Meeting the in laws again: Family updates and events
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Key Phrases
Come state? Ci sono novità in famiglia?
How are you all? Any news in the family?
Spero che sia contento della scelta.
I hope he's happy with his choice.
Non vedo l'ora di passare del tempo con voi.
I can't wait to spend time with you all.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting family warmly and expressing joy at seeing everyone again
Salutare la famiglia con calore ed esprimere la gioia di rivedere tutti
Asking about family updates and responding to personal news
Chiedere novità in famiglia e rispondere a notizie personali
Talking about plans for a family gathering and expressing anticipation
Parlare di programmi per un pranzo in famiglia ed esprimere attesa
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are warmly greeting your Italian in-laws after some time apart, catching up on family news, and looking forward to a special Sunday lunch together.
Ciao, che bello rivedervi tutti.
Hi, it's so nice to see you all again.
Ciao Emily , anche per noi è una gioia.
Hi Emily, it's a joy for us too.
Come state? Ci sono novità in famiglia?
How are you all? Any news in the family?
Stiamo bene, tua suocera ha iniziato un nuovo corso di cucina.
We’re doing well, your mother-in-law has started a new cooking class.
Che bello, le piace sempre imparare cose nuove.
How nice, she always likes learning new things.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Ciao
chow
Hi / Hello
Rivedervi tutti
ree-veh-DER-vee TOOT-tee
To see you all again
💬 The ending [-vi] in [rivedervi] means [you all] here, attached to [rivedere]. You'll see the same pattern in [vedervi] ([to see you all]) or [sentirvi] ([to hear from you all]).
See breakdown →Ciao, che bello rivedervi tutti.
chow keh BEL-loh ree-veh-DER-vee TOOT-tee
Hi, it's so nice to see you all again.
💬 [Che bello] is a very common way to react warmly: literally [how nice], but often more like [so nice]. You can swap in other adjectives too, like [che bello rivederti] or [che piacere vedervi].
See breakdown →Anche per noi
AHN-keh pehr noy
Also for us
È una gioia
eh OO-nah JOY-ah
It is a joy
Anche per noi è una gioia.
AHN-keh pehr noy eh OO-nah JOY-ah
It's a joy for us too.
💬 [Anche per noi] means [for us too], even though English often puts [too] at the end. Italian often places [anche] before the part it adds: [anche per me], [anche domani].
See breakdown →Come state?
KOH-meh STAH-teh
How are you all?
🇮🇹 This is the normal informal way to ask more than one person how they are. With in-laws, whether [state] is natural depends on whether you already use [tu] with the family as a group.
See breakdown →Ci sono
chee SOH-noh
There are / Is there
💬 [Ci sono] means [there are], while [c'è] means [there is]. Use [ci sono] with plural things: [ci sono problemi?], [ci sono novità?].
See breakdown →Novità
noh-vee-TAH
News / updates
💬 [Novità] stays the same in singular and plural. So [c'è una novità] is [there's one piece of news], but [ci sono novità] is [there are updates / any news].
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