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-What we did in class:

- numeri: We practiced our big numbers, as prices. (page 130)

Italians use decimal points where we use commas: 1000 euro is written €1.000

Italians use commas where we use decimal points: If you have cents (centesimi), 2 euro and 50 centesimi would be written €2,50

- Dove? We used non-verbal language to review our direction words. We used a little map to trace verbal directions. Nobody got lost!! Che bravi studenti!

-Verbi. We reviewed and practiced some of the verbs we've learned so far.

We also learned the irregular verb "dare" - to give. It's conjugated on page 158.

-Verbi: "-ere" verbs. We learned how to conjugate regular -ere verbs. (page 99)

For regular -ere verbs, take the stem, and change the endings for each person, in this pattern:

-o___________-iamo

-i___________-ete

-e__________-ono

so, for example, leggere is conjugated:click on "play triangle">

leggo _________leggiamo

leggi__________ leggete

legge__________leggono

If you look back on page 78, you will see that -are verbs ending in -care or -gare change their spelling to keep the sound of the g or c consistent for each person.

-ere verbs do not do this: verbs ending in -gere or -scere are pronounced with a hard g or c sound in the io and loro forms.

conosco _________conosciamo

conosci__________conoscete

conosce__________conoscono

-Sacco pieno, Sacco vuoto! We all played this game (an Italian version of "Simon Says").

-Mesi, Stagioni: months and seasons, page 117. We read their names out loud.

i mesi sono:

gennaio

febbraio

marzo

aprile

maggio

giugno

luglio

agosto

settembre

ottobre

novembre

dicembre

 

le stagioni sono:

la primavera

l’estate

l’autunno

l’inverno

-i giorni della settimana (p. 117) They're all masculine, except domenica. Use them without the article, unless you're trying to say, "On Wednesday..." or "Every Wednesday..." for example.

Domenica, andiamo al mare. - Sunday, we're going to the beach.

La domenica, andiamo al mare. - On Sundays we go to the beach.

-Dove...? We listened to two dialogs of people asking directions.

Piove, piove... We sang this filastrocca:

Piove, piove,
La gatta non si muove.
Si accende la candela,
Si dice, "Buona sera."
Buona sera, buona notte,
Le patate sono cotte.
Sono cotte nella pentola,
Viva, viva, Cenerentola!

It's raining, it's raining,
the cat is not moving.
One lights the candle,
One says "Good evening."
Good evening, good night,
The potatoes are cooked.
Cooked in the pot,
Long live Cinderella!

-Preposizioni: "a", "in". I want you to start noticing that sometimes you will use "in" and sometimes you will use "a".

a - to or in a city: Vado a Portland. Siamo a Roma. I'm going to Portland. We're in Rome.

in - to or in a country: Vado in Italia. Siamo in Germania. I'm going to Italy. We are in Germany.

-Sapere, conoscere

Sapere means "to know how..." or "to know..." a fact.

Conoscere means "to know or be familiar with..." something or someone, or "to meet..." someone for the first time.

sapere

so__________sappiamo

sai_________sapete

sa__________sanno

conosco _________conosciamo

conosci__________conoscete

conosce__________conoscono

-"Guardo la fontana"click here for this two-way translation exercise which we did in class, which covers some -are verbs and some good vocabulary.

-Parole da ricordare. (Words that came up in class)

euro - € euro (the money over there)

centesimi - cents

Tre euro cinquanta centesimi. - Three euros and fifty cents. €3,50

Ecco il resto. - Here's the change.

Vorrei... - I would like...

Prendo... - (when ordering food) "I'll have..." (lit: "I take...)

Lasciami stare! - Leave me alone!

Quanto Le devo? - How much do I owe you?

lassù - up there

laggiù - down there

qualcosa - something

Siamo pronti. - We're ready.

una canzone - a song

frutti di bosco - blackberry-type berries

fragole - strawberries

mirtilli - blueberries

cameriere, cameriera - waiter, waitress

un'insalata - a salad

la fontana - the fountain

in bici - by bicycle

a piedi - on foot

in macchina - by car

in treno - by train

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-Compiti (homework)

1. -ere verbs. Read and do pages 99 through 101. Including Practice Sets 27, 28, and 29. Although we didn't cover sapere and conoscere, please read about them above in the website!

2. The verb "dare". Memorize the conjugation on page 158, and click here for an exercise with the four irregular -are verbs: andare, dare, fare, and stare.

3. "Scusi, dov'è la stazione Termini?" Click here for some two-way translation exercises. These exercises cover the topics: "Asking directions", and using "fare".

4. aggetivi: click here to listen to the adjectives on page 110, page 113, and the colors on page 114.

6. Reading: "Al Bar Roma". page 95. Read the dialog, and answer the questions.

Preview: If you wish to listen to the words of the train station and transportation, click here. We will do this next week or the week after.