Italian for English speakers Office · Lesson 1

Evaluation

Evaluate business in Italian — A noi va meglio (We're doing better) — with andare bene/meglio.

Conversation

  1. PX296 PX296

    L'altro negozio di fiori lavora bene?

    Is business good for the other flower shop?

    Tip: Literally "the other flower shop works well"

  2. Rose Rose

    Lavoriamo meglio noi. Non hanno molti clienti

    Business is better for us. They don't have many customers

    Tip: Note the emphatic position of "noi" at the end of the sentence.

  3. PX296 PX296

    Perché? I loro fiori non sono belli

    Why? Aren't their flowers nice?

  4. Rose Rose

    No, non è questo. È che il negozio è sporco

    No, it's not that. The thing is, the store is dirty

    Tip: "È che ..." is a common phrase to emphasize reasons, justifications or excuses

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'business is good' in Italian?

Il lavoro va bene = 'work is going well'. A noi va bene = 'it's going well for us'. Variants: gli affari vanno bene.

What is un cliente?

'A customer / client'. Plural: i clienti. Molti clienti = many customers. Pochi clienti = few customers.

Italian for shop / business?

Il negozio (shop), l'azienda (business/company), la fioreria (flower shop), il bar (café), il ristorante (restaurant).

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