Hostage Negotiations: Hostage: The TV Remote
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Key Phrases
Metti giù il telecomando
Put down the remote
Faremo finta
We will pretend
Mi ridai
Give me back
Skills You'll Learn
Using imperative verbs
Uso dei verbi all'imperativo
Forming future tense
Formare il tempo futuro
Expressing possession
Esprimere il possesso
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine two friends are having a playful debate over the TV remote control. One wants to avoid spoilers from a soap opera, while the other insists on watching a documentary about moss, claiming it to be fascinating. They negotiate the use of the remote, agreeing to watch the documentary for a short time before switching back.
Metti giù il telecomando e faremo finta che gli spoiler della soap opera non siano mai accaduti.
Put down the remote and we will pretend the soap opera spoilers never happened.
No, non prima che tutti guardino il mio documentario sul muschio!
No, not before everyone watches my documentary on moss!
Seriamente? Un documentario sul muschio adesso?
Seriously? A documentary on moss now?
Sì, è affascinante! Devi solo dare un'occhiata.
Yes, it's fascinating! You just have to take a look.
Okay, è possibile guardare solo cinque minuti per ora?
Okay, is it possible to watch just five minutes for now?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Metti
MEH-tee
Put
Giù
joo
Down
💬 [Giù] means [down], but in phrases like [metti giù] it often works like English [down] in phrasal verbs: the full meaning comes from the combination, not the single word alone.
See breakdown →Metti giù
MEH-tee joo
Put down
💬 [Metti] is the [tu] form of [mettere], so it's a direct command to one person. You can reuse the pattern with other verbs: [prendi] = [take], [guarda] = [look].
See breakdown →Telecomando
teh-leh-koh-MAN-doh
Remote
Faremo
fah-REH-moh
We will
Finta
FEEN-tah
Pretend
💬 Italian often uses [fare] plus a noun where English uses a verb. So [fare finta] is literally [to do pretending], but it means [to pretend].
See breakdown →Faremo finta
fah-REH-moh FEEN-tah
We will pretend
💬 [Fare finta] is a fixed expression meaning [to pretend]. You can build on it with [di] + verb: [fare finta di dormire] = [pretend to sleep].
See breakdown →Non
non
Not
Siano
SEE-ah-noh
Have been
💬 [Siano] is a form of [essere] used after certain triggers like wishes, doubt, or phrases such as [non ... che]. You'll also see the same pattern in [spero che siano pronti] = [I hope they are ready].
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