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Lesson #082, Tuesday
Let's Speak Italian!
01/16/07 • 2 min
facile = easy
difficile = difficult
marito = husband
moglie = wife
rumore = noise
animale = animal
borsa = purse
tempo = time (hours and minutes)
volta = time (occasion or number of times)
Week #004 Review, Thursday
Let's Speak Italian!
10/12/06 • 11 min
20 = venti (we've already learned this one, but I thought I'd throw it in again.)
30 = trenta
40 = quaranta
50 = cinquanta
60 = sessanta
70 = settanta
80 = ottanta
90 = novanta
100 = cento
21 = ventuno (drop the vowel before the uno)
22 = ventidue
23 = ventitre'
24 = ventiquattro
25 = venticinque
26 = ventisei
27 = ventisette
28 = ventotto (drop the vowel before the otto)
29 = ventinove
30 = trenta
31 = trentuno
32 = trentadue
33 = trentatre'
34 = trentaquattro
35 = trentacinque
36 = trentasei
37 = trentasette
38 = trentotto
39 = trentanove
40 = quaranta
41 = quarantuno
42 = quarantadue
43 = quarantatre'
44 = quarantaquattro
45 = quarantacinque
46 = quarantasei
47 = quarantasette
48 = quarantotto
49 = quarantanove
50 = cinquanta
51 = cinquantuno
52 = cinquantadue
53 = cinquantatre'
54 = cinquantaquattro
55 = cinquantacinque
56 = cinquantasei
57 = cinquantasette
58 = cinquantotto
59 = cinquantanove
60 = sessanta
61 = sessantuno
62 = sessantadue
63 = sessantatre'
64 = sessantaquattro
65 = sessantacinque
66 = sessantasei
67 = sessantasette
68 = sessantotto
69 = sessantanove
70 = settanta
71 = settantuno
72 = settantadue
73 = settantatre'
74 = settantaquattro
75 = settantacinque
76 = settantasei
77 = settantasette
78 = settantotto
79 = settantanove
80 = ottanta
81 = ottantuno
82 = ottantadue
83 = ottantatre'
84 = ottantaquattro
85 = ottantacinque
86 = ottantasei
87 = ottantasette
88 = ottantotto
89 = ottantanove
90 = novanta
91 = novantuno
92 = novantadue
93 = novantatre'
94 = novantaquattro
95 = novantacinque
96 = novantasei
97 = novantasette
98 = novantotto
99 = novantanove
Dov'e'...? = Where is ...?
un aeroporto = an airport
un albergo = a hotel
una banca = a bank
un bar = a bar
un caffe' = a coffee shop
una chiesa = a church
un cinema = a movie theater
una farmacia = a pharmacy
un museo = a museum
un negozio = a shop or store
un ospedale = a hospital
Dov'e'... = Where is ...?
una piazza = a town square
un ristorante = a restaurant
una scuola = a school
uno stadio = a stadium
una stazione = a station
un supermercato = a supermarket
un ufficio postale = a post office
un'universita' = a university
una via = an avenue
uno zoo = a zoo
c'e'...? = is there...?
c'e'... = there is...
un aeroplano = an airplane
un autobus = a bus
una macchina = a car
una bicicletta = a bicycle
una motocicletta = a motorcycle
un treno = a train
vicino = near
lontano = far
a sinistra = to the left
a destra = to the right
diritto = straight ahead
poi = then
tra = between
C'e' un treno vicino? = Is there a train nearby?
Si, c'e' un treno tre chilometri diritto, poi a destra. = Yes, three kilometers straight ahead, and then right.
Lesson #005, Friday
Let's Speak Italian!
09/08/06 • 5 min
Ciao = Bye (also means Hi)
Arrivederci = Good-bye (informal)
ArriverderLa = Good-bye (formal)
A presto = See you soon
Alla prossima = Until next time
Ci vediamo = See you later
Addio = Farewell
Week #001 Review, Monday
Let's Speak Italian!
10/09/06 • 9 min
Ciao = Hi, bye
Salve = Hello
Buongiorno = Good morning, good day
Buonasera = Good evening
(Tanto) Piacere = (So) Nice to meet you
Molto lieto/lieta = Very pleased to meet you
Scusa = Excuse me (informal)
Scusi = Excuse me (formal)
Come ti chiami? = What is your name? (informal)
Come si chiama? = What is your name? (formal)
Mi chiamo... = My name is...
E tu? = And you? (informal)
E Lei? = And you? (formal)
Come stai? = How are you? (informal)
Come sta? = How are you? (formal)
Come va? = How's it going?
Sto bene = I'm fine
Sto benone = I'm terrific
Sto benissimo = I'm very well
Sto molto bene = I'm very well
Sto abbastanza bene = I'm quite well, or I'm well enough
Sto cosi' cosi' = I'm so-so
Sto male = I'm badly
Non sto bene = I'm not well
Non c'e' male = Not too bad
Bene, grazie, e tu? = Fine, thank you, and you? (informal)
Bene, grazie e Lei? = Fine, thank you, and you? (formal)
Signore = Mr.
Signora = Mrs.
Signorina = Miss
Avvocato = Lawyer
Ingegnere = Engineer
Professore = Masculine professor
Professoressa = Feminine professor
Dottore = Masculine doctor
Dottoressa = Feminine doctor
Insegnante = Teacher
On those masculine titles that end with 'ore'; the final 'e' is dropped before the person's last name:
Signor Bianchi = Mr. Bianchi
Professor Ricci = Professor Ricci
Feminine titles remain unchanged.
Ciao = Bye (also means Hi)
Arrivederci = Good-bye (informal)
ArriverderLa = Good-bye (formal)
A presto = See you soon
Alla prossima = Until next time
Ci vediamo = See you later
Addio = Farewell
Lesson #026, Monday
Let's Speak Italian!
10/16/06 • 4 min
camera = bedroom
mensa = cafeteria
libreria = bookstore
bagno = bathroom
a = to, at
si' = yes
no = no
dove = where
dov'e' = where is
quando = when
adesso = now
cibo = food
ma = but
grazie = thank you
prego = you're welcome
forse = maybe, perhaps
pronto = ready, but it's also what you say when you answer the telephone instead of saying 'hello.'
Week #005 Review, Friday
Let's Speak Italian!
10/13/06 • 11 min
ance = anza
importance = importanza
ence = enza
intelligence = intelligenza
ant = ante
important = importante
ent = ente
student = studente
ible = bile
possible = possibile
ist = ista
dentist = dentista
ly = mente
generally = generalmente
sion = sione
mission = missione
tion = zione
station = stazione
ty = ta'
society = societa'
Nouns ending in 'o' are generally masculine:
amico = friend (male)
libro = book
Nouns ending in 'a' are generally feminine:
amica = friend (female)
casa = house
Nouns ending in 'e' can be both and simply must be memorized:
ristorante (m) = restaurant
pane (m) = bread
classe (f) = class
notte (f) = night
Words ending with a consonant are usually foreign words, and are
usually masculine:
bar, autobus, film, sport
Change the 'o' to an 'i' to make it plural:
amico = friend, amici = friends
Change the 'a' to an 'e' to make it plural:
chiesa = church, chiese = churches
Change the 'ca' to a 'che' to make it plural:
banca = bank, banche = banks
Change the 'e' to an 'i' to make it plural:
studente = student, studenti = students
Most masculine words ending in 'io' you drop the 'o' to make it plural:
negozio = store, negozi = stores
Nouns ending with an accented vowel or a consonant do not change in the plural:
caffe' = coffee shop, due caffe' = two coffee shops
foto = photo, due foto = two photos
libro = book
penna = pen
matita = pencil
carta = paper
quaderno = notebook or planner
sedia = chair
luce = light
finestra = window
scrivania = desk
pagina = page
porta = door
parlare = to speak
io parlo = I speak
tu parli = you speak (informal)
Lei parla = you speak (formal)
lui parla = he speaks
lei parla = she speaks
noi parliamo = we speak
voi parlate = you speak (plural)
loro parlano = they speak
Inglese = English
Francese = French
Spagnolo = Spanish
Tedesco = German
Russo = Russian
Giapponese = Japanese
Italiano = Italian
Parliamo Italiano = We speak Italian
Lesson #027, Tuesday
Let's Speak Italian!
10/17/06 • 3 min
Sono stanco = I am tired (male)
Sono stanca = I am tired (female)
Ho fame = I am hungry
Non lo so = I don't know
Sei pronto? = Are you ready? (male)
Sei pronta? = Are you ready? (female)
Sono pronto = I am ready (male)
Sono pronta = I am ready (female)
colazione = breakfast
pranzo = lunch
cena = dinner, supper
mattina = morning
pomeriggio = afternoon
sera = evening
notte = night
Lesson #031, Monday
Let's Speak Italian!
10/23/06 • 6 min
The seven ways to say 'the' are il, lo, l', la, i, gli, and le. Now here are the rules for deciding which of these forms to use.
il = will precede masculine singular nouns that begin with a consonant, except words beginning with ps, pn, gn, z and s followed by a consonant.
il libro = the book
il ragazzo = the boy
lo = will precede masculine singular nouns that begin with ps, pn, gn, z and s followed by a consonant.
lo specchio = the mirror
lo studente = the student
l' = will precede all masculine and feminine singular nouns beginning with a vowel.
l'amico = the friend
l'acqua = the water
la = will precede all feminine singular nouns beginning with a consonant.
la donna = the woman
la ragazza = the girl
i = is the plural form of il.
i libri = the books
i ragazzi = the boys
gli = is the plural form of lo and l' for masculine plural nouns.
gli specchi = the mirrors
gli amici = the friends
le = is the plural form of both la and l' for feminine plural nouns.
le donne = the women
le acque = the waters
Lesson #030, Friday
Let's Speak Italian!
10/20/06 • 8 min
ragazzo = boy
ragazza = girl
bambino = baby
uomo = man
donna = woman
cane = dog
gatto = cat
acqua = water
specchio = mirror
pasta = pasta
pane = bread
verdure = vegetables
gnocchi = Italian dumplings
zucchero = sugar
insalata = salad
spaghetti = spaghetti
Lesson #097, Tuesday
Let's Speak Italian!
02/06/07 • 4 min
a + il = al
Lui e' al parco. = He is at the park.
a + lo = allo
Io sono caduto allo zoo. = I fell at the zoo.
a + l' = all'
Andiamo all'ufficio. = We go to the office.
a + i = ai
Voi cantate ai bambini = You (plural) sing to the babies.
a + gli = agli
Il cane e' ritornato agli uomini. = The dog returned to the men.
a + la = alla
I giovani ragazzi camminano alla scuola. = The young boys walk to the school.
a + le = alle
L'uomo ha dato le borse alle donne. = The man gave the purses to the women.
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