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Carla Sunday 29th of May 2005 11:12:47 PM
Italian PHRASES 03 - [b]Italian PHRASES 03[/b]
Format used:
[b]English phrase
Italian phrase
Informal phrase
Formal phrase[/b]

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[color=red]BASIC CONVERSATION[/color]
CONVERSAZIONE DI BASE

How are you doing?
[b]Come stai?
Come sta? [/b]

I'm doing great!
[b]Sto benissimo! [/b]

I'm fine
[b]Sto bene[/b]

I'm alright
[b]Sto abbastanza bene[/b]

I'm not so well
[b]Non sto tanto bene – Sto così così[/b]

How old are you?
[b]Quanti anni hai?
Quanti anni ha? [/b]

I'm ... years old
[b]Ho … anni[/b]

I don't know
[b]Non lo so[/b]

I don't like that
[b]Non mi piace[/b]

I'm ready
[b]Sono pronto (said by a man)
Sono pronta (said by a woman) [/b]

Let's go!
[b]Andiamo! [/b]

I'm sorry
[b]Mi dispiace[/b]

Zack Monday 30th of May 2005 08:37:43 AM
- When you say "sto bene", why wouldn't you say "sono bene" instead. I thought that sono could be used as "I am." Is it only when one is saying something like "Sono dall'America"?

Carla Tuesday 31st of May 2005 05:34:00 AM
- Hi Zack, :)
"Sto bene" and "sto male" are idiomatic expressions. I don't know why we use stare instead of essere. "Sono bene" or "sono male" would sound odd. :D

You are right, "sono" = "I am". Usually, when introducing oneself or talking about oneself, "sono" is mostly used.

Here are some other expressions with "sono":
sono americano - I'm from America
sono uno studente - I'm a student
sono alto 1.75 m - I'm 1.75 mt tall
sono felice - I'm happy
sono triste - I'm sad
sono in ritardo - I'm late
sono in orario - I'm on time

Carla
;)

Phlame64 Tuesday 31st of May 2005 03:32:52 PM
Stare - Essere (To stay, to be) - Yes they're ideomatic expressions and STARE is used a lot in expressions where you may expect ESSERE. So "stare bene" would mean "to be well" and "stare male" --> "to be ill".

Verb "STARE":

io sto
tu stai
lui sta
lei sta
noi stiamo
voi state
loro stanno

We use "Come stai?" instead of "Come sei?" to ask "How are you?" to a person. ^^

michelle Tuesday 09th of August 2005 11:50:40 PM
hello - I am not very good with computers. How do I talk to you?[quote][i]Originally posted by carla1604[/i]

[b]Italian PHRASES 03[/b]
Format used:
[b]English phrase
Italian phrase
Informal phrase
Formal phrase[/b]

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[color=red]BASIC CONVERSATION[/color]
CONVERSAZIONE DI BASE

How are you doing?
[b]Come stai?
Come sta? [/b]

I'm doing great!
[b]Sto benissimo! [/b]

I'm fine
[b]Sto bene[/b]

I'm alright
[b]Sto abbastanza bene[/b]

I'm not so well
[b]Non sto tanto bene – Sto così così[/b]

How old are you?
[b]Quanti anni hai?
Quanti anni ha? [/b]

I'm ... years old
[b]Ho … anni[/b]

I don't know
[b]Non lo so[/b]

I don't like that
[b]Non mi piace[/b]

I'm ready
[b]Sono pronto (said by a man)
Sono pronta (said by a woman) [/b]

Let's go!
[b]Andiamo! [/b]

I'm sorry
[b]Mi dispiace[/b]
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Phrasebase Archive
	Carla	Sunday 29th of May 2005 11:12:47 PM
	Italian PHRASES 03 - [b]Italian PHRASES 03[/b] Format used: [b]English phrase Italian phrase Informal phrase Formal phrase[/b] ----------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]BASIC CONVERSATION[/color] CONVERSAZIONE DI BASE How are you doing? [b]Come stai? Come sta? [/b] I'm doing great! [b]Sto benissimo! [/b] I'm fine [b]Sto bene[/b] I'm alright [b]Sto abbastanza bene[/b] I'm not so well [b]Non sto tanto bene – Sto così così[/b] How old are you? [b]Quanti anni hai? Quanti anni ha? [/b] I'm ... years old [b]Ho … anni[/b] I don't know [b]Non lo so[/b] I don't like that [b]Non mi piace[/b] I'm ready [b]Sono pronto (said by a man) Sono pronta (said by a woman) [/b] Let's go! [b]Andiamo! [/b] I'm sorry [b]Mi dispiace[/b]
	Zack	Monday 30th of May 2005 08:37:43 AM
	- When you say "sto bene", why wouldn't you say "sono bene" instead. I thought that sono could be used as "I am." Is it only when one is saying something like "Sono dall'America"?
	Carla	Tuesday 31st of May 2005 05:34:00 AM
	- Hi Zack, :) "Sto bene" and "sto male" are idiomatic expressions. I don't know why we use stare instead of essere. "Sono bene" or "sono male" would sound odd. :D You are right, "sono" = "I am". Usually, when introducing oneself or talking about oneself, "sono" is mostly used. Here are some other expressions with "sono": sono americano - I'm from America sono uno studente - I'm a student sono alto 1.75 m - I'm 1.75 mt tall sono felice - I'm happy sono triste - I'm sad sono in ritardo - I'm late sono in orario - I'm on time Carla ;)
	Phlame64	Tuesday 31st of May 2005 03:32:52 PM
	Stare - Essere (To stay, to be) - Yes they're ideomatic expressions and STARE is used a lot in expressions where you may expect ESSERE. So "stare bene" would mean "to be well" and "stare male" --> "to be ill". Verb "STARE": io sto tu stai lui sta lei sta noi stiamo voi state loro stanno We use "Come stai?" instead of "Come sei?" to ask "How are you?" to a person. ^^
	michelle	Tuesday 09th of August 2005 11:50:40 PM
	hello - I am not very good with computers. How do I talk to you?[quote][i]Originally posted by carla1604[/i] [b]Italian PHRASES 03[/b] Format used: [b]English phrase Italian phrase Informal phrase Formal phrase[/b] ----------------------------------------------------------- [color=red]BASIC CONVERSATION[/color] CONVERSAZIONE DI BASE How are you doing? [b]Come stai? Come sta? [/b] I'm doing great! [b]Sto benissimo! [/b] I'm fine [b]Sto bene[/b] I'm alright [b]Sto abbastanza bene[/b] I'm not so well [b]Non sto tanto bene – Sto così così[/b] How old are you? [b]Quanti anni hai? Quanti anni ha? [/b] I'm ... years old [b]Ho … anni[/b] I don't know [b]Non lo so[/b] I don't like that [b]Non mi piace[/b] I'm ready [b]Sono pronto (said by a man) Sono pronta (said by a woman) [/b] Let's go! [b]Andiamo! [/b] I'm sorry [b]Mi dispiace[/b] [/quote]