Lettera da Davide

Hello everybody, welcome to Podcast Italiano. This is Davide and this is an episode for beginners. I’m going to read to you a letter in Italian. I’m going to read it slow at first and then at normal speed. I’m also going to ask you some questions. If you want, you can answer the questions on the episode’s page at podcastialiano.com, where you will also find the whole transcription and translation into English. I’ll try to correct your mistakes. It can be a helpful writing exercise.  Buon ascolto!

Lettera da Davide

Caro ascoltatore o ascoltatrice,
Dear listener (male) or listener (female)

mi chiamo Davide, sono il creatore di Podcast Italiano. Ho ventitré anni e sono nato in Italia. Vivo vicino a Torino, una città nel nord-Italia, non lontana dalla Francia. E tu di dove sei? Sei mai stato in Italia? Se sì, dove sei stato? Puoi rispondere a queste domande nei commenti sotto l’episodio.
my name is Davide, I am the creator of Podcast Italiano. I am twenty-three years old and I was born in Italy. I live near Turin, a city in northern Italy, not far from France. Where are you from? Have you ever been to Italy? If so, where? You can answer these questions in the comments below the episode.

Mi piacciono molto le lingue. Conosco l’italiano (la mia madrelingua), l’inglese, il francese, lo spagnolo e il russo. In futuro vorrei imparare altre lingue. Tu conosci altre lingue?
I like languages a lot. I speak (know) Italian (my native language), English, French, Spanish and Russian. In the future I would like to learn more languages. Do you speak (know) other languages?

Mi piace lo sport, mi piace la musica, mi piace viaggiare e tante altre cose.. E a te? Che cosa ti piace? Hai degli hobby o degli interessi?
In questo momento ti scrivo da Budapest. Ho studiato qui un semestre ma tra poco tornerò in Italia.
I like sport, music, travelling and many other things. What about you? What do you like? Do you have hobbies or interests?
Right now I am writing you from Budapest. I have been studying here for a semester but soon I will go back to Italy.

Spero di sentirti presto,
Davide
I hope to hear from you soon,
Davide

This is it for today, thank you for listening. I recommend you come back to this episode and listen to it many times. That way you’ll memorize the structures and the vocabulary much faster. I also have a small request. If you can, go to the page of Podcast Italiano on Apple Podcasts and leave a review. That will hopefully help other people find the podcast.
Grazie di cuore! A presto! Ciao.

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