40. Do Not Double Park! (Intermediate) Learn Italian with Podcasts at LearnItalianPod

40. Do Not Double Park! (Intermediate)

May 27th, 2007

PDF Transcript - Dialogue - Expansion - Glossary - Quiz

Do Not Double Park! - Non Parcheggiare in Doppia Fila!

Our two friends and listeners Debbie and Antonio are back from Italy. They say: “We loved our trip and everything was great - except for when we had to… park our car! Is it really that difficult to find a parking space in Italy?” — Truth to be told, it can be quite an adventure, but fear no more, LearnItalianPod is here to help! Let’s learn a few things about driving thru a congested Italian city, and while doing so, let’s review and practice some important grammar constructions, like “frasi al negativo”, negative sentences. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 40

Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (right-click, save as)

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 27th, 2007 at 2:03 pm and is filed under Intermediate. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

7 Responses to "40. Do Not Double Park! (Intermediate)"

Antonio Says:

May 28th, 2007 at 7:47 pm

How would you translate the expression “not at all”? Could you provide an example of usage?
Thanks for this incredible resource!

Dave Says:

May 29th, 2007 at 7:32 am

sorry to butt in - ma una bella domanda anche per me

“Not at all” meaning, no worries, no sweat, you’re welcome?
is it di niente? or maybe per niente?

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

May 29th, 2007 at 8:09 am

I would translate “not at all” with “per niente” - (thanks Dave!).

Example: “Non sono per niente interessato” - I’m not at all interested

Carlo Says:

June 12th, 2007 at 8:39 am

In the first line, “Non riesco mai a trovare” why would “a” be used before trovare?

Keep up the good work guys! I’ll be in Italy in less then a month staying with family who do not speak english, I finally feel confident I can interact with them, Grazie!!

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

June 12th, 2007 at 11:03 pm

Carlo, the verb “riuscire” is the same as the English “to be able to”, and it’s always followed by the preposition “a” when introducing another verb. Example: “Riesci a fare dieci flessioni?” (Are you able to do ten push-ups?).

marvin Says:

March 24th, 2008 at 5:40 am

Ciao:

When using ci to mean there/that place…must it always be placed before the verb (ex non ci vado…) or can it also be placed after the verb (ex non vado ci….)?

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

March 25th, 2008 at 8:32 am

Marvin: it must always be placed before the verb.

TAKE THE VIDEO TOUR

TESTIMONIALS

• What Our Listeners Are Saying
• What The Media Is Saying

PRACTICE ITALIAN "THE ESPRESSO WAY"

The Turbo-Charged way of practicing Italian has finally arrived!

Get Yours Now!

VOTE FOR US!

Review and vote our podcast on iTunes. [Click the button below to visit the LearnItalianPod iTunes Homepage. Once there click "Write a Review"]

Vote for us at Podcast Alley. [Click the button below to vote]

LearnItalianPod