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Getting Started Lyrics

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Show 1
Getting Started
AT A HEALTH CLUB.
Jon: One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Boy, am I out
of shape.
Francesca: Uno! Due! Tre! Quattro! Cinque! Sei!
Jon: Hi! I'm Jon.
Francesca: Buongiorno.
Jon: Oh. You speak Italian.
Francesca: Sì. Yes. Italiano. Italian.
Jon: Oh. My Italian is not very good. My name is
Jon. Uh...Mi chiamo Jon.
Francesca: Ah, piacere. Mi chiamo Francesca.
Jon: Oh, it's nice to meet you, Francesca.
Francesca: Piacere mio!
One, two, three, four, Uno, due, tre, quattro,
five, six, seven, eight, cinque, sei, sette, otto,
nine, ten. nove, dieci.
Hi. Buongiorno.
It's nice to meet you. Tanto piacere.
It's nice to meet you, too. Piacere mio.
Tanto piacere.
It's nice to meet you.
Piacere mio.
It's nice to meet you, too.
Jon: Hey, I can learn Italian this way.
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Now you try it. Repeat the words in Italian.
one uno
two due
three tre
four quattro
five cinque
six sei
seven sette
eight otto
nine nove
ten dieci
Hi. Buongiorno.
It's nice to meet you. Tanto piacere.
It's nice to meet you, too. Piacere mio.
Tanto piacere.
It's nice to meet you.
Piacere mio.
It's nice to meet you, too.
Jon: Francesca...would you like to...uh...I
mean...maybe you could....
Francesca: Yes, Jon?
Jon: What I'm trying to say is...maybe you can help
me learn some Italian.
Francesca: Certo! Of course!
AT A SNACK BAR.
Jon: Something to drink?
Francesca: Grazie. Thank you.
Jon: You're welcome.
Francesca: Prego.
Jon: Oh, right. You're welcome is prego.
Francesca: Bravo. Good.
Jon: Your English is much better than my Italian.
Francesca: Grazie mille.
Jon: I know that means "Thank you very much."
Francesca: Bravissimo.
Jon: So, where are you from, Francesca?
Francesca: I am from Milan. Milano. E lei, di dov'è?
Jon: Oh...me? I'm from New York.
Francesca: Sono di...
Jon: Oh. Sono di New York. I think I need a lot of
practice!
Francesca: OK!
And you can practice, too. Repeat after Francesca.
Thank you. Grazie.
You're welcome. Prego.
Very good. Bravissimo.
Thank you very much. Grazie mille.
Where are you from? Lei, di dov'è?
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I'm from... Sono di...
Now answer her question-and tell the truth!
Francesca: Lei, di dov'è?
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Now let's start a new day with our friend Jon, who's about to wake up to a big surprise.
IN JON'S BEDROOM. THE ALARM CLOCK RINGS.
Jon: Oh, no. I was having such a beautiful dream.
What time is it?
Signor Rossi: Che ore sono?
Jon: Excuse me?
Signor Rossi: Scusi?
Jon: What's going on here?
Signor Rossi: I am the voice of your favorite Italian teacher.
Jon: Signor Rossi, is that really you? Yeah, that's
you. You know, this is really perfect timing
because I just met this Italian girl and I want to
be able to talk to her in Italian and-
Signor Rossi: I know! That's why I'm here. And I'll stay with
you all day. And soon, you'll be speaking
Italian...in your dreams!
Jon: Oh, I've got to get up and get ready for work.
It's six o'clock!
Signor Rossi: Sono le sei. Don't you remember how to tell
time?
Jon: Oh, yeah. Sono le sei.
Repeat the Italian.
What time is it? Che ore sono?
It's one o'clock. È l'una.
It's two o'clock. Sono le due.
It's three o'clock. Sono le tre.
It's four o'clock. Sono le quattro.
It's five o'clock. Sono le cinque.
It's six o'clock. Sono le sei.
It's seven o'clock. Sono le sette.
It's eight o'clock. Sono le otto.
It's nine o'clock. Sono le nove.
It's ten o'clock. Sono le dieci.
It's eleven o'clock. Sono le undici.
It's noon. È mezzogiorno.
It's midnight. È mezzanotte.
Now count the chimes and tell the time in Italian.
And then Signor Rossi will say it after you.
Che ore sono? Sono le tre.
So did you get the right answer? Let's try some more.
Che ore sono? È l'una.
Che ore sono? Sono le due.
Che ore sono? Sono le quattro.
Che ore sono? Sono le sei.
IN THE BATHROOM.
Jon: Oh, I'm really running late. I'd better get
ready! Where's the soap?
Signor Rossi: Dov'è il sapone?
Jon: Oh, it's here!
Signor Rossi: Eccolo qua.
Jon: Now, where's the toothpaste?
Signor Rossi: Dov'è il dentifricio?
Jon: Oh! It's over there.
Signor Rossi: Eccolo là.
Where is it?
Dov'è?
It's here!
Eccolo qua!
Where is it?
Dov'è?
It's there!
Eccolo là.
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Eccolo qua.
Eccolo là.
Eccolo qua.
Eccolo là.
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Repeat after Signor Rossi.
the soap il sapone
the towel l'asciugamano
the comb il pettine
the brush la spazzola
the toothbrush lo spazzolino
the toothpaste il dentifricio
the shampoo lo shampoo
Where is it?
Dov'è?
It's here!
Eccolo qua!
Where is it?
Dov'è?
It's there!
Eccolo là.
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Eccolo qua.
Eccolo là.
Eccolo qua.
Eccolo là.
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Now ask where the things are.
lo shampoo Dov'è lo shampoo?
l'asciugamano Dov'è l'asciugamano?
il sapone Dov'è il sapone?
la spazzola Dov'è la spazzola?
lo spazzolino Dov'è lo spazzolino?
Jon: Boy, that's a mouthful!
Where is it?
Dov'è?
It's here!
Eccolo qua!
Where is it?
Dov'è?
It's there!
Eccolo là.
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Dov'è?
Eccolo qua.
Eccolo là.
Eccolo qua.
Eccolo là.
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