Making Out in Italian. Nicoletta Nencioli Aiken

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      Making Out

       in

       Italian

      Nicoletta Nencioli Aiken

      TUT TLE PUBLISHING

       Tokyo • Rutland,Vermont • Singapore

      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 U.S.A. and at 61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12, Singapore 534167.

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

       Aiken, Nicoletta Nencioli.

       Making out in Italian / Nicoletta Nencioli Aiken.

       p. cm.

       ISBN 978-1-4629-0360-3

       1. Italian language--Conversation and phrase books--English. 2. Dating (Social customs)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Italian. I. Title.

       PC1121.A353 2008

       458.3'421--dc22

      2008011081

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      Contents

Introduction:
	Ciao e Benvenuti!	5
	(Hi and Welcome)
1.	Hi...Nice to Meet You	15
	Ciao...Piacere
2.	Yes, No, Maybe	25
	Sì, No, Forse
3.	Now? Later? When?	33
	Adesso? Dopo? Quando?
4.	Let’s Go Out!	40
	Usciamo!
5.	Talk to Me!	48
	Parlami!
6.	Coming and Going	57
	Andare e Venire
7.	Eat, Drink, Be Merry	64
	Mangia, Bevi, Goditi la Vita
8.	Likes and Dislikes	74
	Mi Piace, Non Mi Piace
9.	Insults and Quarrels	84
	Insulti e Litigi
10.	On the Phone	96
	Al Telefono
11.	Chitchat and Courting	104
	Chiacchiere e Corteggiamento
12.	Lovers’ Language	116
	La Lingua dell’Amore
13.	Love that Comes, Love that Goes	121
	Amore che Viene, Amore che Va

      Introduction

Ciao e Benvenuti!

Hi and Welcome!

      So…you are dying to finally learn Italian for this upcoming trip to the Belpaese, or—no, no—it is because