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  5. day 31

day 31a complaint

unit 5 · papers, please

    a complaint

    Complain politely and firmly: say what went wrong, what you had already done, what you want, and use two pronouns together (gliel'ho detto).

    today’s words

    • reclamare · to complain; to demand
    • lamentarsi · to complain
    • protestare · to protest, to complain
    • il reclamo · complaint
    • il difetto · fault, defect
    • insistere · to insist
    • rifiutare · to refuse, to turn down
    • scorretto · unfair; incorrect
    • l'assicurazione · insurance
    • il servizio · service
    • la qualità · quality
    • soddisfatto · satisfied
    • l'assistenza · help, assistance; customer service

    sentences

    • Il mio telefono ha un difetto: non funziona bene. · My phone has a fault: it doesn't work well.
    • Non sono soddisfatta del servizio. · I'm not satisfied with the service.
    • Avevo già chiamato l'assistenza, ma non mi hanno risposto. · I had already called customer service, but they didn't answer me.
    • Il contratto? Me l'hanno mandato per e-mail ieri. · The contract? They sent it to me by email yesterday.
    • Hanno rifiutato di risolvere il problema. · They refused to solve the problem.