Livello Due. lunedì, il sette aprile. Seconda Lezione
Level Two. Monday, April 7, 2008. Second Lesson
-Compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page.
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-Gli argomenti (the topics): What we did in class, and more. . - Un sacco di verbi! We did a lot of verbs! We recited conjugations of all the irregular verbs in last week's homework: essere, avere, stare, fare, andare, dare, venire, plus the regular verbs from last week's homework: cercare, pagare, aspettare, giocare, chiedere, rispondere, mettere, capire, preferire, aprire, servire, plus the irregular verbs on page 158: dare, dire, bere, uscire, salire, tenere. . - Syllabus: click here for a tentative syllabus for this term. . - Avere idioms: Page 36. (You remember that we added "Avere bisogno di..." to this list.) All of these words: fame, sete, sonno, fretta, bisogno di...(ecc.) are nouns. Do you have hunger? Do you have thirst? Do you have sleepiness? Do you have haste? Do you have need of...? . Both "voglia di..." and "bisogno di..." can be followed by a noun: Hai bisogno di una bicicletta? - Do you need a bicycle? Avete bisogno di aiuto? - Do you (pl.) have need of help? Ho voglia di un gelato. - I feel like a gelato. or followed by an infinitive: Avete bisogno di prendere il treno? - Do you (pl.) need (have need) to catch the train? Abbiamo voglia di andare al concerto. - We feel like going to the concert. . - Preposizioni: We went over the yellow handout from last week. 1. La banca è fra l’albergo e il ristorante. (could also be tra) -between
2. Andiamo in Italia. - to (Use "in" with a country, state, or region to mean "in" or "to".)
3. Ceniamo con amici. - with
4. Il bicchiere è su un piatto. - on
5. Questo è per Giorgio. - for ("per" can also mean "through") Vado per il parco. - I go through the park.
6. Veniamo da Roma. - from
Note: the sentence "Veniamo da Roma" can mean either "We are coming from Rome" or "We come from Rome originally."
7. Di chi è questa valigia? - of (posession: Whose suitcase is this?)
8. È di Francesca. - of (posession: It's Francesca's.)
Note: we didn't cover 7 and 8 in class: we'll practice this next week.
9. Siamo a Venezia. - in : use "a" with cities and little islands to mean "in" or "to". (Big islands take "in": in Sicilia, in Sardegna...)
10. Ritornano da Parigi. - from
11. Di dove sono? - Of where are they? (Where are they from?)
Also, in class we discussed:
Partire (to depart for somewhere) uses per: Parto per Napoli.
With a street, use "in": Abito in Via Garibaldi.
With transport, use "in" : Andiamo a Parigi in treno. Giorgio va in macchina. Laura va in aereo.
on foot: a piedi : Andiamo a piedi al bar.
. - Using "da", "a", "alle". You are buying a ticket at the train station. Your friend asks you, "Where are you going?", "How much does the ticket cost?", and "When does the train depart for...." You answer:
- ________________________________prezzo_________l’ora_______
- 1 Firenze -- Roma €33,70 14.45
- Dove vai? Vado da Firenze a Roma.
- Quanto costa il biglietto? Costa trentatrè euro e settanta centesimi. (trentatrè e settanta)
- Note: in "official time", you don't use "quarto", "mezzo", or "meno". Just say the numbers:
- Quando parte il treno per Firenze? Parte alle quattordici e quarantacinque,
- ________________________________prezzo_________l’ora_______
- 2 Pisa -- Firenze €19,77 09:50
- 3 Milano -- Lago di Como €18,10 12.16
- 4 Lago di Como -- Domodossola €14.90 16.50
- 5 Roma -- Bari €48,30 22.30
- 6 Piacenza -- Genoa €23,75 18.10
- Note: you may see the time punctuated in several ways: 18.10 18,10 18:10 1810
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- -Catchphrase: a family fun game.
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- -Parole da ricordare:
- una volta - once
- due volte - twice
- Com'è andato il viaggio? - How did the trip go?
- Vivo qui da sempre. - I've lived here all my life. (lit: I live here since always)
- Che tempo fa? - What's the weather like?
- Fa bello. - The weather is beautiful.
- Tira vento. - The wind is blowing.
- Piove. - It's raining.
- Tuona. - It's thundering.
- fa - ago
- l'anno scorso - last year
- la settimana scorsa - last week
- in orario - on time
- al terzo piano - on the third floor
- ci sono troppi turisti - there are too many tourists
- Come sta Luigi? - How is Luigi?
- Com'è Luigi? - What is Luigi like?
- Non lo so. - I don't know.
- carta - paper (in general)
- un foglio - a piece of paper
- una carta - a map
- Di dove sei? - Where are you from? (informal)
- Di dov'è? - Where are you from? (formal)
- ufficio - office
- edificio - building
- a destra - to the right
- sinistra - to the left
- sotto - under
- sopra - above
- buffo, buffa - funny
- tutti e due - both
- entrambi - both
- tutti - everybody
- tutto - everything
- gli uccelli - the birds
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- -Verbi da ricordare (Verbs to remember)
- lasciare - to leave someone or something behind
- partire - to depart
- partire per - to leave for
- uscire - to go out, or to go out the door
- aspettare - to wait for
- prendere - to take
- sognare - to dream
- fare una passeggiata - to take a walk
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-Compiti (homework) . 1. Practice Set 35. There are some useful words in this set. Do the exercises (if you haven't done them before.) . click here for the answers to Compiti 2, 3, and 5 2. avere idioms followed by an infinitive: avere voglia di, avere bisogno di... Translate these sentences into Italian: 1. I need to call Francesca. (chiamare) 2. I need to catch the train. (prendere) 3. We need to find the station. 4. Do you feel like going to Napoli? 5. He feels like taking a walk. 6. I don’t feel like doing anything! (niente) . 3. lasciare, uscire, or partire... Decide which of these three verbs is needed to translate each of these sentences. (for extra credit, translate the sentences!) 1. We are departing for Pisa tomorrow. 2. Do you guys want to go out? 3. We’re leaving Giorgio at the station (alla stazione) 4. I’m leaving the suitcases here. 5. They depart today for Palermo. 6. He left the office. . 4. Preposizioni: click here for the exercise You should have enough information from the examples above (on this webpage) to do these translations. click here for the answers to this preposition exercise . 5. Verbs that take a direct object in Italian (but NOT in English!) Read page 79 and then translate these sentences into Italian:
- 1. I’m listening to the birds.
- 2. They are waiting for the train.
- 3. We are looking for the station.
- 4. Are you (pl.) watching the game? (la partita)
- 5. I’ll pay the bill.
- 6. Will you (tu) pay for the coffee?
- click here for the answers to Compiti 2, 3, and 5
. 6. Dove words. Memorize the blue handout which starts, "Dove". click here for an audio version