Visiting friends
Visitare amici
- Invite and receive your friends at home.
- Organize a dinner party, game night, or other activity.
- Know common evening activities in your new country.
This A2 lesson focuses on inviting friends (invitare) and organizing social evenings like dinners and game nights. Learn practical verbs like portare (to bring), giocare (to play), fare (to do/make), and essential phrases to plan gatherings and share moments together.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Esercizio 1: Conversation exercise
Istruzione:
- Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together? (Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together?)
- Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together? ( Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together?)
- Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it! (Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it!)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Vedo i miei amici ogni settimana. Di solito ci incontriamo per un caffè e chiacchieriamo. I see my friends every week. We usually meet for coffee and talk. |
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Vedo i miei amici solo una o due volte al mese. Di solito ceniamo e giochiamo insieme. I only see my friends once or twice a month. Then we usually have dinner and play games together. |
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Preferisco uscire quando vedo i miei amici. I prefer going out when I see my friends. |
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Adoro giocare ai giochi da tavolo, quindi ogni volta che vedo i miei amici giochiamo a ludo insieme. I love playing board games, so whenever I see my friends we play ludo together. |
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Con il mio amico Juán gioco sempre a scacchi. With my friend Juán I always play chess. |
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L'anno scorso sono andato in viaggio a Innsbruck con due dei miei amici. Abbiamo fatto escursioni e visitato la città. Il tempo era magnifico! Last year I went on a trip to Insbruck with two of my friends. We went hiking and visited the city. The weather was wonderful! |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Domani _________ i miei amici a casa per una serata di gioco.
(Tomorrow I _________ my friends to my house for a game night.)2. Durante la serata, _________ a giochi di carte e a scacchi.
(During the evening, we _________ card games and chess.)3. Alla fine della serata, _________ un brindisi per celebrare la nostra amicizia.
(At the end of the evening, we _________ a toast to celebrate our friendship.)4. Sono sicuro che ci _________ molto e saremo felici di trascorrere del tempo insieme.
(I am sure that we _________ a lot of fun and we will be happy to spend time together.)Exercise 4: Visiting Friends
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Invitare - Invitare
Presente
- io invito
- tu inviti
- lui/lei invita
- noi invitiamo
- voi invitate
- loro invitano
Portare - Portare
Presente
- io porto
- tu porti
- lui/lei porta
- noi portiamo
- voi portate
- loro portano
Giocare - Giocare
Presente
- io gioco
- tu giochi
- lui/lei gioca
- noi giochiamo
- voi giocate
- loro giocano
Fare - Fare
Presente
- io faccio
- tu fai
- lui/lei fa
- noi facciamo
- voi fate
- loro fanno
Essere - Essere
Presente
- io sono
- tu sei
- lui/lei è
- noi siamo
- voi siete
- loro sono
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Welcome to the "Visiting Friends" Italian Language Lesson
This lesson is designed for A2 level learners who want to improve their conversational skills related to social gatherings and friendly invitations in Italian. You will explore practical dialogues that revolve around inviting friends over, organizing dinners, and planning game nights, all essential for everyday social interaction.
Key Topics Covered
- Invitations and planning: learn how to invite friends and discuss plans politely and naturally.
- Dialogue practice: two sets of realistic dialogues for each scenario to help internalize common phrases and sentence structures.
- Verb conjugations: practice present and future tense forms of important verbs like invitare (to invite), portare (to bring), giocare (to play), fare (to do/make), and essere (to be).
- Vocabulary and expressions: focus on words and phrases useful for casual invitations and organizing events.
Sample Expressions and Words
- Ciao Marco, vuoi venire a casa mia stasera? – A friendly way to invite a friend over.
- Porterò del vino e un po’ di musica. – Offering to bring wine and music, highlighting polite contributions to social events.
- Facciamo un brindisi per celebrare l'amicizia. – Celebrating friendship with a toast.
Verb Highlights
Some verbs appear frequently and understanding their present and future tenses is essential:
- Invitare (to invite): io invito, tu inviti... / future: inviterò
- Portare (to bring): io porto, tu porti...
- Giocare (to play): io gioco, tu giochi...
- Fare (to do/make): io faccio, tu fai...
- Essere (to be): io sono, tu sei...
Context and Cultural Notes
Italian social invitations often involve specific plans such as eating together or playing games. Using phrases like "Ti aspetto alle otto" (I’ll wait for you at eight) conveys warmth and punctuality. The dialogues mirror real social customs to help you feel comfortable in Italian gatherings.
Differences and Useful Phrases Compared to English
Unlike English, Italian uses formal and informal ways to address people. In this lesson, the informal tu form appears because friends are involved, making the conversation more intimate. English doesn’t change verbs depending on formality as much as Italian does.
Also, Italian often includes gestures of hospitality such as bringing wine (Porterò del vino) or food, expressing active participation that strengthens relationships.
Common useful Italian phrases include:
- Vuoi venire a casa mia? – Do you want to come to my house?
- Che cosa cuciniamo? – What shall we cook?
- Facciamo un brindisi – Let’s make a toast.
- Non vedo l’ora! – I can’t wait!
These phrases will help you sound natural in social conversations and organize friendly events confidently.
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