Discussing+Your+Job+in+Italian

Business contacts with people in other countries continues to increase in importance. Because modern technology supports the quick exchange of information over vast distances, you may have to talk to foreign business partners — or even travel to their countries. If you happen to have business contacts with Italian companies, knowing some basic Italian business vocabulary may be useful. Because English is the language of business, however, Italian has adopted many English computer and software terms. Italian has at least three words for "company" — **la compagnia** //(lah kohm-pah-__nyee__-ah)//, **la ditta** //(lah __deet__-tah)// (which also means "the firm"), and **la società** //(lah soh-cheh-__tah__)//. These words are virtually interchangeable. **L'ufficio** //(loof-__fee__-choh)// is Italian for "office," but people often use **stanza** //(__stahn__-tsah)// (room) to refer to their personal office. The following sentences give you a taste of the phrases you hear in **uffici** //(oof-__fee__-chee)// (offices) everywhere: To learn a language, you have to work, too. Here's the conjugation of the verb **lavorare** //(lah-voh-__rah__-reh)// (to work). **S.p.A.** is the Italian abbreviation for **Società per Azioni** //(soh-cheh-__tah__ pehr ah-tsee-__oh__-nee)// (joint-stock company), whereas a **S.A.S.**, **Società in Accomandita Semplice** //(soh-cheh-__tah__ een ahk-koh-__mahn__-dee-tah sehm-__plee__-cheh)// is a limited partnership. Another type of company is an **S.r.l. (Società a responsabilità limitata)** //(soh-cheh-__tah__ ah rehs-pohn-sah-bee-lee-__tah__ lee-mee-__tah__-tah)// (public limited company, also know as a p.l.c.).
 * **La mia scrivania è troppo piccola.** //(lah __mee__-ah skree-vah-__nee__-ah eh __trohp__-poh __peek__-koh-lah)// (My desk is too small.)
 * **È una grande società?** //(eh __oo__-nah __grahn__-deh soh-cheh-__tah__)// (Is it a big company?)
 * **Non proprio, diciamo media.** //(nohn __proh__-pree-oh dee-__chah__-moh __meh__-dee-ah)// (Not really, let's say medium-sized.)
 * **Lavora per una piccola agenzia.** //(lah-__voh__-rah pehr __oo__-nah __peek__-koh-lah ah-jehn-__tsee__-ah)// (He works for a small agency.)
 * **Amo il mio lavoro.** //(__ah__-moh eel __mee__-oh lah-__voh__-roh)// (I like my job.)
 * < Conjugation ||< Pronunciation ||
 * < io lavoro ||< //__ee__-oh lah-__voh__-roh// ||
 * < tu lavori ||< //too lah-__voh__-ree// ||
 * < lui/lei lavora ||< //__loo__-ee/lay lah-__voh__-rah// ||
 * < noi lavoriamo ||< //__noh__-ee lah-voh-ree-__ah__-moh// ||
 * < voi lavorate ||< //__voh__-ee lah-voh-__rah__-teh// ||
 * < loro lavorano ||< //__loh__-roh lah-__voh__-rah-noh// ||

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