Benvenuto in Benvenuto in Italia!Italia!

A Torino…nel A Torino…nel nord!nord!

A Firenze!A Firenze!

Il collosseo di RomaIl collosseo di Roma

Alla spiaggia nel Alla spiaggia nel sud!sud!

Sardenia, Sardenia, un’isola nel sud un’isola nel sud

d’Italia!d’Italia!

A Venezia!A Venezia!

KWL- Italian language and cultureKNOW WANT TO KNOW LEARNED

Italian words you may already know:Ciao!La pasta

-spaghetti-tortellini-etc.

PizzaGelato CanoliInsalata (check out the

menu at the Olive Garden!)

ItalianoItalian is spoken mainly within Italy, but it is one

of the official languages of Switzerland as well. Italian has spread worldwide mostly due to the

movement of Italians- to North and South America and beyond!

Italian migration to South America has altered the sound of the Spanish spoken in Argentina. Many of the words and pronunciations from Italian are used there!

Why study Italian??

Colleges and universities report that study abroad programs in Italy are amongst their most popular! You too might have the opportunity to study Italian and college and spend a semester in Italy!

Why study Italian? • If you like art, you’ve probably heard of these

famous italian artists, • Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci!

Chi abita in Italia?

Noi abitiamo in Kernersville, NC. Chi abita in Italia??

Il Papa abita in Italia.

George Clooney abita in Italia.

Sting abita in Italia.

Getting Started…

Saying hello:-Buongiorno! (formal)-Ciao! (informal)-Salve! (formal)

Saying goodbye:-Buongiorno (formal)-Ciao (Informal)-Arrivederci! (formal)

Asking “how are you?”:-Come stai? (informal)-Come sta? (formal)

Saying how you are:-Sto bene-Sto male-Cosi-cosi

Parliamo!

Turn to the person next to you and say hello!

Now ask how they are doing!

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Ciao, Gina!

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Buongiorno, Sophia!

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Ciao! Come stai?

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Come stai?

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Cosi-cosi.

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Mi chiamo __Signora Teare___ (nome). Ho _22_ anni (age). Sono di Myrtle Beach, SC. (Di dove sei?)Parlo: Inglese, Francese, Italiano, e Spagnolo

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