Level One, Tuesday April 8, 2008. Lesson Two. Seconda Lezione

-Compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page.

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- Gli argomenti - the topics (What we did in class)

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- How to introduce yourself, say hello, ask someone how they are.

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-Review of subject pronouns (page 82)

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-addition and subtraction (number practice)

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-Verbi:

stare: to stay______(click on "play triangle" to listen)

sto (I stay), __stai (you stay), __sta (you formal stay)

stiamo (we stay), _state (you plural stay), _stanno (they stay)

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essere: to be   _(click on "play triangle" to listen)

sono, sei, è.  siamo, siete, sono.

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avere: to have _

ho,  hai,  ha.  abbiamo, avete, hanno.

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-Reading: We read one page of the handout with pictures. We saw how masculine and feminine nouns change to plural.

"Cos'è? È una porta.

Cosa sono? Sono due porte.

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-Plurals of nouns

Singolare	Plurale
nouns ending in o: libro __>	change to i: libri	masculine
nouns ending in e: chiave (f), ___giornale (m)________>	change to i:  chiavi (f), giornali (m)	feminine or masculine
nouns ending in a:  casa__>	change to e: case	feminine

Here are a few exceptions to the general rules of plurals:

un film - due film

un caffè - due caffè

un euro - due euro

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-Parole da ricordare

(click on "play triangle" to listen)

e - and

ma - but

o - or

anche - also, too

avere bisogno di... - to need...

Chi è? - Who is it?

Che cos'è? - What is it?

Vorrei... - I would like...

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-Words that came up in class:

Tutto a posto? - Everything in order?

Sì, tutto a posto. - Yes, everything in order.

Tutto a posto, niente in ordine. - Everything in order, nothing in order.

di nuovo - again

un amico - a friend

un'amica - a female friend

due amici - two friends

due amiche - two female friends

uno studente - a student

una studentessa - a female student

due studenti - two students

due studentesse - two female students

(the following nouns follow the same pattern of singular, plural, masculine, and feminine)

(notice that you don't use the female plural unless all are feminine)

ragazzo, ragazza, ragazzi, ragazze - boy, girl, boys (or boys and girls), girls

bambino, bambina, bambini, bambine - child, children...

felice - happy

stanco - tired

una domanda - a question

lentamente - slowly

meno - less, or minus

più - more, or plus

puzzo - a bad smell (this is what you say when you smell something stinky)

puzzola - skunk

sempre - always

c'è... - there is... (or) Is there...?

ci sono...- There are... (or) Are there...?

Salve! - Hello.

un tè al latte - a tea with milk

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-Avere idioms (see page 36)

expressions which use the verb "to have" (avere) in Italian. (In English, we use the verb "to be" in most of these idioms).

(click on "play triangle" to listen)

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?)

-Remember, we added one more idiom to this list: Avere bisogno di... (to need)

Ho bisogno di un bancomat. - I need an ATM. - (I have need of an ATM.)

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-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.

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-I need, I would like, I feel like, I'm looking for...

Scusi, ho bisogno di un tassì.

Vorrei una birra, per favore.

Ho voglia di un caffè.

Cerco un bancomat.

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...".

These will come in handy in all kinds of situations!

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-Words & phrases:

(click on "play triangle" to listen)

Che cosa sono? - What are these?

Chi sono? - Who are they?

Questo è un libro. - This is a book.

Questa è una finestra. - This is a window.

Questi sono due biglietti. - These are two tickets.

Queste sono due sedie. - These are two chairs.

C'è - there is

Ci sono - there are

C'è un mercato qui? - Is there a market here?

C'è un mercato qui vicino? - Is there a market near here?

Si, ci sono due mercati qui. - Yes, there are two markets here.

Ecco! - Here is!

Ecco il Colosseo! - Here's the Coliseum!

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-Say and understand: click here for pronunciation practice. We've covered a lot of this in class already. There are a few words that you haven't heard yet. You can read along, and repeat aloud.

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-Compiti (homework)

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1. Practice set 13: Do part A and part D. (Page 37, 38.)

Also, read and do page 39. You will find the verb abitare (to live). "Dove abita?" can mean "Where do you live?" or "Where does she live?" or "Where does he live?", and "Abito a Portland" means "I live in Portland."

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2. Practice and memorize the verb stare (to stay) from page 36.

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3. Read and practice vocabulary from the blue page "More Basic Expressions, and How to Ask for Something." Make up situations, and practice saying words like, "Buongiorno!" ... "Scusi! Vorrei un bicchiere di vino!" ... "Scusi!"... "C'è un bar qui vicino?" ...with emotion. Picture yourself in the situation. And write out these translations:

Is there a restroom here?

Is there a phone here?

Is there a bank machine near here?

Are there markets (mercati) near here?

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4. Finish Practice Set 39, through the end of part B. (on page 129)

Memorize your numbers from one through one hundred. 1 – 20  

(click the "play triangle" to listen) to selected numbers one through one hundred:

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5. Translate these sentences which use the avere idioms (page 36) that we talked about in class. Remember to conjugate the verb avere, and add the noun (caldo, bisogno, fame, fretta, ragione, torto, paura...). For example:

I'm cold. - Ho freddo.

Are you (plural) hungry? - Avete fame?

1. Giuseppe is hungry.

2. We are in a hurry.

3. Francesca is right.

4. You are wrong.

5. Chiara is afraid.

6. They are sleepy.

7. I feel like (having) a beer.

8. I need a pharmacy.

9. She needs a ticket.

10. I feel like a gelato.

11. Do you (tu) feel like a glass of wine? (un bicchiere di vino)

12. They need a glass of wine.

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6.(white handout) "Al Bar". Match the picture with the name of the food or drink.

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7. Write the plural form of these nouns:

una chiave > due chiavi

una ragazza >

un ragazzo >

una penna >

un biglietto >

una pizza >

un libro >

una pasta >

una stazione >

uno studente >

un amico >

un'amica >

un albero >

un'insegna >

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