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and the name of your town. Try it!If you want to ask “How come?” it’s:
Come mai?
This lady’s husband is Italian. She says:
Mio marito è italiano.
Now listen to the dialog again.
Come si chiama, signora?
(What’s your name, madam?)
Mi chiamo Maria Santoni.
(My name is Maria Santoni.)
È italiana?
(Are you Italian?)
No, sono americana.
(No, I’m American.)
Di dov’è?
(Where are you from?)
Di Denver.
(Denver.)
Ma parla bene italiano. Come mai?
(But you speak Italian very well. How come?)
Mio marito è italiano.
(My husband is Italian.)Activity 2Listen to the alphabet and repeat. This is not the Italian alphabet but the English alphabet as theletters are pronounced in Italian. You will need to know these so that you can spell your name.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
For double letters use:
doppia
(double)
doppia elle
(double L)
doppia pi
(double P)Now practice spelling out some English names:Carol Hughes
C-a-r-o-l H-u-g-h-e-s
Janet Wilkes
J-a-n-e-t W-i-l-k-e-s
Brian Kelley
B-r-i-a-n K-e-l-l-y
Julian Higgins
J-u-l-i-a-n H-i-g-g-i-n-s
Excellent! Now, let’s listen to the alphabet again. Pay close attention and try to spell your name inItalian.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Now, can you spell your name in Italian?
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