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Scene illustrating a Italian-language meeting the in laws again conversation

Key Phrases

È bello rivedervi.

It's nice to see you again.

Come ti senti?

How are you feeling?

Prendetevi cura di voi.

Take care of yourselves.

Skills You'll Learn

Greeting people warmly and reconnecting politely.

Salutare qualcuno con calore e riallacciare una conversazione con cortesia.

Talking about health, tiredness, and rest.

Parlare di salute, stanchezza e riposo.

Giving simple care and well-being advice.

Dare semplici consigli sulla cura di sé e sul benessere.

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are warmly greeting an Italian family you know well, talking about how everyone feels, health and rest, and sharing a simple moment about taking a walk with their daughter.

Ciao, è bello rivedervi. Come state oggi?

Hi, it's nice to see you again. How are you today?

Ciao Emily , stiamo bene, grazie. E tu come ti senti?

Hi Emily, we're doing well, thank you. And how are you feeling?

Sto bene, ma ultimamente sono un po' stanco.

I'm fine, but lately I've been a little tired.

Capisco. Stai dormendo abbastanza in questi giorni?

I understand. Are you sleeping enough these days?

Non molto, ma cerco di riposare di più.

Not much, but I'm trying to rest more.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Ciao

chow

Hi

🇮🇹 [ciao] is friendly and informal. With in-laws it often fits once the relationship is warm, but if things are still formal, people may prefer [buongiorno] or [salve].

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😊👋

È bello rivedervi

eh BEHL-loh ree-veh-DER-vee

It's nice to see you again

💬 [rivedervi] means "see you again / see you again all of you". The ending [-vi] means "you plural," so you can swap it with [-ti] for one person: [rivederti].

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👋😊

Ciao, è bello rivedervi.

chow eh BEHL-loh ree-veh-DER-vee

Hi, it's nice to see you again.

💬 [rivedervi] means "see you again / see you again all of you". The ending [-vi] means "you plural," so you can swap it with [-ti] for one person: [rivederti].

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❓😊📅

Come state oggi?

KOH-meh STAH-teh OHD-jee

How are you today?

💬 [state] is the "you plural" form, used when asking two or more people how they are. For one person, you'd say [Come stai oggi?].

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👍

Stiamo bene

STYAH-moh BEH-neh

We are well

💬 [stiamo bene] uses [stare], which is the usual verb for asking and saying how someone is feeling: [Come stai?] [Sto bene.] Italian often uses this instead of [essere] here.

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🙏

Grazie

GRAHT-tsyeh

Thank you

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👍🙏

Stiamo bene, grazie.

STYAH-moh BEH-neh GRAHT-tsyeh

We're doing well, thank you.

💬 [stiamo bene] uses [stare], which is the usual verb for asking and saying how someone is feeling: [Come stai?] [Sto bene.] Italian often uses this instead of [essere] here.

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➡️👤

E tu

eh too

And you

💬 [tu] is often added for emphasis in [E tu?] or [E tu come ti senti?], even though Italian often drops subject words. It helps make the contrast clear: "and you?"

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❓❤️

Come ti senti?

KOH-meh tee SEN-tee

How do you feel?

💬 With [sentirsi], Italian uses a little extra word: [ti] in [come ti senti?]. You can swap it by person: [mi sento], [si sente], [vi sentite].

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