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-What we did in class:

-"Ho bisogno di, Ho voglia di, Desidero, Vorrei..." You can use all of these expressions either before an infinitive, or before a noun.

Vorrei...

Desidero...

Vorrei una birra.

Vorrei andare al mare.

Desidero una pizza.

Desidero vedere un film.

Avere bisogno di... To need... (before an infinitive, or before a noun)

Ha bisogno di aiuto? Do you need help? (formal)

Ho bisogno di un tassì. I need a taxi.

Ho bisogno di chiamare Claudia. I need to call Claudia.

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Avere voglia di... To want... To feel like... (before an infinitive, or before a noun)

Ho voglia di andare al cinema. I feel like going to the movies.

Ho voglia di un caffè. I feel like (having) a coffee.

- Scusi, dov'è la stazione Termini? We did this two way translation exercise (ivory handout from last week), practicing "dove" words and some expressions with "fare" on the back.

-Sapere, Conoscere. Sapere is to know a fact, or to know how to do something. Conoscere is to be acquainted with a person or a place (also, to meet a person)

conosco, conosci, conosce. conosciamo, conoscete, conoscono.

so, sai, sa. sappiamo, sapete, sanno.

Conosco Venezia. - I know Venice. I am familiar with Venice.

So dov'è Venezia. - I know where Venice is.

Conosci mio fratello? - Do you know my brother?

Lui conosce la canzone. - He knows the song.

Lo so. - I know that.

Non lo so. - I don't know that.

Tu sai sciare? - Do you know how to ski?

- "Che giorno è?" "È il ventitrè gennaio."

We learned how to say dates. (see page 130)

Always put the article "il" in front of the number of the day of the month. The first of the month is a bit of an exception, because you say "Il primo marzo", "Il due marzo", "Il tre marzo"...ecc. (Also correct is: "Il primo di marzo", "Il due di marzo", "Il tre di marzo"... ecc)

You can use "in" or "a" with just a date: Vado in Italia in marzo. (or) Vado in Italia a marzo.

The usual place for an adjective is after a noun, especially adjectives of

-color                                             una ragazza bionda

-form or shape                               un ragazzo alto

-nationality                                     un amico americano

 

Remember an adjective that ends in o has four forms (-o , -i , -a , -e)

for example, alto

È un ragazzo alto. - He is a tall boy.

È una ragazza alta. - She is a tall girl.

Sono due ragazzi alti. - They are two tall boys.

Sono due ragazze alte. They are two tall girls.

an adjective that ends in e has two forms: singular and plural (-e , -i)

for example, felice

È un ragazzo felice. - He is a happy boy.

È una ragazza felice. - She is a happy girl.

Sono due ragazzi felici. - They are two happy boys.

Sono due ragazze felici. They are two happy girls.

-Colori: Colors are adjectives. The rules for adjectives are the same for colors. If the name ends in an "o", the color has four forms to agree with gender and number. For example, rosso, rossa, rossi, rosse. But, verde only has two forms: singular and plural: verde, verdi. Some colors are invariable, and so you never have to change the endings: blu, arancione, marrone, rosa (pink) , viola.

-weather We talked about the weather. See page119

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

Quando parti per l'Italia? - When are you departing for Italy?

Parto per l'Italia il dodici maggio. - I'm departing for Italy May 12.

Quando torni dall'Italia? - When are you returning from Italy?

Torno dall'Italia il sedici giugno. - I'm returning from Italy June 16.

Dimmi! - Tell me! (familiar command)

-Andiamo alla gelateria! - Let's go to the gelateria!

Che gusti? - What flavors?

Cremi o frutti? - Gelato or sorbet?

Cono o coppetta? - Cone or cup?

Piccolo, medio, o grande? - Small, medium or large?

Quante palline? - How many scoops?

nocciola, pistacchio, caffè, fior di latte, banana, noce di cocco, limone, pesca, tiramisù, cioccolato, stracciatella, vaniglia, menta, albicocca, frutti di bosco, fragola...

Prendo un cono di pistacchio, per favore. - I'll take a cone of pistachio, please.

Vorrei una coppetta di fragola, per favore. - I would like a cup of stawberry, please.

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-Compiti (homework)

1. Train station vocabulary: (blue handout) click here to listen to this vocabulary.

2. Se vuoi chiedere qualcosa... (yellow handout). Review the question words, and then do the matching exercise on the back. If you weren't in class, you can get this later (it's not important that you do it this week.)

3. Reading (optional). Read the dialog on page 109, and answer the questions.

4. Aggettivi. Do practice Set 31.

5. Colori. Do Practice Set 34.

6. Avverbi... Do Practice Set 35.

7. Weather. Do Practice Set 36.

8. Sapere, conoscere. Translate the sentences below into Italian.

example:

She knows how to swim. Sa nuotare.

We know that restaurant. Conosciamo quel ristorante.

Sapere – to know or to know how

1.         I know how to dance.         (ballare)

2.         Do you (tu) know how to sing?                  (cantare)

3.         Does he know how to play guitar?         (suonare la chitarra)

4.         Do you (Lei) know the number?         (il numero)

5.         We know where the restaurant is.         (dove si trova il ristorante.)

6.         You (voi) know a lot.         (molto)

 

Conoscere – to be familiar with

1.         I know that hotel.      (quell’albergo)

2.         Do you (tu) know Dario?       (Dario)

3.         Does she know Rome?         (Roma)

4.         Do you (Lei) know my sister?                  ( mia sorella)

5.         We don’t know your brother.                  (tuo fratello)

6.         Do you (voi) know my mother?                  (mia madre)

7.         They’re familiar with that song.                  (quella canzone)

click here for the answers

Preview for next week: we'll learn how to say the time, how to conjugate -ire verbs, and we'll practice train station vocabulary.