Career event networking: Exploring Career Opportunities
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Key Phrases
Piacere di conoscerti
Nice to meet you
Cosa fai nella vita?
What do you do for a living?
Puoi darmi il tuo contatto?
Can you give me your contact?
Skills You'll Learn
Basic conversation starters
Iniziare una conversazione
Discussing professions
Parlare delle professioni
Exchanging contact information
Scambiare informazioni di contatto
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine a conversation between an English engineer living in Italy and a management consultant. They discuss their professions, potential collaboration opportunities, and exchange contact information.
Buongiorno! Mi chiamo Emily Smith . Piacere di conoscerti.
Good morning! My name is Emily Smith. Nice to meet you.
Piacere mio! Di dove sei e cosa fai nella vita?
Nice to meet you too! Where are you from and what do you do for a living?
Sono inglese, ma lavoro qui in Italia. Sono un ingegnere.
I'm English, but I work here in Italy. I'm an engineer.
Interessante! Lavori in quale settore dell'ingegneria?
Interesting! Which engineering sector do you work in?
Lavoro principalmente nel settore dell'automazione. E tu?
I mainly work in the automation sector. And you?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buongiorno
bwohn-johr-noh
Good morning
Mi chiamo
mee kyah-moh
My name is
💬 [Mi chiamo] is the natural Italian way to say "my name is," not a word-for-word version with "name." You can reuse it with any name: [Mi chiamo Luca].
See breakdown →Mi chiamo Emily Smith .
mee kyah-moh
My name is Emily Smith.
💬 [Mi chiamo] is the natural Italian way to say "my name is," not a word-for-word version with "name." You can reuse it with any name: [Mi chiamo Luca].
See breakdown →Piacere
pyah-cheh-reh
Nice
🇮🇹 At first meetings, [Piacere] on its own is very common and natural, especially when shaking hands. You do not need the full [Piacere di conoscerti] every time.
See breakdown →Di conoscerti
dee koh-noh-sher-tee
To meet you
💬 [Conoscerti] packs [conoscere] + [ti] into one word: "to meet/know you." You'll see the same pattern in forms like [aiutarti] "to help you" and [vederti] "to see you".
See breakdown →Piacere di conoscerti
pyah-cheh-reh dee koh-noh-sher-tee
Nice to meet you
💬 [Conoscerti] packs [conoscere] + [ti] into one word: "to meet/know you." You'll see the same pattern in forms like [aiutarti] "to help you" and [vederti] "to see you".
See breakdown →Piacere mio!
pyah-cheh-reh mee-oh
Nice to meet you too!
🇮🇹 [Piacere mio!] is a warm way to reply after someone says [Piacere]. In networking, it sounds a bit more personal than just repeating [piacere].
See breakdown →Di dove sei?
dee doh-veh seh-ee
Where are you from?
🇮🇹 This uses [tu], so it fits only once the conversation is informal. At a career event, many Italians would start more cautiously unless the setting is clearly relaxed.
See breakdown →Cosa fai
KOH-sah fah-ee
What do you do
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