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 2 of 18

Ask someone to speak more slowly

Say you speak a little Italian and ask a manager to slow down.

Learn these expressions

Key phrases

Mi scusi.

Excuse me.

Parlo un po' di italiano.

I speak a little Italian.

Può parlare più piano, per favore?

Could you speak more slowly, please?

Grazie.

Thank you.

You may hear

  • Parla italiano? = Do you speak Italian?
  • Certo = Certainly
  • Parlo più piano = I will speak more slowly
Grammar tipsShow

Here, “più piano” means more slowly. You may also hear più lentamente, which means the same.

Listen to the conversation

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

Manager: Buongiorno. Parla italiano?Hello. Do you speak Italian?

Tap to continue

Sam: Buongiorno. Parlo un po' di italiano. Può parlare più piano, per favore?

Manager: Certo. Parlo più piano.

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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 say?

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Course outline

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