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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Small Talk / chiacchiere 2

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Where do you come from? D---o-e -ie---L-i?---D- ----è? D_ d___ v____ L___ / D_ d_____ D- d-v- v-e-e L-i- / D- d-v-è- ------------------------------ Da dove viene Lei? / Di dov’è? 0
From Basel. (-en-o- -a----ile-.-- -S-n------Ba-i-e-. (______ D_ B_______ / (_____ D_ B_______ (-e-g-) D- B-s-l-a- / (-o-o- D- B-s-l-a- ---------------------------------------- (Vengo) Da Basilea. / (Sono) Di Basilea. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. B-sil-- -- ---v- i---vi-z--a. B______ s_ t____ i_ S________ B-s-l-a s- t-o-a i- S-i-z-r-. ----------------------------- Basilea si trova in Svizzera. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? L- --sso p-e--nt-r---- Sign-r Mü-ler? L_ p____ p_________ i_ S_____ M______ L- p-s-o p-e-e-t-r- i- S-g-o- M-l-e-? ------------------------------------- Le posso presentare il Signor Müller? 0
He is a foreigner. L-i è -tra--e-o. L__ è s_________ L-i è s-r-n-e-o- ---------------- Lui è straniero. 0
He speaks several languages. Pa-l--d--erse-l-ng-e. P____ d______ l______ P-r-a d-v-r-e l-n-u-. --------------------- Parla diverse lingue. 0
Are you here for the first time? L-- ---ui p---la--rima-vo--a? L__ è q__ p__ l_ p____ v_____ L-i è q-i p-r l- p-i-a v-l-a- ----------------------------- Lei è qui per la prima volta? 0
No, I was here once last year. No,----s--o --ato---à l’-n-- ----so. N__ c_ s___ s____ g__ l_____ s______ N-, c- s-n- s-a-o g-à l-a-n- s-o-s-. ------------------------------------ No, ci sono stato già l’anno scorso. 0
Only for a week, though. Ma-solo --r--na------mana. M_ s___ p__ u__ s_________ M- s-l- p-r u-a s-t-i-a-a- -------------------------- Ma solo per una settimana. 0
How do you like it here? C-m---i tr-va d- n--? C___ s_ t____ d_ n___ C-m- s- t-o-a d- n-i- --------------------- Come si trova da noi? 0
A lot. The people are nice. M------e-e---a------ --genti--. M____ b____ L_ g____ è g_______ M-l-o b-n-. L- g-n-e è g-n-i-e- ------------------------------- Molto bene. La gente è gentile. 0
And I like the scenery, too. E- -n-h- il --es------m- pi-c-. E_ a____ i_ p________ m_ p_____ E- a-c-e i- p-e-a-g-o m- p-a-e- ------------------------------- Ed anche il paesaggio mi piace. 0
What is your profession? Qua- --la Sua p--f-ssi-n-? Q___ è l_ S__ p___________ Q-a- è l- S-a p-o-e-s-o-e- -------------------------- Qual è la Sua professione? 0
I am a translator. S-----r--ut-or-. S___ t__________ S-n- t-a-u-t-r-. ---------------- Sono traduttore. 0
I translate books. T---uc- l--ri. T______ l_____ T-a-u-o l-b-i- -------------- Traduco libri. 0
Are you alone here? È---lo-- s-la-qu-? È s___ / s___ q___ È s-l- / s-l- q-i- ------------------ È solo / sola qui? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. No- c---anch---ia-mogl-- /--i- -----o. N__ c__ a____ m__ m_____ / m__ m______ N-, c-è a-c-e m-a m-g-i- / m-o m-r-t-. -------------------------------------- No, c’è anche mia moglie / mio marito. 0
And those are my two children. E------i -on--- mi---due-fig--. E q_____ s___ i m___ d__ f_____ E q-e-l- s-n- i m-e- d-e f-g-i- ------------------------------- E quelli sono i miei due figli. 0

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