Conversation in Italian, level B2
A sea view in Taormina
You have seen your room and are heading back to reception.
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Is everything all right with the room?
Non proprio. Avevo prenotato una camera vista mare.
Not quite. I had booked a room with a sea view.
Se si sporge dal balcone, il mare si vede benissimo.
If you lean out from the balcony, you can see the sea perfectly.
Sinceramente, mi aspettavo che si vedesse senza rischiare la vita.
Honestly, I expected to see it without risking my life.
Ha ragione. Come possiamo rimediare?
You are right. How can we put this right?
Your turn.
Pause and work out how to ask for another room.
C’è la suite al sesto piano, senza ascensore. Ma niente differenza: le scale gliele regaliamo noi.
There is the sixth-floor suite, without a lift. No extra charge. The stairs are on us.
After mi aspettavo che, use the congiuntivo.
Mi aspettavo che si vedesse il mare.
I expected to be able to see the sea.
How would you have complained? Answer in Italian in the comments.
