1. Basic Greetings

Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.

Recognize and use polite expressions such as per favore, grazie, prego, scusa, scusi, and mi dispiace. Choose the right phrase for thanking, apologizing, and getting someone’s attention.

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Read sentences using words you recently learned.

Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.

Ask and answer simple check-in questions like Come stai? and Come sta? Use short replies such as bene, male, così così, molto bene, and e tu?

Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.

Use introduction phrases like Mi chiamo…, Sono…, Come ti chiami?, and Piacere. Build short exchanges for giving your name and asking someone else’s name.

Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.

Read sentences using words you recently learned.

Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.

Distinguish informal tu from formal Lei in basic greetings and questions. Choose matching forms such as ciao versus buongiorno, scusa versus scusi, and Come stai? versus Come sta?

Build name sentences with chiamarsi: mi chiamo, ti chiami, and si chiama. Use these forms to say “my name is,” ask “what’s your name,” and identify another person.

Use the present forms sono, sei, and è for simple identity statements. Build sentences like Sono Anna, Sei Marco?, and È Luca in short personal exchanges.

Review this chapter with practice based on your mistakes.