Italian
HERE YOU CAN FIND SOME USEFUL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO REMEMER WHAT WE DID.
FOR BRAVE STUDENTS I’VE ATTACHED SOME EXTRA LESSONS
lezione numero 2 Vocabolario – Le parti del corpo
lezione numero 3 (Number’s song )
Colours Vocabolario – map of Italy
Lezione numero uno
L’alfabeto
a , b (bi), c (ci), d (di), e, f (effe), g (gi), h (acca), i, l (elle), m (emme), n (enne), o, p (pi), q (qu), r (erre), s (esse), t (ti), u, v (vi), z (zeta)
Suoni
Vocali
| A like “a” in father |
| E like “e” in pen (closed sound) |
| È like “e” in egg (stronger and opened sound) |
| I like “i” in marine |
| O like “o” in cozy (closed) |
| O like “o” in cost (opened) |
| U like “u” in rude |
Suoni e Spelling
| The consonants like B, F, M, N, e V are pronounced like in English |
| “C” prima di (before) “a”, “o”, “u” and before consonants have a sound like “k” inglese |
| “Ce” e “Ci” like “ch” in “church” |
| “Chi” e “Che” come Ki e Ke |
| D is somewhat more explosive than in English, with the tongue near the tip of the upper teeth but with no aspiration |
| G before “a”, “o”, and “u” and before consonants has a sound like the g in good |
| Ge and Gi is like the “g” in general |
| Ghi and Ghe have a sound like geopard |
| “Gli” is like “ll” in million |
| H is silent. |
| L is as in English, but sharper and more forward in the mouth. |
| P is as in English, but without the aspiration that sometimes accompanies this sound in English |
| R is different from the English r; it is pronounced with one flip of the tongue against the gums of the upper teeth. This is the trilled r. |
| Initial S before vowels and unvoiced consonants (c, f, p, q, s, t) is pronounced like the s in sun. |
| S before voiced consonants (b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v) is pronounced like the s in rose. |
| T is approximately the same as in English, but no escaping of breath accompanies it in Italian. |
| Z can be voiced, like ds in beds, or voiceless, like ts in bets. |
| Sci and sce is like “She” and “shi” in shepherd or ship |
Exercises
- Read the following words:
Chiesa, macchia, cena, è, ghepardo; rugiada; coniglio; ghiaccio; bacio; buongiorno; campagna; chiamare; chiedere; inglese; irlandese.
- Do the Italian spelling of the words in the exercise n. 1
Saluti e Presentazioni
Ciao! (Hello/Hi) (informal way)
Salve! (Hi!) (more formal)
Buongiorno / Good morning
Buon pomeriggio/ Good afternoon (after 3pm)
Buona sera / Good evening (when sky is dark)
Buona notte / Good night (befor going to bed)
Come ti chiami? What’s your name?
Mi chiamo ________ My name is _________
Io sono _________ I am ___________
Piacere (di conoscerti) Nice to meet you!
Come va? How are you doing? Or How is it going
Come stai? How are you?
Bene grazie. E tu? Well thanks and you?
Di dove sei? Where are you from?
Sono irlandese I’m Irish.
Dove abiti? Where do you live?
Abito vicino a piazza Garibaldi? I live near Garibaldi square.
Scusa, non ho capito I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.
Che lavoro fai? or Cosa fai nella vita? What do you do?
Faccio _________ Sono_________ I am a/an __________
Quanti anni hai? How old are you?
Ho trentadue anni. I’m 32.
Hai amici italiani? Do you have Italian friends?
Parli irlandese/inglese / spagnolo / francese / tedesco? Do you speak Irish/English / Spanish / French / German?
Un po’. A little bit.
Ti piace _________________? Do you like __________________?
Si, mi piace moltissimo. Yes, I like it very much.
Ciao (informal)/ Arrivederci (formal) Goodbye.
Grazie Thank you
Prego Welcome!
Pronomi Personali
Io I
tu you
egli (lei/lui/esso) he (she/he/it)
noi we
voi you
essi(loro) they (they)
Presente Indicativo Verbo essere (To be)
Io sono I am
tu sei you are
egli (lei/lui/esso) è he (she/he/it) is
noi siamo we are
voi siete you are
essi(loro) sono they (they) are
Esercizio
1 Riempi gli spazi:
1) Marco ______ un’insegnante.
2) Sara e Luisa ________ amiche.
3) Tu ________ irlandese.
4) Noi ________ compagni di classe.
5) Lei ________ mia sorella
6 ) Voi ________ i miei alunni.
7) Io _________ stanco.
8) Noi _________ sposati.
9) Luigi _________ un bel ragazzo.
10) La lezione ________ interessante.
11) La vita di città ________ stressante.
12) Le sue parole ______ inutili.
13) La sua maglia ________ blu.
14) I suoi pantaloni ________ verdi.
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