Per i viaggiatori. martedì, il primo luglio. Seconda Lezione.
Italian for travellers. Tuesday, July 1. 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.
-Using the verbs essere, avere, stare. We practiced these verbs. Here are some examples of using them in sentences (remember, you usually don't use the subject pronoun in Italian sentences):
essere - to be sono - I am sei - you are è - you are (formal) (also he is, she is) siamo - we are siete - you (plural) are sono - they are _
Di dove sei? (familiar singular: tu)_____Sono di Chicago. - Where are you from? I'm from Chicago. Di dov'è, signora? (formal singular: Lei) __Sono di Tigard. - Where are you from, ma'am? I'm from Tigard. Di dove siete? (plural: voi) _____Siamo di Portland. - Where are you from? We're from Portland. Di dove sono, Giorgio e Francesca? (loro) _____Sono di California. - Where are Giorgio and Francesca from? They are from California. _
avere - to have ho, hai, ha. abbiamo, avete, hanno. _
Hai bisogno di qualcosa? (familiar singular: tu)__Sì, ho bisogno di un tassì. - Do you need something? Yes, I need a taxi. (literally: "I have need of a taxi.") Ha bisogno di qualcosa, signor Erardi? (formal singular: Lei) __Ho bisogno di un libro d'italiano. - Do you need something, Signor Erardi? I need an Italian book. (literally: "I have need of an Italian book.") Avete un libro? (plural: voi)____Si, abbiamo un libro. - Do you (plural) have a book? Yes, we have a book. Hanno una penna? (they: loro)__No, non hanno una penna. - Do they have a pen? No, they don't have a pen. _
stare - to stay sto, stai, sta. stiamo, state, stanno. _ Come stai, Luigi? Sto bene. - How are you, Luigi? (literally, "How are you staying, Luigi?") I'm well. Come sta, signorina? Sto bene. - How are you (formal), miss? I'm well. Come state, Ricardo e Giulietta? Stiamo bene. - How are you (plural) Ricardo and Giulietta? We are well. Come stanno, i bambini? Stanno bene. - How are they, the kids? They are well.
-Verbi click here to listen to the conjugations stare: to stay_____ sto (I stay), __stai (you stay), __sta (he/she stays, you formal stay) stiamo (we stay), _state (you plural stay), _stanno (they stay)
avere – to have ho, hai, ha. abbiamo, avete, hanno. (I have, you have, he/she has (or you formal have). We have, you (plural) have, they have.)
essere – to be sono, sei, è. siamo, siete, sono. (I am, you are, he/she is (or you formal are) . We are, you (plural) are, they are.)
andare: to go vado, vai, va. andiamo, andate, vanno. (I go, you go, he/she goes (or you formal go). We go, you (plural) go, they go.)
dare: to givedo, dai, dà. diamo, date, danno. (I give, you give, he/she gives (or you formal give). We give, you (plural) give, they give.)
fare: to make, to do faccio, fai, fa. facciamo, fate, fanno (I do, you do, he/she does (or you formal do). We do, you (plural) do, they do.)
-Saying hello: Buongiorno – hello, or good morning, or good day Buona sera – good evening Ciao! – hello Come sta? – how are you? (formal) Come stai? – how are you? (familiar) Sto bene – I’m well. Benissimo! – very well! Molto bene – very well Così così – OK Come va? – How is it going? Va bene – it’s going well. (also means “OK””)
-Other words and phrases: e Lei? – and you? (formal) e tu? – and you? (familiar) anche - also anch'io sto bene. – I, too, am well. . Indefinite article ("a", "an" in English)
Masculine noun
Feminine noun
Before a consonant
un gelato
una pizza
Before a vowel
un albergo
un’amica
Before z, s + consonant
uno studente
una studentessa
masculine nouns usually end in –o or -e. un amico, un supermercato, un bicchiere, un caffè... feminine nouns usually end in –a or -e. una pasta, un'aranciata, una guida, un'agenzia, una toilette, una farmacia..
-Avere idioms (see yellow handout) expressions which use the verb "to have" (avere) in Italian. (In English, we use the verb "to be" in most of these idioms).
(click here for the audio clip of this section)
Ho sete. - I'm thirsty. - (literally: I have thirst) Hai fretta? - Are you in a hurry. - (lit: Do you have haste?) Maria ha paura. - Maria is afraid. - (Maria has fear.) Abbiamo freddo. - We're cold. - (We have cold.) Avete fame? - Are you (plural) hungry? - (Do you have hunger.) Hanno voglia di una pizza? - Do they feel like having pizza? - (Do they have the desire of a pizza?) Avere bisogno di... (to need) Ho bisogno di un bancomat. - I need an ATM. - (I have need of an ATM.) .
-To make a sentence negative: put the word "non" before the verb. Hai voglia di un gelato? No. Non ho voglia di un gelato. Ho voglia di un tè al latte. .
-I need, I would like, I feel like, I'm looking for... Scusi, ho bisogno di un tassì. - Excuse me, I need a taxi. Vorrei una birra, per favore. - I would like a beer, please. Voglio una birra, per favore. - I want a beer, please. Ho voglia di un caffè. - I feel like a coffee. Cerco un bancomat. - I'm looking for an ATM. C'è un buon ristorante qui vicino? - Is there a good restaurant near here? Dov'è la piazza? - Where is the piazza? Remember, "Ho bisogno di..." means "I need...". Use "Vorrei..." with a waiter, salesperson, or friend, to say "I would like..." Use "Ho voglia di..." if you want to say that you feel like doing something. "Cerco..." means "I'm looking for...". "C'è..." means "Is there...?" or "There is..." "Dov'è...?" means "Where is...?" These will come in handy in all kinds of situations! How to ask the waiter for something: Scusi... – excuse me... Per favore... - Please... un cappuccino, per favore – a cappuccino, please grazie – thank you grazie mille – thanks a lot prego – you’re welcome (literally, “I pray.”)
-some ways to say good-bye: arrivederci – good bye arrivederLa – good-bye (formal) buona notte – good night ci vediamo – we’ll see each other a presto – see you soon ciao – good-bye (familiar) A domani – until tomorrow
- Aggettivi (adjectives)
Remember an adjective that ends in o has four forms (-o , -i , -a , -e)
Sono americano. - I am American. (if you are a man) Sono americana. - I am American. (if you are a woman) Siamo americani. - We are American. (if you are not all women) Siamo americane. - We are American. (if you are all women)
an adjective that ends in e has two forms: singular and plural (-e , -i)
Sono canadese. - I am Canadian. (if you are a man) Sono canadese. - I am Canadian. (if you are a woman) Siamo canadesi. - We are Canadian. (if you are not all women) Siamo canadesi. - We are Canadian. (if you are all women)
- "C'è and ci sono" vs. "Ecco" :
C'è means "there is" or "is there?"
C'è un ristorante qui vicino? (Is there a restaurant nearby?)
Ci sono means "there are" or "are there?"
Ci sono molte piazze a Roma. (There are many piazzas in Rome)
Ecco means "here is", singular or plural. Use it when you want to draw attention to something. And it doesn't take a verb.
- Ecco mio fratello! (Here's my brother!)
- Ecco due quadri famosi! (Here are two famous paintings!)
- -Parole da ricordare (interesting words that came up in class)
- come va? - How's it going?
- va bene - It's going well. OK.
- Ci vediamo! - We'll see each other. We'll be seeing each other!
- Tutto a posto? - Is everything OK?
- Sí, tutto a posto. -Yes, everything's OK.
- D'accordo? - Agreed?
- D'accordo. - Agreed.
- una coppia - a couple
- insieme - together
- tutti - everybody
- tutto - everything
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- -Handouts
- Here is a list of the handouts you should have from class. All of these are double-sided. They are numbered here so that you can tell which one I'm talking about in the homework listed below.
- From the first class session, June 24:
- 1. white: "Alfabeto e suoni" (the alphabet and pronunciation) (2-page handout)
- 2. ivory: "Numeri da uno a cento" (numbers from one to 100)
- 3. green: "Buongiorno! (How to ask for something)" (four dialogs on the front, "Vita Italiana" on the back)
- 4. green: Dialogs 5 through 11.
- 5. green: Homework exercises 1,2,3,4. And on the back, exercises 1,2,3,4,6 and a map.
- 6. blue: "More basic expressions (How to ask for something) Scusi..."
- 7. blue: "Dove..." and, on the back, "Places"
- Handouts from the second class session, July 1:
- 8. yellow: "Avere idioms"
- 9. gold: "The verbs andare, dare, fare, stare"
- 10. green: "Dov'è: How to ask where something is" (dialogs 1 through 5)
- 11. purple: Two-way translation which starts: "Scusi, c'è un bagno qui?" and a "matching" exercise on the back.
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- -Compiti (homework)
1. Numeri: memorize the numbers, 1 through 100. click to listen:
2. Useful phrases. (purple handout, handout number 11). Read and study the two-way translation exercise that we will do in class next week, which starts, "Scusi, c'è un bagno qui?"
On the back of this purple handout, memorize the eleven words on the "matching" exercise. We'll use them in class next week, too.
3. Dov'è dialogs: How to ask where something is. (green handout, handout number 10). We'll send you the audio (in an e-mail). Listen to these dialogs, and memorize one to do in class next week with a partner.
4. Dov'è exercises. (green handout, handout number 5) After listening to the dialogs from handout 10, see if you can do the exercises 1,2,3, and 6. I know that we haven't covered all of this vocabulary, but see what you can understand. Use a dictionary. Bring any questions to class. (We'll do exercise 4 together in class next week)
5. (optional) Review the conjugations of essere (to be), avere (to have). Memorize the four new verbs and their conjugations: stare (to stay), andare (to go), fare (to do, or make), dare (to give). Write them over and over, and say them out loud.
6. (optional) stare, andare, fare, dare: (gold handout). Try these exercises. You may not be familiar with all of the vocabulary, but you can fill in the correct verb form using the subjects which are given. click here for the answers and translations.
7. (optional) avere idioms (yellow handout). Read the handout, and do the exercises. (The answers are included.)
8. click to listen to these audio practice pages from last week's webpage:
