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GLOSSARY Lesson 1 | Basic vocabulary
Lesson 2 | Italian Plurals
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Lesson 3 | Numbers
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Lesson 4 | Time, Indications and more
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Lesson 5 | Simple verbs and pronouns
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Lesson 6 | Conversation
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LESSON 1 THE BASIC VOCABULARY
Your journey will start with learning the basic italian expressions and vocabulary.
ENGLISH ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION
Hi Ciao Chow Good morning/afternoon Buongiorno Bwon zhor-no Good evening Buonasera Bwoh-nah seh-rah Good night Buona notte Bwoh-nah noht-teh Goodbye Arrivederci Ah-ree-vuh-dehr-chee Please Per favore Pehr fah-voh-reh Thank you (very much)
Grazie (mille)
Graht-zee-eh (mee-leh)
You’re welcome Prego Preh-goh I’m sorry Mi dispiace Mee dee-spyah-cheh Excuse me Scusi Skoo-zee / skoo-zah Yes / No Si / No See / noh How are you ? (formal/informal) Come va / Come stai ? Koh-meh stah / koh-mehsty I am fine/well Sto bene Stoh beh-neh What’s your name ?
Come ti chiami ?
Koh-meh tee kee-ah-mee
My name is ...
Mi chiamo ...
Mee kee-ah-mo
Nice to meet you
Piacere di conoscerti
Pee-ah-cheh
Mister, Misses, Miss Signore,Signora,Signorina seen-yoh-reh, seen-yoh- rah, seen-yoh-reen-ah How old are you ? Quanti anni hai ? kwahn-tee ahn-nee ah-ee I am 20 years old Ho venti anni oh vehn-tee ahn-nee Do you speak italian ?
Parli italiano ?
par-lah ee-tahl-ee-ah-no
I speak italian/I don’t speak english Parlo italiano/non parlo inglese par-lo ee-tahl-ee-ah-no / non par-lo een-gleh-zeh Do you understand ? (formal/informal)
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Capisce ?
kah-pee-shee
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ENGLISH ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION
I don’t know / I know
Non lo so / lo so
non soh / low soh
May I help you ?
Posso aiutarti ?
deh-zee-deh-rah / deh-zeedeh-ree
Where is ?/ Where are ?
Dov’è ? / Dove sono ?
doh-veh / doh-veh soh-noh
Bless you ! Salute ! sah-loo-teh Welcome Benvenuti behn-veh-noo-tee Ok Va bene / Ok vah beh-neh Can you repeat ?
Può ripetere ?
puoh- ree-peh-teh-rae ?
1.1
EXERCISE TIME
Now it’s your turn :) Translate the following vocabulary from italian and english :
Parli italiano ?............................................................
I am fine
Posso aiutarti ?..........................................................
My name is ......................................................
Buona notte ...............................................................
Mister ...............................................................
Come ti chiami ? ....................................................
I am 20 years old .............................................
Capisce ?......................................................................
I don’t understand ..........................................
Va bene................ ........................................................
May I help you ? ...............................................
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LESSON 2
In this second stage you will learn the fundamentals of italian plurals.
ITALIAN PLURALS
GRAMMAR TIME
GENDER
SINGULAR ENDING
PLURAL ENDING
EXAMPLES
Singolare (-o) (-e)
Plurale (-i)
Gelato > Gelati
Singolare (-a) (-e)
Plurale (-e) (-i)
Rosa > Rose
Maschile (male) Femminile (female)
REAL EXAMPLES
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GELATO (m.s.)
GELATI (m.p.)
ARANCIA (f.s.)
ARANCE (f.p.)
POMODORO (m.s.)
POMODORI (m.p.)
LISTEN TO THESE PLURALS PRONOUNCED BY A NATIVE SPEAKER youtube.com/watch/213029
MORE EXAMPLES
Italiano Italiani Gatto Gatti Casa Case Astuccio Astucci Gelato Gelati
2.1
EXERCISE TIME
Translate these singulars into plurals Italiano
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Tenda
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Cane
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Pizza
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Fiore
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Albero
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Vino
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Tortellino
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Mano
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Salsa
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Manta
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Signora
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Now one step further. Translate these plurals in singulars Tortellini
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Tegole
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Pizze ItalianI
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Ragazze
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Tavoli
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Tende
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Sedie
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................................ Piatti ................................
Spagnoli
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Teste
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LESSON 3 ITALIAN NUMBERS
In this lesson we are going to explore common time references in the italian language
NUMBER ITALIAN WORD
PRONUNCIATION
0 Zero Dzeh-roh 1 Uno Oo-noh 2 Due Doo-ed 3 Tre Treh 4 Quattro Kwaht-troh 5 Cinque Cheen-kweh 6 Sei Say 7 Sette Seht-teh 8 Otto Aw-toh 9 Nove Naw-vay 10 Dieci Dee-ay-chee 11 Undici Oon-dee-chee 12 Dodici Doh-dee-chee 13 Tredici Treh-dee-chee 14 Quattordici Kwah-tohr-dee-chee 15 Quindici Kween-dee-chee 16 Sedici Seh-dee-chee 17 Diciassette Dee-chans-seht-teh 18 Diciotto Dee-choht-toh 19 Diciannove Dee-chahn-noh-veh 20 Venti Vehn-tee 100 Cento Cehn-thoo 1000 Mille Mee-lah
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3.1
REAL EXAMPLES
I have three computers
Io ho tre computer
Can I have a wine bottle ?
Posso avere una bottiglia di vino ?
I am eighteen years old
Io ho diciotto anni
The entrace costs ten pounds
L’ingresso costa dieci sterline
Can I have two beers ?
Potrei avere due birre ?
You have five lovely childrens
Hai cinque figli meravigliosi
This costs one thousand pounds
Questo costa mille sterline
3.2
EXERCISE TIME
Now it’s your turn :) Translate the following vocabulary from italian and english :
2
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7
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3
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8
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5
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11
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10
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6
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9
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3
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12
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100
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1000 ....................................... 1
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LESSON 4
Now it’s time for you to learn numbers in italian. It’s going to be great fun !
TIME, INDICATIONS AND MORE
DAY OF THE WEEK GIORNO DELLA SETTIMANA
PRONUNCIATION
Monday Lunedì loo-neh-dee Tuesday Martedì mahr-teh-dee Wednesday Mercoledì mehr-koh-leh-dee Thursday Giovedì zhoh-veh-dee Friday Venerdì veh-nehr-dee Saturday Sabato sah-bah-toh Sunday Domenica doh-men-ee-kah
TIME REFERENCES RIFERIMENTI TEMPORALI
PRONUNCIATION
Today Oggi loo-neh-dee Yesterday Ieri yer-ee Tomorrow Domani doh-mahn-ee Day after tomorrow Dopodomani doh-poh-doh-mahn-ee Yesterday night Ieri sera yer-ee seh-rah
Translate the following in either italian or english : Ieri
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Sunday ....................................... Dopodomani
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Oggi
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Martedì
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Giovedì .......................................
Venerdì
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Lunedì
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Tomorrow
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DIRECTIONS GIORNO DELLA SETTIMANA
PRONUNCIATION
Monday Lunedì loo-neh-dee Right Destra Deh-st-rah Left Sinistra See-nee-st-rah Straight Diritto Dee-re-tou North Nord nohrd East Est est South Sud sood West Ovest oh-vest
4.1
GENERAL RECAP
Now it’s time for a general recap . Translate the following in the appropriate language
Tre
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Domani ..............................
Ovest ................................
Venti
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Ieri
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Buona sera ................................
Nord
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Buon giorno ................................
Si
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Sei
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Buona sera ..........................
Arrivederci
No
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Va bene
Dove sono ? ................................
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LESSON 5
Now it’s time to learn some basic italian verbs and pronouns .
SIMPLE VERBS AND PRONOUNS
ESSERE TO BE PRONUNCIATION
Sono I am soh-noh Sei You are say E’ He/She/It is eh Siamo We are see-ah-moh Siete You are see-eh-teh Sono They are soh-noh
AVERE HAVE PRONUNCIATION
Ho I have oh Hai You have eye Ha He/She has ah Abbiamo We have ahb-bee-ah-mo Avete You have ah-veh-teh Hanno They have ahn-noh
Translate the following in either italian or english : Abbiamo ............................... Hai ....................................... Sono
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Sei
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Have
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Ha
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You are
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They have ...................................
I am
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ITALIAN PRONOUN
PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH PRONOUN
Io I ee-oh Tu You (informal sing.) too Lui/Lei He/She lwee/lay Noi We noy Voi You (informal plural) voy Loro They loh-roh loro You (formal plural) loh-roh
5.1
GENERAL RECAP
Now it’s time for a general recap . Translate the following in the appropriate language
Tu
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Noi
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Loro
............... ..............
You have .............................
Essere .................................
They
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Sono
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Hanno
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Avere
.................................
Ho
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Io
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Hai
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LESSON 6 REAL LIFE CONVERSATION
In this section, you will read a real life conversation between two friends
UNA CONVERSAZIONE TRA DUE AMICI
Antonio : Ciao Francesco ! Francesco : Antonio ! Come stai ? Antonio : Bene grazie, con te ? Francesco : Non male . Sai che giorno è oggi ? Antonio : Mercoledì. Francesco : Ok. Pensavo era ancora lunedì ! Antonio : Domani vieni da me ? Possiamo andare in palestra alle 18:00 se vuoi. Francesco : Certamente ! Allora ci vediamo domani ! Antonio : Ok, a domani . Ciao !
A SHORT TALK BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS
Antonio : Hi Francesco ! Francesco : Antonio ! How are you ? Antonio : I am good thanks, how are you ? Francesco : Not bad . Do you know what date it is today ? Antonio : Wednesday. Francesco : Ok. I actually thought it was still Monday ! Antonio : Are you coming at mine’s tomorrow ? We could then go to the gym at 18:00 if you fancy. Francesco : Sure ! So see you tomorrow ! Antonio : Ok, see you tomorrow . Bye !
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LISTEN TO THESE CONVERSATION PRONOUNCED BY A NATIVE SPEAKER youtube.com/watch/213029
CORRECTION SHEETS CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
In this section you can easily check the answers of the previous lessons
LESSON 1 - THE BASIC VOCABULARY
ANSWERS : Do you speak english ?
Sto bene
Can I help you ?
Mi chiamo
Good night Signore What’s your name ?
Ho 20 anni
Do you understand ?
Non capisco
It’ok Posso aiutarti ?
LESSON 2 - ITALIAN PLURALS
ANSWERS (part 1): Italiani Tende Cani Pizze Fiori Alberi Vini Tortellini Mani Salse Mante Signore ANSWERS (part 2): Tortellino Tegola Pizza Ragazza Italiano Piatto Tavolo Lavatrice Tenda Spagnolo Sedia Testa
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STUDYING TIPS N’ TRICKS When making a mistake, correct it and review it every second day
LESSON 3 - ITALIAN NUMBERS
ANSWERS : Due Sette Otto Cinque Dieci Sei Tredici Nove Mille Dodici Uno Cento
LESSON 4 - TIME, INDICATIONS AND MORE
ANSWERS (part 1): Yesterday Today Domenica Thursday The day after tomorrow
Monday
ANSWERS (part 2): Three West Twenty Tomorrow Yesterday Good Evening Yes North Good Morning/Afternoon Six Good Night Goodbye No
It’s ok
Where am I ?
LESSON 5 - SIMPLE VERBS AND PRONOUNS
ANSWERS : We have You are Avere You have Have Tu sei I am
Loro hanno
Io ho
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