Level One, Tuesday, October 30, Lesson 6
-Compiti (homework) Listed in order of importance:
1. Handout (pink) - Do the exercises on the back of this handout; "Translate into Italian. (clicca qui) Use the subject pronouns...Venire...Sapere...Conoscere..."
2. -ere verbs. Practice sets 27, 28, 29.
3. Che ora è? (What time is it?) - Practice set 49 (Do not do questions 54-59 because the answers in the book are wrong)
4. Memorize the conjugations of venire, sapere, conoscere. Review all the verbs you have learned so far, plus learn the -ere verbs (listed on page 99).
5. Handout (green - on the back of the handout that starts "Lucia has to go to Padua..." If you weren't in class, you can get a copy next week.) Read both sides of the handout, then do parts 1 and 2 on the back. Also, the eight questions on the bottom half of the page are confusing, but it's possible that you might want to try them. They are about the "announcement" at the bottom of the page.
- 6. If you would like to preview the words we'll be using in class next week, look at these handouts (blue) which you received several weeks ago:
- click here- "Parole da ricordare: Le persone"
- and click here- "-aggettivi"
- (and there's a good list of adjectives on page 110)
- optional: check out a few of our favorite Italian music videos:
- Gli Anni (883) live performance in Milano Piazza del Duomo
- Quando Bambini Fanno "Oh" (Giuseppe Povia) 2005
- Quando Bambini Fanno "Oh" (japanese anime video version)
- Gianna Gianna Gianna (Rino Gaetano) 1978
- Canzone del Sole (Lucio Battisti) 1971
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- Links to lyrics:
- Gli Anni
- Quando Bambini Fanno "Oh"
- Gianna Gianna Gianna
- La Canzone del Sole
That's all!
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-What we did in class:
-the definite article before a language. The name of a language is masculine. Whenever you use the name of a language, you need to add the definite article:
- Imparo l'italiano. - I'm learning Italian.
- Capisco l'inglese. - I understand English.
- Parlo molto bene l'italiano. - I speak Italian very well.
(exceptions) If the name of the language immediately follows parlare, di, or in, you don't use the definite article:
- Parlo italiano.
- Leggo un libro di francese. - I'm reading a French book.
- La lettera è in spagnolo. - The letter is in Spanish.
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- -Review quiz.
- Scusi - when you bump into someone, or want to get someone's attention.
- Permesso - to ask if you can come in, or get through
- Avanti - "Come in."
- Quanto costa? - How much does it cost?
- Vorrei un panino. - I would like a sandwich.
- Vorremo andare. - We would like to go.
- Cin cin. / Salute. - "Cheers."
- Non importa. - It doesn't matter.
- Non c'è problema. - It's not a problem.
- D'accordo. / Sono d'accordo. - I agree.
- Ho fame. - I'm hungry.
- Ho sete. - I'm thirsty.
- Siamo in ritardo. - We're late.
- Remember that the first person plural (noi) form of any verb can mean "We are ________" or "Let's _______" depending on context and tone of voice.
- Cantiamo. - Let's sing!
- Studiamo. - Let's study!
- Andiamo. - Let's go!
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- Dialogi. We read dialogues on pages 41 and 61.
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- -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">
- -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.
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- Here are a few irregular verbs that we're learning and using:______
- Sapere means "to know how..." or "to know..." a fact.
- -prepositions - Di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra / fra.
- Look at the meanings on page 159, and notice how di, a, da, su, and in combine with the definite article when they come right before it.
- We will gradually learn how to use these.
- one example:
- 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.
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- -interrogative words (listed on page 96)
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- -at the train station.
- We read the vocabulary list (blue) that starts "L'orario..."
- We listened to the dialogue "Lucia has to go to Padova"
- We did a two-way exercise, "Alla stazione ferroviaria" (clicca qui)
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- -telling time. We did an in-class exercise, but you can read page 142, and do practice set 49 (homework).
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- -Andiamo alla gelateria!
- Che gusti?
- Cremi o frutti?
- Cono o coppetta?
- Quante palline?
- Piccolo, medio, o grande?
- Pistacchio, tiramisu, pesca, noce di cocco, stracciatella, nocciola, frutti di bosco, fragola, fior di latte, menta, limone...
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- -Parole da ricordare:
- ripeta... - repeat, please... (this is the polite form)
- Di chi è questo? - Who's is this?
- tutti e due - both
- fare delle spese / fare le spese - to go shopping
- fare la spesa - to do the grocery shopping
- una brutta strega - an ugly witch
- dolcetto o scherzetto - trick or treat
- Lasciami stare! - Leave me alone!
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- endearments:
- caro mio/ cara mia - dear
- tesoro mio - my treasure
- vita da vita mia! - life of my life
- amore mio - my love
- mio ragazzo / mia ragazza - my boy / girl
- innamorato / innamorata - sweetheart
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- -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.