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36. A Fish On His Back (Intermediate)

April 1st, 2007

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A Fish On His Back - Un Pesce Nella Schiena

Learn Intermediate Italian with Podcasts! Today’s episode is about… “il Pesce d’Aprile” (April Fool’s Day). Jane has prepared a practical joke for Massimo: will the good old “piece of paper cut in the shape of a fish onto his back” work one more time? Let’s find out while reviewing and practicing indirect object pronouns and quite a few more useful expressions. Happy April Fool’s Day everybody!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 36

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4 Responses to "36. A Fish On His Back (Intermediate)"

Dante Says:

April 6th, 2007 at 8:30 am

ciao ragazzi! come va!? spero bene….prima di tutto voglio dire che sono un po’ confuso….che altri significati ha la parola “ci”?!?!..avevo pensato che il significato era “us/we” ( ci sentiamo)…

lo puoi spiefare più!?….

Ciao amici
ci sentiamo
buon weekeeennnndddd!!!

Dante Says:

April 6th, 2007 at 12:14 pm

lo puoi “spiegare” più?!!!….scusami per il error di grammatica!

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

April 7th, 2007 at 8:41 pm

“Noi” is a nominative pronoun, while “ci” is a reflexive/objective pronoun. “Noi” corresponds to “we” while “ci” corresponds to “us,” “ourselves,” or “each other.”

The particle “ci” is also an adverb and means “in questo/quel luogo” (in this/in that place).

Examples:
Sono stato a Roma e ci voglio ritornare quest’anno.
(I’ve been to Rome and I want to go back (there) this year.
Vado in montagna e ci rimango tre giorni.
I to to the mountains and I want to stay (there) three days.

The particle “ci” can also be used as pronoun with the meaning of “a ciò”, “in ciò”, “su ciò”. (to this, in this, on this).

Example:
Dante vincerà. Ci scommetto $1,000! (su questo fatto).
Dante will win. I bet $1,000! (on this).

Dante Says:

April 8th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

capisco! …grazie mille amici!…certamente che io vincerò! , e learnitalianpod.com anche! ….ho una domanda per Jane, quale altre lingue parli!?!?..

ciao ciao amici e learnitalianpod.com’s subscribers
buon inizio di settimana a tutti!

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