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19. Coming Back Home (Intermediate)

August 2nd, 2006

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Coming back home

Today we’ll read you a letter that we just received from Jane (she’s coming back!). In this short letter we are going to learn some useful expressions you can use when writing to a friend, like “mi sei mancato” (I missed you), “non vedo l’ora di vederti” (I can’t wait to see you), or “a presto” (see you soon).

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 19

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6 Responses to "19. Coming Back Home (Intermediate)"

Gary Says:

August 3rd, 2006 at 11:28 am

will there be advanced lessons? (or are there any currently?)

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

August 3rd, 2006 at 12:16 pm

Yes, there will be advanced lessons - Italian only! At the present time, there are only beginner and intermediate level lessons.

jass Says:

August 12th, 2006 at 5:49 pm

Would it be possible to add a link to “The Italian Way” section that would help me get a little informed about major current events and concerns of the Italian people? Thank you!

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

August 12th, 2006 at 5:52 pm

Definitely possible. I’ll research the options, and see how it’s possible to implement such a nice feature.

Chris Says:

March 20th, 2007 at 1:13 pm

Hey guys. Im still really enjoying your podcasts. Keep up the good work

I was confused with the grammer on ‘mi sei mancato’. Mancato is a past participle and it normally takes ‘avere’. So why not ‘mi ha mancato’?

Grazie Mille!

p.s. do any lessons cover infinitive + pronoun. e.g. vedere + ti = vederti . or Racontami ( lesson 20) ?

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

March 20th, 2007 at 2:16 pm

Chris, “mancato” takes both “essere” and “avere”.

Examples:
“E’ mancata la luce” - the power went off (literally: the light is missed).
“Ho mancato il bersaglio” - I have missed the target

We’ve never made a specific episode on infinitive + pronoun - but we’ve definitely talked about that in quite a few different episodes - this very episode (20) is one example.

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