Shall we start now? OK

3rd April 2018

Did you know that there's more than one way to say "OK" in Italian? In today's lesson, you'll learn some handy little words that Italians say all the time.

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Did you know that there's more than one way to say "OK" in Italian? By the end of today's lesson, you'll know some handy little words that Italians say all the time.


This lesson builds on what we learned in last week's episode: Click here to listen to 5 Minute Italian Episode 7

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Today's Italian words

Quando = when
Iniziamo = we start
Cucinare = cook
Quando mangiamo = when shall we eat?
Iniziare = to start
a = to
Iniziamo a cucinare = we start to cook
Iniziamo a cucinare = shall we start to cook?
Adesso = now
Iniziamo a cucinare adesso? = shall we start to cook now?
OK = OK - Italians say it too! Just remember to do the Italian accent ;)

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