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Phrases

The same scene, lived six times. Each dialogue is written naturally in every sister — never translated word for word — so you can read it in Italian and glance at how the other languages say the same thing.

14 dialogues

A1 · informal11 lines

Meeting someone

Two young people meet for the first time at a friend's party.

A1 · formal9 lines

At the café

A customer orders breakfast at the counter of a busy café.

A1 · formal9 lines

Asking the way

A visitor stops a passer-by in the street to ask for the museum.

A1 · formal11 lines

At the market

A shopper buys fruit and vegetables at an open-air market stall.

A2 · formal10 lines

At the hotel reception

A guest checks in at a hotel late in the evening.

A2 · formal11 lines

At the train station

A traveler buys a round-trip ticket to Florence at the station ticket office.

A2 · informal12 lines

At the restaurant

Two friends choose from the menu and order dinner in a small restaurant.

A2 · formal11 lines

At the pharmacy

A customer with a sore throat asks a pharmacist for advice.

A2 · informal11 lines

Making plans with a friend

Two friends arrange to go to a concert together on Saturday.

B1 · formal13 lines

A phone call

A caller phones an architecture firm and leaves a message for the boss.

B1 · formal11 lines

At the doctor's

A patient who has been feeling run-down sees her family doctor.

B1 · informal12 lines

Renting a room in a shared apartment

A young man views a room in a shared apartment and asks the tenant about the details.

B1 · formal13 lines

A job interview

A candidate is interviewed for a marketing job at an international company.

B1 · informal12 lines

Talking about the weekend

Two friends catch up on Monday morning and tell each other about their weekends.