Italian · Real conversations
Study: Italian conversation practice
Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A student speaking with a teacher or classmate.
Goal: Follow a lesson and ask for useful study help.
Read the conversation
Partner
Aprite i libri, per favore.
Show English translation
Open your books, please.
You
A che pagina siamo?
Show English translation
Which page are we on?
Partner
Pagina venti. Lì è spiegato il nuovo compito.
Show English translation
Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there.
You
Quando dobbiamo consegnare il compito?
Show English translation
When is the assignment due?
Partner
Va consegnato lunedì. Hai provato la prima domanda?
Show English translation
It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question?
You
Potresti controllare la mia risposta?
Show English translation
Could you check my answer?
Partner
Sì, portamela. Hai fatto il resto?
Show English translation
Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest?
You
Non ho ancora finito.
Show English translation
I haven't finished yet.
Partner
Va bene. Puoi discutere l'esercizio con un compagno / una compagna.
Show English translation
That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate.
You
Possiamo lavorare insieme?
Show English translation
Can we work together?
Try your part first
Partner says: Open your books, please. Your goal: Which page are we on?
Reveal a sample reply
A che pagina siamo?
Which page are we on?
Partner says: Page twenty. The new assignment is explained there. Your goal: When is the assignment due?
Reveal a sample reply
Quando dobbiamo consegnare il compito?
When is the assignment due?
Partner says: It's due on Monday. Have you tried the first question? Your goal: Could you check my answer?
Reveal a sample reply
Potresti controllare la mia risposta?
Could you check my answer?
Partner says: Yes, bring it over. Have you done the rest? Your goal: I haven't finished yet.
Reveal a sample reply
Non ho ancora finito.
I haven't finished yet.
Partner says: That's okay. You can discuss the exercise with a classmate. Your goal: Can we work together?
Reveal a sample reply
Possiamo lavorare insieme?
Can we work together?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different assignment.
- Work with a different partner.
- Explain which part is unfinished.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Italian
Use tu with friends and Lei with someone you address formally. A request with vorrei or potrebbe can soften the tone; it still helps to say what you need clearly. The examples label the situation so you can choose the appropriate relationship.
Read doubled consonants distinctly and keep the written accents. The English translation explains the intended message; Italian often chooses a different construction rather than matching each English word.
