In today’s show you’ll learn how to say that you speak Italian – or indeed that you don’t! You’ll also learn to ask other people if they speak English. Listen to the audio here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

parlo italiano - “I speak Italian”
non parlo italiano - “I don’t speak Italian”
parla inglese? - “do you speak English?” (used with people you don’t know)

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.