Livello due. martedì, il sei ottobre. Terza Lezione.
Level two. Tuesday, October 6, 2008. Third lesson.
-compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page.
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- giving directions.
I get myself up. Mi alzo.
Can also be said: Mi posso alzare presto. (moving the reflexive pronoun "mi" in front of the modal verb.)
The reflexive pronoun always agrees with the subject of the sentence.
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- to indicate an action that people are doing to each other.
- Ci vediamo. - We will see each other.
- Vi salutate. - You guys say hello to each other.
- Si incontrano. - They get together, they meet up.
- Vi salutate. - You guys say hello to each other.
-Definite article: "the"
To use the definite article, you will use either il, l’, lo, la, i, gli, or le before a noun, depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural, and what letter the noun starts with. (It's always about how it sounds to the Italian ear: Notice:
lo studente but il prossimo studente and lo stesso studente
i ragazzi but gli altri ragazzi and gli stessi ragazzi
la ragazza but l'altra ragazza
You choose the article that flows with the first letter of the word (sound) that immediately follows it.
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singular |
plural
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il ragazzo |
i ragazzi |
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masculine |
l’amico |
gli amici |
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lo studente
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gli studenti
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feminine |
la ragazza |
le ragazze |
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l’amica
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le amiche
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- -definite article. We went up to the board, and had to choose the noun to write under the appropriate article. (Some were a bit tricky...)
- Il caffè. - the coffee
- I caffè. - the coffees
- La bici. (La bicicletta) - the bicycle
- Le bici. (Le biciclette) - the bicycles
- click here for "the rules of how to form the definite article"
- -definite article. We went up to the board, and had to choose the noun to write under the appropriate article. (Some were a bit tricky...)
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- - Possessivi with family members. People brought family photos. We described them to each other:
- Eccomi. - Here I am.
- notice that you do not use the definite article "il, la, i, le" with your relatives:
- Questa è mia nuora. - This is my daughter-in-law.
- Questo è mio bisnonno. - This is my great-grandfather.
- you do use the definite article "il, la, i, le" with someone you are not related to:
- Questo è il mio insegnante. - This is my teacher.
- Ecco l'amico di mio figlio. - Here is my son's friend.
- you do use the definite article "il, la, i, le" with plural relatives, modified relatives, or "their" (il loro, la loro, i loro, le loro) relatives.
- Ecco le mie cugine. - Here are my girl cousins.
- Ecco il mio suocero divertente. - Here is my funny father-in-law.
- Ecco la loro figlia. - Here is their daughter.
- - Possessivi with family members. People brought family photos. We described them to each other:
- -Parole da ricordare (Words to remember)
- in ritardo - late (not on time)
- in anticipo - early (ahead of schedule)
- in orario - on time
- pronto (pronta, pronti, pronte) - ready
- libero - free (free to do something)
- fare colazione - to have breakfast
- pranzare - to have lunch
- cenare - to have dinner
- dare da mangiare - to feed
- da sola - alone (feminine)
- giusto - correct
- "Dai!" - "Come on!" "Go on!" (can be either disbelief or encouragement)
- "Ma dai!" - (disbelief)
- questo - this
- quello - that
- Mi sono persa. - I'm lost. (feminine)
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- -Handouts. These are the handouts for this week:
- 8. purple: "Scusi, c'è un bagno qui?"
- 9. green: dialogues 5 through 11.
- 10. white: 4 È a sinistra (dialogue)
- 11. white: "Animali nella fattoria" (vocabolario)
- 9. green: dialogues 5 through 11.
- Click here for the complete list of the handouts you should have this term.
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- -Compiti
- 1. Irregular verb: venire. and any other verbs you missed on the quiz. Next week, a quiz on the conjugation of dovere, venire, and a few regular verbs.
- 2. Verbs used reciprocally: Read this section starting on page 193, and do Practice Set 71.
- 3. Prepositions. pink handout from last week. (7. pink: "Prepositions" (double-sided) ) Read it, and do both sides. click here for the answers.
- 4. Vocabulary: Memorize Cyndie's five words: Animali nella fattoria.
- 5. Definite article, showing possession. Practice Set 20. Part A.
- 6. Everybody volunteered to memorize and act out dialogues in class next week.
- 7. Reading: the dialogue on the ivory handout.
- Preview for next week: Read about passato prossimo (past tense) with avere, starting at the bottom page 213, also on page 214.
- Read the purple handout "Scusi, c'è un bagno qui?" We'll do the two-way translation in class next week.
- -Parole da ricordare (Words to remember)