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49. Going To The Doctor (Intermediate)

October 14th, 2007

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Going To The Doctor - Andare Dal Dottore

Learn Intermediate level Italian with LearnItalianPod! In today’s episode we will talk about doctor’s visits, flu and grandmother’s remedies. One of our subscribers, Emanuela from Montreal, is back from Italy. At some point during her trip she caught a bad flu and went to see a doctor. Doctor Ricci was great, and she was back on track in no time, thanks to medications, vitamins, and… grandmothers’ remedies. Let’s see what Italians do when they get the flu. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 49

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9 Responses to "49. Going To The Doctor (Intermediate)"

Gina Says:

October 14th, 2007 at 7:22 pm

Right on time! I’m in Italy for three months and it seems like it’s flu season: everybody has a cold or flu! Now if I get sick and need to see a doctor I know what to say… Hope I don’t need it, but good stuff to know. Keep up the good work, Jane & Massimo!

Irene Says:

October 16th, 2007 at 3:46 am

Yes, right on time! I am having a flu and I am in Italy. Now I can explain my “sintomi” and try “i rimedi della nonna” . Thanks to you Massimo and Jane. You are doing a great job!
Just one thing is not clear to me. Can you please explain the use of the form “bastasse” in the frase translated as “if it is not enough” in this episode.
As i understood “bastasse” is a 3rd form sg. of the conjuntive mood of the verb “bastare” (to be enough). Can you please explain the use of this form here.
Thank you

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

October 17th, 2007 at 9:41 am

Irene, the common expression “come se non bastasse” omits the subject “QUESTO”. Try attaching the subject to the sentence: “come se questo non bastasse” (as if THIS is not enough). “Questo”, like “quello”, and “cio’” all use the 3rd form singular.

Feel better soon!

Gianni Says:

October 24th, 2007 at 12:22 pm

I could not download the whole lesson. It’s ok streaming directly from your site but not when downloading. Only the first few seconds play.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

October 24th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

Gianni, the file is downloading fine from my location.

It’s the same file as the streaming one, so you should not have any problems in downloading it - maybe the connection timed out while you were trying?

Please wait a few minutes and try again. Send an email at learnitalianpod@gmail.com if you still cannot download it.

Alex Says:

December 4th, 2007 at 10:55 am

I’ve listened to the dialog and I’m puzzled about the phrase translated as “I’m shivering”.

It sounds like “Sono tutta umbrivido”, but I can’t find find “umbrivido” anywhere, so I suppose this isn’t the correct word. Can someone please explain what the phrase is?

Also, on a lighter note, the patient is supposed to suffer from a flu virus, but the doctor prescribes antibiotics. AFAIK, antibiotics can’t do anything against viruses. How do you say “quack” in Italian ?

Grazie mille.

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

December 4th, 2007 at 11:04 pm

Alex, that’s “sono tutta un brivido” - expression that literally means “I’m all a shiver”, and that’s the equivalent of the English “I’m shivering”.

Anna Long Says:

June 16th, 2008 at 10:54 pm

Ciao Jen e Massimo,
Ho una domanda: You translated “mi sa” into “I believe”. But it looks like “he/she knows me”. Would you please explain?

Grazie,
Anna

LearnItalianPod.com Says:

June 18th, 2008 at 11:09 pm

Ciao Anna! “Mi sa che” is an idiomatic expression - the litteral translation is “it knows to me that” and the meaning is “I believe”.

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