5 small changes to improve your Italian
4/13/20269 min
Francesca walks you through five common mistakes that are easy to fix but make a real difference to how natural your Italian sounds. From choosing between "favorito" and "preferito" to understanding why Italians say "mi lavo i denti", these are practical changes you can start using straight away.
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First 90 secondsFrancesca· Host0:00
Ciao. Sono Francesca di Coffee Break Italian. And up next we are going to see how by making some little changes to words you already know in Italian, you can sound more natural. Allora, io sono pronta, quindi dai, cominciamo. [instrumental music] Let's start with the words favorito and preferito. We often like to talk about our favorite things. Vero? And when we do that, we need to use the correct adjective. For example, if your favorite ice cream flavor is pistachio, then you would say, "Il pistacchio è il mio gusto preferito." And if you always order a margherita in a pizzeria, then you can say that, "La margherita è la tua pizza preferita." Have you noticed that I'm not using the adjective favorito here? Beh, favorito o favorita ha un significato un po' diverso. Usually someone which is described