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Italian Language Lessons: Clean Talk - Getting your Laundry Done

Steve Cohen

If you travel slowly in Italy, you will eventually need to do laundry. Your tourist rental may have laundry facilities; if so, you may choose to spend part of a quiet day doing laundry. However, another option is possible: you may leave your clothes at a full service laundry and pick them up when ready a day or two later.

Laundry Vocabulary

ENGLISH	ITALIAN	SAY IT LIKE THIS
I want these clothes cleaned.	Voglio far pulire questi abiti.	VOH-lyoh fahr poo-LEE-reh KWEH-stee AH-bee-tee.
When will it be ready?	Quando sarà pronta?	KWAHN-doh sah-RAH PROHN-tah?
tomorrow	domani	doh-MAH-nee
the day after tomorrow*	dopodomani	doh-poh-do-MAH-nee
morning	mattina	maht-TEE-nah
afternoon	pomeriggio	poh-meh-REED-joh
evening	sera	SEH-rah
to wash	lavare	lah-VAH-reh
to iron	stirare	stee-RAH-reh
Could you please use unscented soaps - no fragrances.	Per favore, può utilizzare saponi neutri - senza profumi.	pehr fah-VOH-reh, pwoh oo-tee-leed-ZAH-reh sah-POH-nee neh-OO-tree, SEHN-tsah proh-FOO-mee.
no fabric softener	niente ammorbidente	NYEHN-teh ahm-mohr-bee-DEHN-teh
Is my (our) laundry ready?	È pronta la mia (nostra) biancheria?	eh PROHN-tah lah MEE-ah (NOH-strah) byahn-keh-REE-ah?

*You may need to review the days of the week in case tomorrow or the day after doesn't do it - see time lesson.

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