30. Let’s Get Lost In Rome
Level: Beginner

We are spending a nice afternoon in Rome, first trying to find the Colosseum and then finding our way to the Bar Roma, where we’ll be tasting some delicious Chianti wine while facing the sunset. After learning how to ask for and understand directions, it’s finally time for us to… get lost! Ah, Rome, city of the soul!
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6 Responses to "30. Let’s Get Lost In Rome"
Steve Says:
February 16th, 2008 at 5:02 amWhen you say “il bar e’ di fronte alla chiesa.” Can you also say “il bar e’ davanti alla chiesa.” or does it not matter?
LearnItalianPod.com Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 9:30 pmSteve, it is better to say “il bar e’ di fronte alla chiesa”, but you could say “davanti alla chiesa”.
LearnItalianPod.com Says:
May 30th, 2008 at 9:15 pmLucy, there’s always a Bar Roma near the Colosseum
— We actually don’t know, but “Bar Roma” seems to be one of the most common names for bars in Italy…
Andy Says:
December 20th, 2008 at 4:44 pmHi Jane e Massimo. Your lessons make learning Italian a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I have a question about the use of the word “giri”. I looked it up in my verb tables and it seems as though it’s either the tu form of the present or the Lei form of the present subjunctive. I didn’t think it could be the tu form because the conversation is between strangers so is it really the subjunctive? If so, why? Thanks again, Andy.
LearnItalianPod.com Says:
December 21st, 2008 at 10:26 pmAndy, it’s formal imperative.
Informal “vai dritto e gira a destra” vs. formal “vada dritto e giri a destra” — translation “go straight and turn right”.
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