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Level One, Tuesday May 27, 2008 ______Il ventisette maggio_____Nona Lezione (ninth lesson)
-Compiti (homework) is at the bottom of this page
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- What we did in class:
- Warm-up: "Mi piace..." - "I like..." (literally, "To me, is pleasing...")
"Mi piace" when one thing is pleasing to you (to say you like something)
"Mi piacciono" when more than one thing is pleasing to you. (literally, "To me are pleasing...")
"Non mi piace" when one thing displeases you (to say you don't like something)
"Mi piace sciare" - I like to ski. "To ski" is the subject. "Me" is the indirect object of the verb "piacere". (literally, "To me is pleasing to ski")
"Mi piacciono la festa e la musica." The party and the music are pleasing to me. (I like the party and the music.) (literally, "To me are pleasing the party and the music.") The verb is plural because the subject is plural: "The party and the music" is the subject. "Me" is the indirect object of "piacere".
You say "Piacere" when you meet someone.
"Mi dispiace" when you're sorry
- Verb review: -are verbs, -ere verbs, -ire verbs, some irregular verbs.
- Quick review of "prima di, dopo, spesso, sempre, mai, non mai..." see page 118.
- At the train station: We practiced train-station vocabulary, and listened to a dialog of a woman buying a ticket for the pullman (inter-city bus).
- Modal verbs. We looked at the modal verbs on page 190.
These verbs are very useful.
You can use them alone:
Voglio una birra. - I want a beer.
Volete una camera? - Do you (voi) want a room?
Posso? - May I?
Quanto Le devo? - How much do I owe you?
You can conjugate them and add an infinitive:
Deve cambiare a Padova. - You have to change (trains) in Padova.
Vogliamo pagare adesso. - We want to pay now.
Dobbiamo aspettare? - Do we have to wait?
Voglio andare adesso. - I want to go now.
Devo finire questa email. - I must finish this email.
Posso restare qui? - May I stay here.
- ordering in a restaurant:
There are lots of ways to order! read the handout: "Cosa prendiamo?"
Per primo, prendo il minestrone.
Per secondo, vorrei la trota al forno.
E per contorno, gli zucchini all'olio per favore.
E da bere, un vino rosso.
-Parole da ricordare. (Words to remember)
È un bel film. - It's a good movie.
ogni - each
Per quanti giorni...? - For how many days...?
Siamo d'accordo. - We agree. We are in agreement.
affittare - to rent a house, an apartment
noleggiare - to rent a car, a DVD, a bicycle
fare un biglietto = comprare un biglietto - to buy a ticket
Quanto tempo ci vuole? - How long does it take?
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-Compiti (homework)
1. Cosa prendiamo? Read this white handout for the information that is useful to you. I'm not expecting you to have time to read all of the dialogs. Do the section "Prova un po'", numbers 1 and 2. You'll have to use your dictionary. See how much of this you can understand.
2. -are -ere -ire verbs. Memorize the conjugation patterns of the regular verbs that we've learned so far. You'll find them on pages 76-78, page 99, page 154. Translate these infinitives into English: arrivare, abitare, lasciare, aspettare, lavorare, desiderare, ascoltare, portare, conoscere, perdere, prendere, chiudere, mettere, aprire, capire, preferire, partire, sentire.
3. Irregular verbs: Memorize their conjugations. Say them aloud, write them down. Here is a list of the irregular verbs that we've learned so far, and the page of the textbook where you can find their conjugations:
essere p32
avere p32
stare p36
fare p80
andare p96
dare p158
venire p96
sapere p100
There is a list on page 158 with a few more irregular verbs. We've learned dare. Optional homework is to do Practice Set 56.
4. Question words. Review and memorize the question words on page 96.
5. Just for fun: Hotel vocabulary. click here to listen to hotel vocabulary Maybe we'll have time to practice this next week in class.
6. Read this: Buono, Bene, Bravo, Bello -
Buono is most often used to describe food and drink. La cena è buona. Il vino è buonissimo. Gli spaghetti sono buoni.
Buono is also used to describe people. It means "good", as in "good-hearted". Mia zia è buona.
Bravo is used to describe people. It means "able". Bravi studenti. Brava professoressa.
Bello (beautiful) can be a person, or the weather, or any thing: È un bel film. Che bella giornata! Fa bello. Che bella ragazza! È un bel posto.
Buono, Bravo, and Bello are all adjectives, and they all change their endings to agree with the nouns they modify, in gender and in number.
Bene (well) is an adverb: Sto bene. (I'm fine) Va bene. ("Things are going well": this means the same as the common English phrase "Fine.") Bene. Molto bene. Benissimo. (Certainly. Right.) In other words, you can use "Bene" and its forms in almost any situation that's going well. Lui canta bene.
Bene does not change its ending to agree, because it modifies a verb. It can have its ending cut off, in set phrases such as, "Benvenuta, Laura!" "Bentornati, ragazzi!"
- If you say "good" in English, you will use a form of buono in Italian!
i.e. The dinner is good. - La cena è buona. Good and buono are adjectives.
- If you say "well" in English, you will use bene in Italian! (You don't change their endings.)
i.e. The dinner went well. - La cena è andata bene. Well and bene are adverbs.
7. Listen and read this: Verbi - modal verbs: volere, potere, dovere. Memorize the conjugations.
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