language learning center · B1 · Lesson 10
Maintaining longer conversations
Practice this topic in Italian: Maintaining longer conversations.
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
A proposito di viaggi, sei mai stato in Sicilia?
That reminds me of a similar experience.
Luca
Quello che dici mi ricorda un’esperienza simile.
I understand what you mean; something different happened to me.
Giulia
Tornando a quello che dicevi prima…
By the way, how did your project end?
Luca
Hai accennato a un cambiamento importante.
Before changing the subject, I wanted to ask you something.
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.
A proposito di viaggi, sei mai stato in Sicilia?
That reminds me of a similar experience.
A proposito di viaggi, sei mai stato in Sicilia?
Quello che dici mi ricorda un’esperienza simile.
I understand what you mean; something different happened to me.
Quello che dici mi ricorda un’esperienza simile.
Tornando a quello che dicevi prima…
By the way, how did your project end?
Tornando a quello che dicevi prima…
Hai accennato a un cambiamento importante.
Before changing the subject, I wanted to ask you something.
Hai accennato a un cambiamento importante.
Vorrei approfondire proprio quel punto.
That is my impression, but what do you think?
Vorrei approfondire proprio quel punto.
Notice, try, and speak
Which Italian sentence has this meaning: “That reminds me of a similar experience.”
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. A proposito di viaggi, sei mai stato in Sicilia?
- 2. Quello che dici mi ricorda un’esperienza simile.
- 3. Tornando a quello che dicevi prima…
- 4. Hai accennato a un cambiamento importante.
- 5. Vorrei approfondire proprio quel punto.