language learning center · A2 · Lesson 2
Recent events
Practice this topic in Italian: Recent events.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Giulia
Sono appena arrivato.
This week I have had a lot of work.
Luca
Hai già visto il nuovo film?
Yesterday I went to the cinema.
Giulia
Non ancora, ma ne ho già letto.
I liked the film a lot.
Luca
Ieri sono andato a un concerto.
Afterwards we had dinner in a restaurant.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Sono appena arrivato.
This week I have had a lot of work.
Sono appena arrivato.
Hai già visto il nuovo film?
Yesterday I went to the cinema.
Hai già visto il nuovo film?
Non ancora, ma ne ho già letto.
I liked the film a lot.
Non ancora, ma ne ho già letto.
Ieri sono andato a un concerto.
Afterwards we had dinner in a restaurant.
Ieri sono andato a un concerto.
Era la prima volta.
I returned home quite late.
Era la prima volta.
Notice, try, and speak
Which Italian sentence has this meaning: “This week I have had a lot of work.”
Make it yours
Say the five Italian turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Italian in a real conversation
- 1. Sono appena arrivato.
- 2. Hai già visto il nuovo film?
- 3. Non ancora, ma ne ho già letto.
- 4. Ieri sono andato a un concerto.
- 5. Era la prima volta.