Italian in 10 days -  Wolfgang Giuseppe Constance

Italian in 10 days (eBook)

Language course with a new method
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2018 | 1. Auflage
92 Seiten
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978-3-7481-1414-7 (ISBN)
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The book contains ten humorous short stories in Italian with an English translation and a language course. The first part communicates the indispensable basics for a journey. The necessary words are underlined in the vocabulary. The second part is optional. It is advisable to learn first of all the indispensable basics for a journey. This is possible with a new method in 10 days. Later you can learn the optional part and all the rest of the vocabulary. The first part is for the beginners. With the second part you can polish up your Italian.

Second day


Dov’è la stazione / Where is the station?

Place: Rome

A tourist T, passer-by P

T Mi scusi, Signora. Excuse me madam. Potrebbe darmi delle informazioni? Could you give me some information? Dov’è la stazione? Where is the station?
P Nel centro città. In the city centre.
T Ci posso andare a piedi? Can I go there on foot?
P Non è possibile perché è troppo lontano. It is not possible because it is too far. La stazione dista 10 km da qui. The station is ten kilometres from here.
T Come si arriva alla stazione? How do you get to the station?
P Preferisce l’autobus o la metro? Do you prefer bus or underground? Tutti e due vanno alla stazione. Both of them go to the station.
T È uguale. I do not mind. Dove è la fermata dell’autobus o la stazione della metro? Where is the bus stop or the underground station?
P Ecco la fermata dell’autobus. There is the bus stop.
T Quale autobus va alla stazione? Which
bus goes to the station?
P Penso che sia il numero undici. I think it is the bus number eleven.
T Quante fermate ci sono fino alla stazione? How many stops are there until the station?
P Mi dispiace, non lo so. Sorry, I don’t know.
T Non importa. It does not matter. Grazie. Thank you.

The Definite article

EX The boy and the girlfriend go to the spectacle and the zoo. Il ragazzo e l’amica (1) visitano lo spettacolo e lo zoo (2).
D There are two definite articles: Sg (m): il, (f) la Before a vowel il and la > l‘. (1) Before s + consonant and z: il > lo.(2)
Pl I rag a zzi e le am i che (3) vis i tano gli spettacoli e gli zoo. (4) The boys and the girlfriends go to the spectacles and the zoos.
D Pl (m): i (f): le In the plural: l’ (f) > le (3), l’ (m) > gli (before i: gl’) and lo > gli (4).
R The article form is determined by the initial sound of the noun. Gender and number of the article are determined by the noun.

OP The Definite Article and its uses

1. Names of countries and regions (l’Italia / Italy, La Toscana / Tuscany ).
2. Before the adjective possessive (La mia casa / my house ).
3. For details of ownership with avere / have (avere l’auto / have a car).
4. For information of diseases with avere ( ho il mal di testa / I have a headache)
5. For details of occupations with fare / make ( faccio il dottore / I am a doctor ).
6. When specifying a language ( studiare il francese / learn French ).

OP The Definite Article and family members

EX My brother, my sisters and my dear mother.
Mio fratello, le mie sorelle e la mia cara mamma.
D Without definite article: family member (Sg).
With definite article: family members (Pl)
family member + adjective.

OP THE Definite Article after tutto

EX All the three drink all the days a little wine.
Tutti e tre bevono tutti i giorni un po’
di vino.
D Between tutto and a number: e
Between tutto and a noun: the
definite article
Between un po’ and a noun: di

The Partitive Article

EX Do you want beer / desidera (di+la>) della birra?(1)
I don’t want beer / non desidero di birra. (2)
I want a glass of wine / desidero un bicchiere di vino. (3)
D Indeterminate quantity: di + the definite article (so-called partitive
article
). (1)
After a verb in the negative (2) and
after a determinate quantity (3):
only di.

The definite article and prepositions

il lo la l’ i gli le di / of del dello della dell’ dei degli delle da / by dal dallo dalla dall’ dai dagli dalle a / to,at al allo alla all’ ai agli alle in / in nel nello nella nell’ nei negli nelle su on sul sullo sulla sull’ sui sugli sulle

The Indefinite Article

EX A boy and a girlfriend go to a spectacle
and a zoo. Un ragazzo e un’am i ca (1) visitano
uno spett a colo e uno zoo (2).
D Sg (m): un (f): una
Before a vowel: una > un‘. (1)
Before s+consonant and z: un > uno
(2)
Pl Boys and girlfriends go to spectacles
and zoos. Dei ragazzi e delle amiche visitano
degli spettacoli e degli zoo.(3)
D Pl (m): dei (f): delle
dei before s+consonant and z > degli. (3)
R The article form is determined by
the initial sound of the main word
.
R The plural form is not translated.

Mr C… and Mrs H…

Place: Rome

C How are you? Come sta?
H Fine thanks and you? Grazie, va bene e Lei?
C My name is Cock. Mi chiamo Cock. What is your name? Come si chiama?
H My nam is Hen. Mi chiamo Hen.
C Pleased to meet you. Piacere. Where are
you from? Lei di dov’è?
H I am from Britain. Sono d’Ingilterra.
C My ancestors are from Britain too. I miei
antenati sono venuti d’Inghilterra anche.
H I am sorry, I have to go now. Mi dispiace, adesso devo partire. It was nice
meeting you Mr Cock. È stato un piac
ere conoscervi, Signor Cock.
C Goodbye, Mrs Hen, have a good return
Arrivederci, Signora Hen, buon ritorno.

Conjugation

avere / to have and essere / to be

Present ho (1) sono(2) I am
1 I have hai sei you are
2 I am ha
è he is
abbiamo
siamo we...

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.11.2018
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 3-7481-1414-1 / 3748114141
ISBN-13 978-3-7481-1414-7 / 9783748114147
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