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Week #020 Review, Friday

Il libro di Mike = Mike's book (The book of Mike) La lezione di Mike = Mike's lesson (Lesson of Mike) di + il = del La signora del lago. = The lady of the lake. di + lo = dello Che e' il colore dello specchio? = What is the color of the mirror? di + l' = dell' La lezione dell'insegnante. = The teacher's lesson. di + i = dei La canzone dei bambini e' bella. = The children's song is beautiful. di + gli = degli Il presidente degli Stati Uniti = The president of the United States di ...

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Quel ragazzo e' forte = That boy is strong. Vogliono essere insegnanti buoni. = They want to be good teachers. Il dottore non e' povero = The doctor is not poor. Hai visto quella chiesa alta? = Did you see that tall church? Ho mangiato troppi biscotti. = I ate too many cookies. Lui e' povero, ma bello. = He is poor, but handsome. Quell'insegnante e' sposato? = Is that teacher married? Il cane grasso dorme sempre. = The fat dog always sleeps. Quella signora bionda e' bella. = That bl ...

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questo = comes before a noun that is singular and masculine. Questo libro e' interessante. = This book is interesting. questa = comes before a noun that is singular and femine. Questa lettera e' per Lei. = This letter is for you. questi = comes before a noun that is plural and masculine. Leggiamo questi libri. = We read these books. queste = comes before a noun that is plural and femine. Queste donne dormono troppo. = These women sleep too much. quest' = comes before a singular noun ...

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ricevere = to receive, to get io ricevo = I receive tu ricevi = you receive (informal) Lei riceve = you receive (formal) lui/lei riceve = he/she receives noi riceviamo = we receive voi ricevete = you receive (plural) loro ricevono = they receive vprendere = to take io prendo = I take tu prendi = you take (informal) Lei prende = you take (formal) lui/lei prende = he/she takes noi prendiamo = we take voi prendete = you take (plural) loro prendono = they take rispondere = to answer io rispondo ...

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portare = to carry, to bring, to wear io porto = I carry tu porti = you carry (informal) Lei porta = you carry (formal) lui/lei porta = he/she carries noi portiamo = we carry voi portate = you carry (plural) loro portano = they carry lavare = to wash io lavo = I wash tu lavi = you wash (informal) Lei lava = you wash (formal) lui/lei lava = he/she washes noi laviamo = we wash voi lavate = you wash (plural) loro lavano = they wash usare = to use io uso = I use tu usi = you u ...

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gelato = ice cream musica = music domanda = question messaggio = message meno = less piu' = more cattivo = bad importante = important interessante = interesting intelligente = intelligent

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The letter combination 'sc', when followed by the vowels i or e, will produce a soft sound, like the English words shoe, shore, share and cash. cuscino = cushion scimmia = monkey sciarpa = scarf pesce = fish The letter combination 'sc', when followed by the vowels a, o or u, will produce a hard sound, like the English words sky, ski, score and scarf. scuola = school tasca = pocket pesca = peach scarpe = shoes scatola = box discorso = speech bosco = forest When the letter combin ...

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fratello = brother sorella = sister padre = father madre = mother cappotto = coat giacca = jacket cintura = belt calze = nylons, panty hose gonna = skirt camicetta = blouse problema = problem dizionario = dictionary macchina = car aiuto = help cavallo = horse comprare = to buy, compro, compri, compra, compriamo, comprate, comprano imparare = to learn, imparo, impari, impara, impariamo, imparate, imparano bere (bevere) = to drink, bevo, bevi, beve, beviamo, bevete, bevono v ...

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un = precedes all masculine nouns, even those that begin with vowels. The exception is those masculine nouns beginning with ps, gn, z, or s and a consonant. un bambino = a baby un orologio = a clock uno = precedes masculine nouns beginning with ps, gn, z, or s and a consonant. uno specchio = a mirror uno psicologo = a psychologist una = precedes all feminine nouns beginning with a consonant. una scrivania = a desk una fragola = a strawberry un' = precedes all feminine nouns that be ...

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dormire = to sleep partire = to leave aprire = to open Then to conjugate these infinitives, you will drop the 'ire' and add the following endings: io = add 'o' tu = add 'i' Lei/lui/lei = add 'e' noi = add 'iamo' voi = add 'ite' loro = add 'ono' So to conjugate the verb 'dormire': io dormo tu dormi Lei/lui/lei dorme noi dormiamo voi dormite loro dormono Il mio amico dorme sempre in classe. = My friend always sleeps in class. Tu apri la finestra. = You open the window. Noi ...

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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 ...

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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.' 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? = A ...

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Che fila lunga! = What a long line! Ho fame. = I'm hungry. (I have hunger) Buon appetito! = Enjoy your meal! (Good appetite) Grazie, altrettanto. = Thanks, same to you. Basta, grazie. = That's enough, thank you. Sono sazio(a) = I'm full. Ho ancora fame. = I'm still hungry. (I have more hunger) Mi passa il sale, per favore? = Will you pass me the salt please? (formal) Mi passi il pepe, per favore? = Will you pass me the pepper please? (informal) Com'e' il cibo? = How is the food? Il cibo e' ...

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tavola = table bicchiere = drinking glass piatto = plate coltello = knife forchetta = fork cucchiaio = spoon tovagliolo = napkin vassoio = tray carne = meat latte = milk frutta = fruit sale = salt pepe = pepper burro = butter aranciata = orange soda pop ghiaccio = ice piselli = peas carote = carrots fagioli = beans zuppa = soup

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Avere = to have io ho = I have tu hai = you have (informal) Lei ha = you have (formal) lui/lei ha = he/she has noi abbiamo = we have voi avete = you have (plural) loro hanno = they have Avere bisogno di = To have need of, or to need. Then you just conjugate the verb 'avere' depending on the subject of the sentence. Noi abbiamo bisogno di aiuto. = We need help. Io ho bisogno di un dizionario. = I need a dictionary. Gli italiani hanno bisogno di imparare inglese. = The Italians need to learn ...

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Primavera = Spring Estate = Summer Autunno = Autumn Inverno = Winter Gennaio = January Febbraio = February Marzo = March Aprile = April Maggio = May Giugno = June Luglio = July Agosto = August Settembre = September Ottobre = October Novembre = November Dicembre = December

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Domenica = Sunday Lunedi = Monday Martedi = Tuesday Mercoledi = Wednesday Giovedi = Thursday Venerdi = Friday Sabato = Saturday

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The Italians only really use 21 letters, but sometimes they do use the other 5 if the word is a non-Italian word containing one of those letters. The 5 letters that are not a part of the Italian alphabet are J, K, W, X, and Y. A = a B = bi C = ci D = di E = e F = effe G = gi H = acca I = i L = elle M = emme N = enne O = o P = pi Q = cu R = erre S = esse T = ti U = u V = vu Z = zeta J = i lunga K = cappa W = doppia vu X = ics

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Ascoltate = Listen Leggete = Read Ripetete = Repeat Rispondete = Answer Scrivete = Write Aprite i libri = Open your books Chiudete i libri = Close your books Fate l'esercizio = Do the exercise Capite? = Do you understand? Ancora una volta! = One more time! Attenzione! = Be careful! or Pay attention! Giusto! = Correct! Benissimo! = Very good! Sbagliato! = Wrong! Tutti insieme! = All together! Va bene = OK

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Capisco = I understand Non capisco = I don't understand Come? = What? or How? or Say that again? Come si dice...? = How do you say...? Come si pronuncia...? = How do you pronounce...? Come si scrive...? = How do you spell...? Cosa vuol dire...? = What does...mean? Ripeta, per favore = Please repeat

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