Professor Dave Explains

Common Italian Greetings, Introductions, and Feelings

Professor Dave Explains

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If you're going to interact with Italians, you definitely will have to be able to ask and answer the basic "What's up?" and "How's it going?" in order to get very far. Let's go over some of the basic ways we can ask and answer these questions, along with a little cultural context so that you don't insult anyone important with informality!Script by Patrizia Farina, Professor of Italian at Western Connecticut State University and Purchase College.Watch the whole Italian playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveItalianAmerican History Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAmericanHistoryClassical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChemOrganic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChemBiochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochemBiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBioEMAIL► [email protected]► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplainsCheck out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience!Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVHBookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADMBarnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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