- Conditional of "volere" On your CD's you've been hearing vorrei and vorrebbe, and now vorremmo. Here's the verb volere conjugated in the conditional:

vorrei, vorresti, vorrebbe,__ vorremmo, vorreste, vorrebbero.

I would like, you would like...

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, (to make the acquaintance of someone).

sapere

so__________sappiamo

sai_________sapete

sa__________sanno




conosco _________conosciamo

conosci__________conoscete

conosce__________conoscono

- Hotel dialogues: We did some.

- Parole da ricordare:

Translate into Italian.

The word or phrase underlined (English) will be replaced by the word or phrase in italics (Italian).

 

Sapere – to know or to know how

1.         I know how to dance.         (ballare)

2.         Do you (tu) know how to sing?                  (cantare)

3.         Does he know how to play guitar?         (suonare la chitarra)

4.         Do you (Lei) know the number?         (il numero)

5.         We know where the restaurant is.         (dove si trova il ristorante.)

6.         You (voi) know a lot.         (molto)

 

Conoscere – to be familiar with

1.         I know that hotel.         (quell’albergo)

2.         Do you (tu) know Dario?        (Dario)

3.         Does she know Rome?         (Roma)

4.         Do you (Lei) know my sister?                  ( mia sorella)

5.         We don’t know your brother.                  (tuo fratello)

6.         Do you (voi) know my mother?                  (mia madre)

7.         They’re familiar with that song.                  (quella canzone)

Conoscere and Sapere in the Passato Prossimo: (look on page 135, Part 4 for some explanation) Translate these sentences:

1. I met (for the first time) Mario.

2. They found out that their neighbor speaks Italian.

3. They met the diGrigorios three years ago.