Italian grammar
Come descriverebbe...? Lo/la descriverei come...
Ask and answer formal interview questions, using potrebbe raccontarci...? and come descriverebbe...?.
From the scene Come descriverebbe...? (How would you describe…?)
In short
In an interview ask potrebbe…? or come descriverebbe…? Answer lo / la descriverei come…
Your turn
Which one goes with how would you describe...??
Options: potrebbe raccontarci...? · lo/la descriverei come... · come descriverebbe...?
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how would you describe...? → come descriverebbe...?
How it works
In an interview, you already know potrebbe + infinitive for polite requests (potrebbe raccontarci...?, could you tell us...?).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) raccontarci anche un segreto del quartiere?
Clue: Lei (formale)
Options: Potrei · Potrebbe · Potresti
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Potrebbe raccontarci anche un segreto del quartiere?
Could you also tell us a secret about the neighbourhood?
Good to know
This lesson adds the matching pair for descriptions: come descriverebbe...? (how would you describe...?) and the polite answer that echoes it, lo/la descriverei come... (I would describe it as...).
could you tell us...? potrebbe raccontarci...?
Nuria
Potrebbe raccontarci com'è vivere qui?
Could you tell us what it is like to live here?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) com'è vivere qui?
Options: Potrebbe raccontarci · Come descriverebbe · La descriverei come
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Nuria
Potrebbe raccontarci com'è vivere qui?
Could you tell us what it is like to live here?
how would you describe...? come descriverebbe...?
Nuria
E come descriverebbe il quartiere?
And how would you describe the neighbourhood?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
E (blank) il quartiere?
Options: la descriverei come · come descriverebbe · potrebbe raccontarci
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Nuria
E come descriverebbe il quartiere?
And how would you describe the neighbourhood?
I would describe it as... lo/la descriverei come...
Elena
Lo descriverei come un quartiere pieno di vita.
I would describe it as a neighbourhood full of life.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) descriverei come un quartiere pieno di vita.
Options: Potrebbe raccontarci · Come descriverebbe · Lo
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Elena
Lo descriverei come un quartiere pieno di vita.
I would describe it as a neighbourhood full of life.
I've lived here for forty years vivo qui da quarant'anni
Elena
Certo. Vivo qui da quarant'anni.
Of course. I've lived here for forty years.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Certo. (blank).
Options: Come descriverebbe · Vivo qui da quarant'anni · Potrebbe raccontarci
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Elena
Certo. Vivo qui da quarant'anni.
Of course. I've lived here for forty years.
Common mistake
Not Potresti or Potrei here. Lei (il giornalista è cortese).
Potrebbe raccontarci com'è vivere qui?
Could you tell us what it is like to live here?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| could you tell us...? | potrebbe raccontarci...? |
|---|---|
| how would you describe...? | come descriverebbe...? |
| I would describe it as... | lo/la descriverei come... |
| I've lived here for forty years | vivo qui da quarant'anni |
More lines from the story
- NuriaPotrebbe raccontarci anche un segreto del quartiere?Could you also tell us a secret about the neighbourhood?
- ElenaUn segreto del quartiere? Beh, ascolti... Don Ramón si tinge i capelli!A secret about the neighbourhood? Well, listen... Don Ramón dyes his hair!