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35. A Broken Pipe (Intermediate)

March 17th, 2007

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A Broken Pipe - Un Tubo Rotto

Today’s episode is about… flooding! Let’s just picture this: you’re happily living in Italy in a great apartment located right in the center of Florence… life couldn’t be better, right? That’s right until the morning when you wake up and… ouch! - a pipe from the kitchen sink is leaking, and on top of that the toilet is plugged! It’s definitely time to call plumber Lando to the rescue! Let’s learn how to call for assistance, get the pipe fixed, and be dry again. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 35

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7 Responses to "35. A Broken Pipe (Intermediate)"

Dave Says:

March 19th, 2007 at 8:06 am

Incredibile, ma mi dispiace di aver ascoltato questa lezione. Stasera sono arrivato a casa e ho trovato un tubo bloccato sotto la casa – penso che si puo’ dire sotto la casa invece di, fuori della casa, no? Ho chiamato il idraulico e lui vieni domani.

Come sempre, grazie della lezione ma stasera sono irritato.

Dante Says:

March 20th, 2007 at 10:13 pm

l’idraulico!!, i’m glad i’m not going to deal with it in italy. The university will! , hope so!..comunque, come si dici in italiano “about”?!..

ciao ciao amici
buon inizio settimana!

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

March 20th, 2007 at 10:34 pm

Hello Dante! Here’s about “about”

As an adverb, with the meaning of “approximately”, you say “circa”. Ex: “erano circa a dieci metri” - “they were about ten meters away”.

Kyle Ball Says:

March 22nd, 2007 at 9:42 am

I have had to phone a plumber in Italy, and I got a big kick out of your practical advise to be prepared to take out a loan and be patient. Please include more amusing anecdotes like that about Italian life in your podcasts. Che divertente!

Dave Says:

March 23rd, 2007 at 6:48 am

Il bloccato non c’e’ piu’ e neanche i miei soldi

marvin Says:

March 17th, 2008 at 3:02 am

ciao:
In one of your replies above you use the word ‘erano’. What is the verb for this word? (the complete sentence is ‘erano circa a dieci metri.’)

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

March 17th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

Marvin, that’s the verb “essere” (to be), imperfect tense.
Io ero, tu eri, lui/lei era, noi eravamo, voi eravate, loro erano. So the sentence would be “they were more or less ten meters away”.

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