Basic Conversational Italian
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Basic Conversational Italian
June 13, 2013UWSP Continuing Education
Dr. Flannery Wilson
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Benvenuti!
• Introductions
• Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, by Edoardo A. Lèbano (optional). Available on Amazon or half.com.
• My email = [email protected]
• Course blog: http://uwspitalian.wordpress.com
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Please jot down…
• Why did you decide to take Italian?• Have you taken it before?• What do you hope to gain from this course?
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L’alfabeto
a (ah), b (bi), c (ci), d (di), e (ay), f (effe), g (gi), h (acca), i (ee), l (elle), m (emme), n (enne), o (oh), p (pi), q (cu), r (erre), s (esse), t (ti), u (oo), v (vu), z (zeta)
What is missing?
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j (I lungo), k (cappa), y (ipsilon or i greca), w (doppia vu) , x (ics)
These 5 letters are used in foreign words or obsolete Italian words. In modern Italian, “i” has replaced “j”, though it remains in proper names: Jacopo, Jolanda, etc. and foreign words: jazz, jolly)
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• The letter “k” is used in some abbreviations: kg., and foreign words: poker
• “Y” sounds like “i” and is used in foreign words: yogurt
• “w” is used in words from English: week-end, clown, wafer
• “x” is used in words derived from Latin: xenofobìa
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Come ti chiami?
• Mi chiamo Flannery.• E tu? Come ti chiami?
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Come si scrive?
• Come si scrive “Flannery”?• Si scrive: F L A N N E R Y.
• Come ti chiami? Come si scrive?
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Vowels
• A = “a” as in “father” : casa, ama, lana• E (closed) = “a” as in “make” : sera, mele, vedere• E (open) = “e” as in “let”: sedia, festa, bene• I = as “ee” in “feet”: piccolo, bambini, ragazzi• O (closed) = “o” as in “note”: coda, molto, conto• O (open) = “o” as in “for”: cosa, toro, donna• U “oo” as in “mood” : luna, uno, lupo
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Consonants
• B = bello, bianco• C (before a, o, u) = cura, come, casa (k)• C (before e and i) = cento, celeste, baci (ch)• Cc = accento, accidenti (ch)• Chi = perchè, chiaro (k)• Ci (before a, o, u) = ciao, cioccolata (ch)• D = davanti, dove
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• G (before a, o, u) = gara, lago • G (before e, i) = gelo, giro (j)• Gh (used only before e and i) = fughe, laghi• Gli = egli, migliore, figlia (million)• Gn = lavagna, signore, legno (onion)• Gu = guerra, guida (Gwen)
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• H = ho, hai (silent)• L = lana, lavoro• M = male, moto• N = nebbia, nido• P = porta, ape, lupa• Qu = questo, quasi, quinto (quart)• R = rosa, mare, ora (trilled)
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• S = sounds either like “s” or like “z”sale, falso (as in “some”) or sbaglio, svenire (as in “zero”)
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• Sc (before a, o, u) = scatola, scusa• Sc (before e, i) = scena, scelta (sh)• Sch = schiavo, dischi, mosche (school)• T = tutto, tedesco• Z = grazia, forza, zucchero (ts in “nuts”)
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Double consonants
• Longer and emphasized. Takes force to pronounce!Examples:• Flannery• Mamma• Fratello• Cappello• Atto• Pelle• Bocca
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Stress
• Usually, Italian words are stressed on the last syllable but one, that is, the penultimate syllable.
• Ex: Cucina, votare, collana, matita
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• Sometimes the words are stressed on the syllable before the penultimate syllable.
• Ex: magico, logico, albero, difficile
• Sometimes words are stressed even one syllable before that!
• Ex: portatemelo, eccotelo,
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• Finally, in some cases, the words are stressed on the final syllable.
• Ex: città, volontà, caffé, virtù, università
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Practica: come si pronuncia?
• Giorno• Signora• Arrivederci• Città• Perchè• Sì• È• Caffè• Automobile
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• Numero• Dialogo• Abitano• Desiderano• Cappuccino• Ciao• Centro
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Practica: come si dice?
amica professoreecco trenoclasse arrivederci
giorno Rosaoggi cosìgenerale signoreleggoseraguasto zucchero/zero/piazza
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Basic Expressions - greetings
• Buongiorno! • Buona sera!• Ciao!
• Arrivederci!• ArrivederLa!• Ciao!• A domani!• A presto!
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• Piacere !• Piacere conoscerti (informal)• Piacere conoscerLa (formal)
Prego!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VHbFhXvmqM
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Basic Expressions –self-introductions
• Ciao! Come ti chiami? • Mi chiamo ….or • Io sono…
• Come stai?• Sto molto bene.
– Bene– Benissimo– Non c’è male– Cosí cosí– Male
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Formal versus informal(Tu versus Lei)
• Come ti chiami = informale• Come si chiama = formale
• Come stai = informale• Come sta (Lei) = formalehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg3v35MHZSE
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More useful questions…
• Di dove sei? (Di dov’é Lei?)
• Io sono di Baltimora. E tu (e Lei)?
• Di dove sei?
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• Dove abiti (dove abita)?• Abito a Stevens Point.
• Dove abiti?
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Piccolo dialogo
• Ask your partner for the following information:
1. What his/her name is2. How he/she is doing3. Where he/she is from4. Where he/she lives5. Then, say goodbye
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Cosa studi?
• Io studio le lingue e la letteratura.
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Io studio…• La biologia• La chimica• L’economia• Le scienze forestali/ambientali• La filosofia• L’arte• La fisica• La geografia• La storia• La legge• La matematica• La medecina• L’educazione sanitaria/fisica
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Basic grammar - nouns
• Nouns = masculine or feminine• Ending in “o” masculine• Ending in “a” feminine
• L’ uomo, il maestro, il treno, il quaderno• La donna, la penna, la ragazza, la casa
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• A singular noun that ends in “e” or “i” can be masculine or feminine (you must memorize!)
• Il padre, la madre, il cane, il leone, il caffé, • la stazione, l’estate, l’automobile, l’esame, la
crisi, la tesi
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Exceptions:
• Some nouns ending in “o” that are feminine:• La mano, la radio, la moto
• Nouns ending in “a” that are masculine:• Il poeta, il dramma, il programma, il problema
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• Nouns can also be singular or plural
Singular / plural
treno trenicasa case
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Sing / plural
• treno treni• casa case
• anno anni• matita matite
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What is the gender? Change to plural…
• Anno• Matita• Vacanza• Zucchero• Via• Ragazza• Signora• Sera• Ragazzo
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What about words like:
• Automobile• Ristorante• Stazione
• How do you make them plural?
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e i
• Automobile automobili• Ristorante ristoranti• Stazione stazioni
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What about words like…
• Università• Città
• Film• Autobus
• How do we make these plural?
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No change!
Words with accent on the end:Università università
And foreign words:Film film
Don’t change in the plural.
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Practica – change to plural• Nome• Città• Ristorante• Automobile• Tassì• Bar• Lezione• Notte• Autobus• Sport• Hotel
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Before next time, try to translate and answer…
1. Sei americano?2. Parli italiano?3. Ti piace Wisconsin?4. Abiti in un appartamento?……..Order book.
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Alla prossima settimana!