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- compiti are at the bottom of this page
- gli argomenti (what we did in class, and more)
- Avere idioms: (This topic is also covered in "Italian, the Easy Way" on page 36, or in "Prego" on page 39. or in "Italian Verb Drills" on page 124.)
Italian uses "avere plus a noun" for many expressions that (in English) we would say by using "to be plus an adjective". Remember, since they are nouns, the endings do not have to agree.
examples: Ho fretta - I'm in a hurry (lit. I have haste)
Giorgio ha fretta - Georgio is in a hurry.
Luisa ha fretta - Luisa is in a hurry.
If you use an adjective (molto, tanto, poco...) to modify fretta, then the adjective (molto, tanto, poco...) has to agree with the noun. Fretta, fame, sete, paura are feminine nouns. Caldo, freddo, sonno are masculine nouns.
Giorgio ha molta fretta. Giorgio ha molto caldo.
Luisa ha molta fretta. Luisa ha molto caldo.
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Avere bisogno di... To need... (before an infinitive, or before a noun)
Ha bisogno di aiuto? Do you need help?
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.
- Two verbs in a sentence. (This topic is also covered in "Prego" on page 325, 326, or in "Italian, the Easy Way" on page 190, or in "Italian Verb Drills" on page 129 through 132, or in "Soluzioni" in chapter 26.)
Some examples of two-verbs-in-a-sentence:
Preferisco sciare.
Sono andato in palestra a correre.
Mi piace dormire.
Quando ho cominciato a studiare...
Smette di fumare.
Some verbs (preferire, mi piace..., dovere, potere, volere) do not take a preposition before the following infinitive.
Some verbs (andare a, cominciare a) take the preposition "a" before the following infinitive.
Some verbs (smettere di, sperare di, dimenticare di, cercare di (to try to) , ricordare di, imparare di...) take "di" before the following infinitive.
See handout 6.
- Bel, bei, begli, bella, belle. Change the ending of bello the same way that the definite article would change when it comes before the noun. (If it comes after the noun, it has the four regular forms.)
il film - Che bel film! - Il film è bello.
gli stivali - Che begli stivali! - Gli stivali sono belli!
l'idea - Che bell'idea! - L'idea è bella!
Remember that it is the initial sound of the noun that decides how the definite article (or the adjective buono or bello) will change.
- Parole da ricordare:
l'uovo - the egg
le uove - the eggs (the plural is feminine!)porto - port, marina
andare in bici - to go by bicycle
Ho voglia di... - "I feel like..." "I want..."
Faceva bello. - The weather was beautiful.
C'era il sole. - It was sunny.
Handouts: (click on link for the handout)
6. "Constructions with the infinitive" (white, 2-sided)
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compiti:
1. This is from last week's homework, but please do this if you haven't yet. (This topic is also covered on page 79 of "Italian: the Easy Way".)
example: in English we say "He's looking at the car." But in Italian,
guardare - (no preposition in Italian) - Guarda la macchina. - He's looking at the car.
aspettare - (no preposition in Italian) - Aspetta il treno. - He's waiting for the train.
All these verbs (cercare, ascoltare, guardare, pagare, aspettare) take a direct object and NO preposition in Italian.
Translate into Italian:
a. She's looking for the passport.
b. They're waiting for their cousin.
c. We are listening to the waiter.
d. I am paying for the pizza.
e. Are you guys looking at the time-table? (orario)
2. Listen to Audio CD unit 10.
3. avere idioms (see above). Translate the following into Italian:a. Are you in a hurry?
b. No, I'm not in a hurry.
c. Are you cold?
d. No, I'm not cold. I'm hot.
e. Are you hungry?
f. No, I'm not hungry. I'm thirsty.
4. 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)
5. Bello. Memorize: (over-dramatize!!)
Che bella giornata!
Che bel vino! Che buon vino!
Che belle scarpe!
Che begli occhi!
Che bel film!
Che buon ristorante!
6. This is from last week's homework, but I would like you to do it if you haven"t. I would like to review the present tense before we go on to the past tense (in chapter 5). Write out the conjugations of these verbs in the present tense. And say them aloud!dovere
potere
volere
sapere
uscire
venire
fare
dare
stare
andare
and these regular verbs:
trovare
aprire
dimagrire
chiudere
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