225: Dovere: “you have” to learn this Italian verb

About this episode

This episode teaches listeners how to use the Italian verb 'dovere' in various contexts.

Learn how to use dovere in Italian to say what you “have to”, “must” or “should” do, with common phrases and real-life situations you’ll come across in Italy. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/dovere-in-italian Deve cambiare treno = You (formal) have to change train Dobbiamo comprare i biglietti per Napoli = We have to buy the tickets for Naples Devo pagare qui? = Do I have to pay here? Devi prenotare online = You have to book online Devo fare molte cose = I have to do lots of things

People in this episode

Host: Joy of Languages

Topics covered

• Italian language
• verbs
• common phrases
• real-life situations
• language learning

Keywords

• dovere
• Italian verbs
• language learning
• common phrases
• real-life situations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dovere

Places: Italy, Naples

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