to do, to make
Potere: to be able
Volere: to want
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