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Lesson Introduction
Using the telephone is a daily part of modern life. Despite its commonness, it is often one of the hardest things to do in a language that's not your native one. So today we're here to help you tackle the basics of answering the phone and dealing with no-so-polite callers.
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missworldtraveler says
October 14, 2008
Great Lesson! Marco, I hope you write more. I really learned a lot.
QUESTION
Is this sentence really correct?
Tu hai comprato il latte, tu lo mangi!
(You bought the milk, you eat it!)
marcod says
October 14, 2008
missworldtraveler, yes it's correct!
the only thing is I would use bevi (you drink) unless is a very solid milk ;)
anna8 says
October 15, 2008
Ma questa non è mica una lezione, è un dramma! Mi richiama alla mente il cinema d'essai :-)
marcod says
October 16, 2008
grazie, lo prendiamo come un complimento!
user2048 says
October 18, 2008
Great lesson. Thanks for the various uses of riattaccare in the expansion. Also “mica” was new to me.
Would the following be correct if you dialed a wrong number?
“ Scusi, sbaglio numero.” What would you add to be polite before hanging up?
catherinem says
October 19, 2008
User2048,
I'm glad you enjoyed this lesson! "Mica" is an extremely useful word, and can also help to add color or sarcasm to your speech.
If you've dialed the wrong number, you can say:
"Scusi, ho sbagliato numero. Arrivederci."
billkaulitzlover says
October 21, 2008
Questo tipo di situazione dove qualcuna persona chiama e dice "Chi parla o Dove chiamo?" è troppo comune nel mio paese.
ire_ne says
October 21, 2008
Anche in Italia succede eruworld, per questo ci abbiamo creato una lezione ;-)