Hospitality Certificate
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Free practice Italian audio at natural and slower speed 18 lessons

Italian for Your First Hospitality Job

Short workplace conversations for interviews and first shifts, explained in English.

Complete nine shared lessons, then choose Hotel or Café & Bar. Practice is self-guided; finishing the lessons does not certify fluency or job readiness.

Lesson 3 of 18

Ask for repetition and check an unfamiliar word

Ask for repetition, ask what a word means, and check the object before acting.

Learn these expressions

Key phrases

Può ripetere, per favore?

Could you repeat, please?

Non ho capito questa parola.

I did not understand this word.

Cosa significa “[word]”?

What does “[word]” mean?

Intende questo?

Do you mean this? (Point to check.)

Ho capito, grazie.

I understand, thank you.

New words

il vassoio
the tray

You may hear

  • Prenda… = Take…
  • questo = this
  • Sì, questo = Yes, this

Listen to the conversation

Listen once without reading. Then step through the lines below, one turn at a time.

Anna: Prenda questo vassoio, per favore.Take this tray, please.

Tap to continue

Sam: Mi scusi. Può ripetere, per favore?

Anna: Prenda questo vassoio, per favore.

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Listening practice

Listen, pick an answer, then reveal the spoken words to check. Practice only, not an exam.

Question 1

What does the speaker request?

Question 2

What does the speaker want to know?

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Course outline

Nine shared lessons for interviews and first shifts, then one workplace route.