tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67196691946947538962024-03-19T04:58:16.121-07:00Didattichiamo!Fun language learning materials, activities and resources | Italiano - English | | English - Italiano |Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-13761139387437528582014-01-07T11:50:00.000-08:002014-01-07T11:50:25.393-08:00We've moved!!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">VIA OPTIMAE</a>!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVMibJzpZMotBMzYctpaT24o-KtFIhSebmv5EOCyM7GMzlGEVN-5oQX9zCFhq-HaHLoNuKUbxjhfo7w0WkdHxZM6znJv-RvO_MY2n8LQ2rEtJDGNZccdS4G1WYERv0HHfm9EvyuvVRjhR/s1600/Alex+blogger.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVMibJzpZMotBMzYctpaT24o-KtFIhSebmv5EOCyM7GMzlGEVN-5oQX9zCFhq-HaHLoNuKUbxjhfo7w0WkdHxZM6znJv-RvO_MY2n8LQ2rEtJDGNZccdS4G1WYERv0HHfm9EvyuvVRjhR/s1600/Alex+blogger.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Me, Alex, as a <a href="http://www.bitstrips.com/" target="_blank">Bitstrips</a> cartoon. <br />Try it if you haven't already<br />— it's highly entertaining! </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My name is Alex and I originally started Didattichiamo! as a way to </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">share</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> the materials and resources that I used (and continue to use) in the study of </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">languages and culture</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, and </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> in particular.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My intention</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> was to show the </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">fun and engaging</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> side of study as well as create </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">a community</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> of like-minded learners from around the world that could exchange ideas.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My intention hasn’t changed</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">... but my site name and address have!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Check it out!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a></span></span></div>
</div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>See you there!</b></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="none" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3Y-Kgk7R-Bz1uQ9eIAAk5ZUjcqOr0WsIyold9VybG9WuDq8ptrhWc2jN0y3juoEeCUFL4FCLShfcfYRzQo3MK24mSXbOYP2_3fjhSINFyCRQZjNQ0_ry_wJZco5U4n6ipZqTkuJL6ILm/s1600/Alex+Signature+1+copy.png" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="display: inline !important; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-89155698622139292592013-12-15T15:13:00.001-08:002014-01-17T11:49:54.134-08:00Ligabue's Mondovisione: Which songs do you want to see?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{www.viaoptimae.com}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/ligabue-mondovisione-which-songs-do-you.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ligabue's tenth album </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B00GX4IUEK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3370&creative=24114&creativeASIN=B00GX4IUEK&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven0e-21" target="_blank">Mondovisione</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> recently released in Italy. Many have said it is the most "political" of all his albums but Ligabue sees it as expressing of his sentiments— something he has tried to do in all of his albums.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToQ9tlrqr7v8_JwYhCgZPzqgX9MAad2ZlDFEcplRDtSkWK9C-RuxdNmRjuesIiuxIz0cjAmx9FBFXkfKIyRFEDZAYtE2dIY_YgXUbBH-X8yyguQvaE4kUjiioJ_rA1uecyO8J6UnzGbk/s1600/Questo+non+e%CC%80+un+disco+politico+Ligabue+quote.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToQ9tlrqr7v8_JwYhCgZPzqgX9MAad2ZlDFEcplRDtSkWK9C-RuxdNmRjuesIiuxIz0cjAmx9FBFXkfKIyRFEDZAYtE2dIY_YgXUbBH-X8yyguQvaE4kUjiioJ_rA1uecyO8J6UnzGbk/s640/Questo+non+e%CC%80+un+disco+politico+Ligabue+quote.png" height="187" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"This is not a political album, because even songs about being pissed off are sentimental songs"</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The album has been met with positive reviews and described as </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">da ascoltare</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (worth listening to)— I personally </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">can't wait to buy the mp3 version when it becomes available through a US site (so far, I could only </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">find an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G6DDBI8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00G6DDBI8&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20" target="_blank">imported CD available through amazon.com</a>) but I've been enjoying listening online in the meantime:</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="250" id="gsPlaylist9329801721" name="gsPlaylist9329801721" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/widget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=grooveshark.com&playlistID=93298017&p=0&bbg=535353&bth=535353&pfg=535353&lfg=535353&bt=ffffff&pbg=ffffff&pfgh=ffffff&si=ffffff&lbg=ffffff&lfgh=ffffff&sb=ffffff&bfg=50a72d&pbgh=50a72d&lbgh=50a72d&sbh=50a72d" /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/widget.swf" width="400" height="250"><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=grooveshark.com&playlistID=93298017&p=0&bbg=535353&bth=535353&pfg=535353&lfg=535353&bt=ffffff&pbg=ffffff&pfgh=ffffff&si=ffffff&lbg=ffffff&lfgh=ffffff&sb=ffffff&bfg=50a72d&pbgh=50a72d&lbgh=50a72d&sbh=50a72d" /><span><a href="http://grooveshark.com/search/playlist?q=Mondovisione%20-%20Ligabue%20AlShay" title="Mondovisione - Ligabue by AlShay on Grooveshark">Mondovisione - Ligabue by AlShay on Grooveshark</a></span></object></object></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Having problems with the embedded player? Listen on <a href="http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Mondovisione+Ligabue/93298017" target="_blank">grooveshark.com</a>)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I learned a lot of Italian by listening to Italian songs in general and Ligabue's music in particular. Going over the song titles and lyrics, there were several that peaked my interest and that I think would be interesting to discuss their meaning and translation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Explore the</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> song titles and their rough English translations by playing this little timed matching game:</span><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b>
<iframe height="410" src="http://quizlet.com/32147597/scatter/embedv2" style="border: 0;" width="100%"></iframe>
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hint: Game displays 8 of the 14 song titles at a time, so play more than once to see them all, and improve your time! You can also "View this study set" to see them as flashcards or a list.</b><br />
<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></i>
<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-large;">What do you think?</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let me know</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">which songs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> interest you the most and we'll cover those first! </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can use the <b>"Ask your language questions!" form</b> on the right to submit your vote.</span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> [Note: 'Capo Spartivento' and 'Il suono, il brutto e il cattivo' are instrumental tracks]</span></i></span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;"> I already covered the album's first single '<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/09/sale-della-terra-by-ligabue-new-single.html" target="_blank">Il Sale della Terra</a>'…</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in case you missed it: <b>UPDATE:</b> redirects you to the same post on the new site, VIA OPTIMAE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/IUWtAUKYmAQ/default.jpg" /><a href="http://didattichiamo.blogspot.com/2013/09/music-news-new-single-and-video-il-sale.html"><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></a><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/09/sale-della-terra-by-ligabue-new-single.html">Ligabue- Il Sale della Terra</a></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Il sale della terra" music video, testo in italiano and lyrics in English.</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I'm anxiously awaiting your input!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the meantime…</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Buon ascolto!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy listening!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">More advanced readers may also enjoy:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lamusicarock.com/recensioni/luciano-ligabue-mondovisione-la-recensione/" target="_blank">Mondovisione – Luciano Ligabue: la recensione</a></span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A full, song-by-song review in Italian from <a href="http://www.lamusicarock.com/" target="_blank">lamusicarock.com</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{www.viaoptimae.com}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/ligabue-mondovisione-which-songs-do-you.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-58544280778944840772013-12-09T12:41:00.000-08:002014-01-17T11:38:30.875-08:00Ogni quanto? Quante volte?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/ogni-quanto-quante-volte.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>~the simple present tense & expressions of frequency~</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As with English, the Italian simple present tense is often used to express repeat or habitual actions— what is generally or normally done.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangio la colazione.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I eat breakfast.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non bevo il latte.</span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't drink milk. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Often times, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">expressions of frequency</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> are also used in these types of sentences:</span></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangio la colazione <u>ogni giorno.</u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I eat breakfast everyday.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non bevo <u>mai</u> il latte.</span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I never drink milk. </span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As the name suggests, these expressions not only tell you </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>when</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> but also </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>how often. </i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They answer the following questions:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxXmvNqRV07BC7B-06zSierhOP5LaVSKgUQbgA3dtdyDygD1JggtLpImZI0uxJc_GyaI3_7DmiSiDVpkYRiiCnUgoc4M1U9h-aUhmY5E03QLnIdITXaQWh67hyVwO0aRCQaB2eA7krHk/s1600/Ogni+quanto+quante+volte.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ogni quanto? (How often?), Quante volte? (How many times?) by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxXmvNqRV07BC7B-06zSierhOP5LaVSKgUQbgA3dtdyDygD1JggtLpImZI0uxJc_GyaI3_7DmiSiDVpkYRiiCnUgoc4M1U9h-aUhmY5E03QLnIdITXaQWh67hyVwO0aRCQaB2eA7krHk/s1600/Ogni+quanto+quante+volte.png" title="Ogni quanto, Quante volte by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<br />
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>New to the present tense? Need to review conjugation and negation? You may want to start with… </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>UPDATE:</b> links redirect to the same posts on the new site, VIA OPTIMAE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> (1) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">How Italian verbs work</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Intro to verbs & grammar terms)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (2) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -ARE verbs</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (3) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -ERE verbs</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (4) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ire-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -IRE verbs</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (5) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/la-negazione-negation.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">La negazione - Negation</a><br />
<br /></div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In practicing and using the simple present tense, you'll find you frequently need an expression of frequency… so let's go over some of the most common ones, and see how they fit into sentences:</span></div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">ogni…</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (every…)</span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">...giorno, settimana, mese, anno</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(day, week, month, year)</span></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangio la colazione ogni giorno.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I eat breakfast every day.</span><br />
<div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to say a specific day, you can say it in one of three ways:</span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqR6hTtaG820LYX1PaPUho6evPTVXDZlZcTGoOGx9HmzXLdDHtZSBidTbnPYlXAJVFUYMv0Lit35W_xoXQ8f3-EYBiv7SGs2_gwIfw8dq4TMxITuDz75TI85Cnw5NJU7yb_PM6sAEhoB0/s1600/ogni+++day+of+week.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqR6hTtaG820LYX1PaPUho6evPTVXDZlZcTGoOGx9HmzXLdDHtZSBidTbnPYlXAJVFUYMv0Lit35W_xoXQ8f3-EYBiv7SGs2_gwIfw8dq4TMxITuDz75TI85Cnw5NJU7yb_PM6sAEhoB0/s1600/ogni+++day+of+week.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div>
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangiamo la lasagna ogni domenica.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">We eat lasagna every Sunday.</span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-or-</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillJV15_8JWoY8L6Scx9M_Ilug1oBIH2l2mqCkhHrER_uRWQnG0Af4lGswuJ97GaqWpltNnGiGhNS97UGe5chcdGmKUODx4Kzh430QZoSoDPu0L02XauZ7-6houRgjjwr2F7x2aoTMa_8/s1600/il+or+la+++day+of+week.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillJV15_8JWoY8L6Scx9M_Ilug1oBIH2l2mqCkhHrER_uRWQnG0Af4lGswuJ97GaqWpltNnGiGhNS97UGe5chcdGmKUODx4Kzh430QZoSoDPu0L02XauZ7-6houRgjjwr2F7x2aoTMa_8/s1600/il+or+la+++day+of+week.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non mangiamo la carne il venerdì.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">We do not eat meat on Fridays.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangiamo la lasagna la domenica.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">We eat lasagna on Sundays.</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<br />
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid; text-align: start;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sunday is feminine: "la domenica"; all the other days of the week are masculine and take "il"</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-or-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsS1Pq_6TCvVKL_gs8NCTULuTIdFwBYHAq-ngTMR228Qlz6cnn4ichgSOpsmfb9JPY9opDp2_d0vaZ89EJ6sgDYHrE6UYs3MQv0XWgpo-gI8zMC8MQhtjJj8CdkjBelL2lDh1nmk8t5s/s1600/tutti+i+or+tutte+le+day+of+week.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tutti i (day of week) or tutte le domeniche by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsS1Pq_6TCvVKL_gs8NCTULuTIdFwBYHAq-ngTMR228Qlz6cnn4ichgSOpsmfb9JPY9opDp2_d0vaZ89EJ6sgDYHrE6UYs3MQv0XWgpo-gI8zMC8MQhtjJj8CdkjBelL2lDh1nmk8t5s/s640/tutti+i+or+tutte+le+day+of+week.png" height="214" title="tutti i (day of week) or tutte le domeniche by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangiamo fuori casa tutti i venerdì.</span><br />
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">We eat out every Friday.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangiamo la lasagna tutte le domeniche.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: right;">We eat lasagna every Sunday.</span></div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">una volta, due volte… </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">
</span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(once, twice...)</span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">...al giorno, alla settimana, al mese, all'anno</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(a day, a week, a month, a year)</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangio il gelato due volte alla settimana.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I eat ice cream two times a week.</span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Paghiamo le tasse una volta all'anno.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We pay taxes once a year.</span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Avverbi</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (adverbs)</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">sempre<--->mai</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">always <---> never</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many actions fall somewhere on this continuum of frequency:</span></div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XcYID-YyrsrY6sJ_N5ACDIGgTkavYzMH6TJN42JhdimJCjn2SIz0ZFUCAeL8KnrgyiBPe70GxQDmAzuziT1PBFMHUoqtqM_B0z1teuGSq8zBdrJdFCXk741hBh3iSddrvTGHhaQivwQ/s1600/expressions+of+frequency+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sempre, quasi sempre, spesso, di solito, a volte, quasi mai, mai: continuum of frequency by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XcYID-YyrsrY6sJ_N5ACDIGgTkavYzMH6TJN42JhdimJCjn2SIz0ZFUCAeL8KnrgyiBPe70GxQDmAzuziT1PBFMHUoqtqM_B0z1teuGSq8zBdrJdFCXk741hBh3iSddrvTGHhaQivwQ/s640/expressions+of+frequency+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" height="138" title="Continuum of frequency sempre<->mai by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[This is a non-exhaustive list- there are other adverbs of frequency: </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">normalmente </span>(</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">normally); </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ogni tanto</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (every once in awhile); </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">raramente </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(rarely)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">etc. but the above continuum is a good place to start!]</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">sempre</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">always</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangio sempre la colazione.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always eat breakfast.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid; text-align: start;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Notice how the adverb "sempre" is </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>after the verb </i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"mangio"? That is </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">the standard position</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> for adverbs in an Italian sentence… </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">another</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> option is at the start of the sentence — but this depends a bit on the adverb itself and the emphasis. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Sempre</i> mangio la colazione.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I <i>always</i> eat breakfast.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<br />
<div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">quasi sempre</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">almost always</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangi quasi sempre la stessa cosa.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You almost always eat the the same thing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">spesso</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">often</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Lei mangia spesso lo yogurt.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She often eats yogurt.</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">di solito</span></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">usually</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Cosa mangiate di solito?</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What do you all usually eat?</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Di solito, mangiamo il pesce.</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usually, we eat fish.</span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid; text-align: start;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>By nature, the question puts emphasis on the adverb, so it sounds natural to respond with the adverb at the beginning...</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">a volte</span></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sometimes</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">A volte, mangiano fuori.</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes, they eat out.</span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid; text-align: start;">
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>"A volte" as an adverb is often found at the beginning of the sentence.</i></span><br />
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">quasi mai</span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">almost never</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: medium; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non mangio quasi mai il riso.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I almost never eat rice.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid; text-align: start;">
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Remember, as discussed in </i></span><a href="http://didattichiamo.blogspot.com/2013/11/la-negazione-negation.html" style="font-style: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">La negazione - Negation</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Italian requires double negatives! So if the adverb is negative, like </i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"quasi mai"</span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> or </i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"mai"</span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, you must also use the negating word </i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"non"</span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> before the verb. </i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">mai</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">never</span><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non mangi mai l'insalata.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You never eat salad.</span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br />
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(153, 203, 101); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span>
</div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Hai capito?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Did you understand?)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Try this free PDF worksheet with a quick summary of this lesson as well as practice exercises: <b>UPDATE: </b>new worksheet can be accessed from <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/ogni-quanto-quante-volte.html">this post on the new site, VIA OPTIMAE</a> (worksheet link redirects there)</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj1FNeYd6uaJ1qg2fhMo5yIlyw-luc6F06H8hg1XDQ-QiAm81bENLnuSCSUcB63qUQFPFWLYjIdo5DHuC6jM4ATL8y1mXI3gX70n8dMgA37EhB6dtjbB6__QrL-EHU-5vj42nhDkEavY/s1600/Ogni+quanto+Quante+volte+worksheet+preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Preview of Ogni quanto? Quante volte? Simple Present Tense & Expressions of Frequency Worksheet by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj1FNeYd6uaJ1qg2fhMo5yIlyw-luc6F06H8hg1XDQ-QiAm81bENLnuSCSUcB63qUQFPFWLYjIdo5DHuC6jM4ATL8y1mXI3gX70n8dMgA37EhB6dtjbB6__QrL-EHU-5vj42nhDkEavY/s640/Ogni+quanto+Quante+volte+worksheet+preview.jpg" height="204" title="Preview of Ogni quanto? Quante volte? Simple Present Tense & Expressions of Frequency Worksheet by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/ogni-quanto-quante-volte.html" target="_blank">Ogni quanto? Quante volte?: </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/ogni-quanto-quante-volte.html" target="_blank">The Simple Present Tense & Expressions of Frequency Worksheet </a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(free PDF available on Google drive <b>UPDATE: </b>link redirects you this post on the new site, where the new worksheet can be accessed)</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwX9zlX84BoYMlJnd0NuUWliS1U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span>.</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As always, you can submit your answers to <a href="mailto:didattichiamo@gmail.com"><strike>didattichiamo(@gmail.com)</strike></a> <b>UPDATE:</b> viaoptimae{@gmail.com} for free corrections!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="200"><br /></td><td align="left" valign="top" width="200"><br /></td><td align="left" valign="top" width="200"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-81899298957546988892013-12-02T14:56:00.002-08:002014-01-17T11:34:38.073-08:00La negazione - Negation<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/la-negazione-negation.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After covering the simple tense of -ARE, -ERE, and -IRE verbs, you are able to conjugate a large number of regular verbs and express a large number of concepts. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>You may want to have your worksheets and conjugation practice handy from the previous lessons. If you missed them, or need more review, start there first: </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>UPDATE:</b> all links redirect to the same post on the new site, VIA OPTIMAE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> (1) </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html">How Italian verbs work</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Intro to verbs & grammar terms)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (2) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -ARE verbs</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (3) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -ERE verbs</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (4) </span><a href="http://didattichiamo.blogspot.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ire-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -IRE verbs</a><br />
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For example, you know that "mangiare" means "to eat", and it's a regular -ARE verb, so "I eat" is:</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangio</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Leggere" is a regular -ERE verb that means "to read", so "I read" is:</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Leggo</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Dormire" is a regular -IRE verb that means "to sleep", so "I sleep" is:</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Dormo</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Finire" is a regular -IRE verb that takes -ISC- and means "to finish" so "I finish" is:</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Finisco</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, collectively, we have:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mangio, leggo, dormo e finisco.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I eat, I read, I sleep and I finish.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But how do you say…</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I <i>don't</i> eat?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I <i>don't</i> read?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I <i>don't</i> sleep?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I <i>don't</i> finish?</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luckily for us, Italian negation is much simpler than English… </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">you just add "</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">non</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">" before the verb.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, "I don't eat" is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non mangio</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I don't read" is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non leggo</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I don't sleep" is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non dormo</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and "I don't finish" is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non finisco</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Easy right? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Hear "non" pronounced by native speaker PhoenixLo at Forvo.com:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <script src="http://www.forvo.com/_ext/ext-prons.js?id=2569558" type="text/javascript"></script></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span><br />
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking at some of the conjugation tables that you completed in previous lessons, try repeating each verb aloud, adding the negation "non" to each.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Double negatives</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In English, we are taught that double negatives are bad… "</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't never eat" sounds at best confusing, and at worst just plain wrong.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Italian, however, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;">double negatives are required. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's see how that works:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Never", in Italian, is: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">mai</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">never</span><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<script src="http://www.forvo.com/_ext/ext-prons.js?id=183776" type="text/javascript"></script>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(sounds a bit like the English "my"...hear it pronounced thanks to Heracleum at Forvo.com!)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So to say "I never do something" you must use both "non" and "mai" as follows:</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBN06qlY7zdR6V_YN_22NqW5BNvnJTPp_y9WbVl0A_7hLNHeUsQ8VtBsTs0XGQWiq0DsezKVeTFBeYWkuMkRDJvO9IyvmkdL5dIHofZ_lnmjl_sW9_t7o91N7GIHrzT3yoVwSCqhT8ow/s1600/non..mai+I+never%E2%80%A6+formula+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="non + (verbo) + mai formula for "I never (verb)" by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBN06qlY7zdR6V_YN_22NqW5BNvnJTPp_y9WbVl0A_7hLNHeUsQ8VtBsTs0XGQWiq0DsezKVeTFBeYWkuMkRDJvO9IyvmkdL5dIHofZ_lnmjl_sW9_t7o91N7GIHrzT3yoVwSCqhT8ow/s640/non..mai+I+never%E2%80%A6+formula+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="124" title="non + (verbo) + mai formula for "I never (verb)" by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So "I never eat" is:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>Non</u> mangio <u>mai.</u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I never eat.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using the above, try translating the following:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(highlight below each to reveal answers)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I never read.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non leggo mai.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I never sleep.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non dormo mai.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I never finish...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non finisco mai...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Again, review your conjugation tables and try saying each verb out loud, adding the formula "non" (verb) "mai"… </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="border-color: rgb(153, 203, 101); border-style: solid;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made a worksheet, with a quick summary of the concepts discussed as well as practice exercises, available<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">as a free downloadable PDF: </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>UPDATE: </b>the worksheet can now be accessed from this post on the new site VIA OPTIMAE</span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwX9zlX84BoYQ2Zra2xwblpXZ1U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: white;">.<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5-j8_2hdsbN0iH-an5mqf-bUb2W5luTPjOu7w2ONIleZYMGzIxjbW0et2DTHro4mvKyVVP_fqfbgRW1DZXnt6Ea3TH5N7MN9K-stzbZAR_7h8aMK34QgMOTXo5Abv5DuPc0BJ3729J4/s400/Preview+of+Negation+Negazione+printable+worksheet.jpg" height="125" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" />.</span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: medium;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/la-negazione-negation.html" target="_blank">La negazione- Negation Worksheet PDF</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(<b>UPDATE:</b> redirects to this post on the new site VIA OPTIMAE)</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's it! I leave you now with one more example:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non mi stanco mai di studiare.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I never get tired of studying.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">E tu?</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">P.S. Feel free to submit your answers to <strike>didattichiamo (@) gmail.com</strike> for free corrections! <b>UPDATE: </b>viaoptimae {@gmail.com}</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Ready to move on to the next lesson in this series?</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRY: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/ogni-quanto-quante-volte.html">Ogni quanto? Quante volte?: The Simple Present Tense & Expressions of Frequency</a> <b>UPDATE: </b>redirects to the same post on the new site, VIA OPTIMAE</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-42367840894483216422013-11-21T11:21:00.000-08:002014-01-07T12:06:55.201-08:00Quick vocab: il caffè e la Moka<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/quick-vocab-il-caffe-e-la-moka.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Those who understand the importance of </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">il caffè</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (coffee) will immediately recognize the meaning of the following expression:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82KLVWnmkp1V7avQZrkuBzVZj6lzvsAy6VVq_-kSEnusBRGyQg6RrTTc7weLP-2uOmd0invmRFD1dcFW5RdIMe3Ex_Pf_JsN3bx6So7sFSPvXVb8ucErKLlZae4a_1YWh0DwnZ3cqEBk/s1600/l'amore+vero+-+ready+to+go+adapted+from+linenandlavender+for+didattichiamo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="l'amore vero - true love adapted from linenandlavender.net for didiattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82KLVWnmkp1V7avQZrkuBzVZj6lzvsAy6VVq_-kSEnusBRGyQg6RrTTc7weLP-2uOmd0invmRFD1dcFW5RdIMe3Ex_Pf_JsN3bx6So7sFSPvXVb8ucErKLlZae4a_1YWh0DwnZ3cqEBk/s640/l'amore+vero+-+ready+to+go+adapted+from+linenandlavender+for+didattichiamo.jpg" height="426" title="l'amore vero - true love adapted from linenandlavender.net for didiattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing like getting up in the morning and realizing all you have to do is turn on the burner. Forget the moon hitting your eye… </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>that's </i>amore!</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<br />
<div style="border: 2px dashed black; width: 100%;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">If we were in Italy, instead of ready to go, the tag might read </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">montata</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> which means "assembled" or "put together". (It's in the feminine because it refers to the stovetop coffee maker, </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">la Moka</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">)</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-72929093700294348572013-11-16T11:37:00.001-08:002014-01-17T11:28:28.169-08:00Italian present tense: -IRE verbs<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ire-verbs.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7wzL8YCofkG5Wono7NuW54Lg2P0b1ZYDcbrvwhJtdVBtobV7tSJYCKrYWjruTVm98hozPjZlbjLR5agBq9MZHbTarykIz5TIuxCsRuee6g1ENu2GRZQqZGxiEzQlF_TbcW3IwgCF0qY/s1600/Regular+in+present+tense+-IRE+verbs,+ISC+have+asterisks+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Regular -IRE verbs, ISC verbs marked with asterisks by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7wzL8YCofkG5Wono7NuW54Lg2P0b1ZYDcbrvwhJtdVBtobV7tSJYCKrYWjruTVm98hozPjZlbjLR5agBq9MZHbTarykIz5TIuxCsRuee6g1ENu2GRZQqZGxiEzQlF_TbcW3IwgCF0qY/s640/Regular+in+present+tense+-IRE+verbs,+ISC+have+asterisks+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="392" title="Regular -IRE verbs, ISC verbs marked with asterisks by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, we're going to look at the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Simple Present Tense</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and in particular, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">-IRE verbs:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
</span></div>
<div style="border-color: #99cb65; border-style: solid;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>In case you missed the previous posts in this series, start there first:</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">UPDATE:</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> all links redirect to the same posts on the new site, Via Optimae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (1) <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html">How Italian verbs work</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Intro to verbs & grammar terms)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (2) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -ARE verbs</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (3) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -ERE verbs</a><br />
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-IRE verbs are divided into two groups:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first group is "normal": drop the infinitive ending (-IRE) and add the present tense -IRE endings:</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFC1Xh2r39q8jTnbQi7gNKtqul-YV7eqRWyEQFhFuBBmXEVWA_o5GAzbuMvTU3KSoTDe5ag68A0n85p_i-CoVzSQUWN6ljy9qZ4Kk9X7fXQvXoXvWpOA6NgE1VC2xHRdUZB4aWYyV2DM/s1600/-IRE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, -ono : Present tense -IRE endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFC1Xh2r39q8jTnbQi7gNKtqul-YV7eqRWyEQFhFuBBmXEVWA_o5GAzbuMvTU3KSoTDe5ag68A0n85p_i-CoVzSQUWN6ljy9qZ4Kk9X7fXQvXoXvWpOA6NgE1VC2xHRdUZB4aWYyV2DM/s640/-IRE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="318" title="Present tense -IRE endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, if I wanted to conjugate the regular -IRE verb </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">'dormire'</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (to sleep) in the first person singular or 'io' it would look like this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKeRCk9lOrMuhAnAfW6OT22KvF4z5XMKQkqgi8fMekmKMpHylZiAya32jKANLbqeRWj80fV780HeFEjP1IRgzoi4Z3D3_Q6SwY7i-2i_Xw-X05zUiPxNbtU_UKNkGlBN-Xq2slNzdgnA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+of+DORMIRE+1st+person+singular.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dormire -> dorm -> dormo : How to conjugate "dormire" in the first person present by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKeRCk9lOrMuhAnAfW6OT22KvF4z5XMKQkqgi8fMekmKMpHylZiAya32jKANLbqeRWj80fV780HeFEjP1IRgzoi4Z3D3_Q6SwY7i-2i_Xw-X05zUiPxNbtU_UKNkGlBN-Xq2slNzdgnA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+of+DORMIRE+1st+person+singular.png" title="How to conjugate "dormire" in the first person present by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Dormo </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sleep</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Dormo di lato.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sleep on my side.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Applying the same conjugation process to all the other subjects, I end up with this chart:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcFDD6PUC5wcticntt7MehaVvcyFyLJdQzW8j8moqAagmyJpfDuncVQEHzQF8u9WQ40mmrPuT4rPDjZsMMrdRniaiuuSbAdDgZ6XHzRcbebEvH8-3Q24JdV_8W2jRn7Y3sVdKX-f7GnE/s1600/DORMIRE+stem.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dorm- : Stem of verb DORMIRE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcFDD6PUC5wcticntt7MehaVvcyFyLJdQzW8j8moqAagmyJpfDuncVQEHzQF8u9WQ40mmrPuT4rPDjZsMMrdRniaiuuSbAdDgZ6XHzRcbebEvH8-3Q24JdV_8W2jRn7Y3sVdKX-f7GnE/s200/DORMIRE+stem.png" height="48" title="Stem of verb DORMIRE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">+</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFC1Xh2r39q8jTnbQi7gNKtqul-YV7eqRWyEQFhFuBBmXEVWA_o5GAzbuMvTU3KSoTDe5ag68A0n85p_i-CoVzSQUWN6ljy9qZ4Kk9X7fXQvXoXvWpOA6NgE1VC2xHRdUZB4aWYyV2DM/s1600/-IRE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, -ono : Present tense -IRE endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFC1Xh2r39q8jTnbQi7gNKtqul-YV7eqRWyEQFhFuBBmXEVWA_o5GAzbuMvTU3KSoTDe5ag68A0n85p_i-CoVzSQUWN6ljy9qZ4Kk9X7fXQvXoXvWpOA6NgE1VC2xHRdUZB4aWYyV2DM/s320/-IRE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="159" title="Present tense -IRE endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>↓</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48mAmKgNJWrHg0LIywiJfj8UA34myIZTi8S-QSx9E7MyvDCw3UxEkOjjSxD9uTfKGHkBQCYdqlN5E01Hi746MX3bu4jlUD3s3CCIdVkppWs6p3kJneMsebclE4yPA9sRC2OWsXL7Kk-U/s1600/DORMIRE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48mAmKgNJWrHg0LIywiJfj8UA34myIZTi8S-QSx9E7MyvDCw3UxEkOjjSxD9uTfKGHkBQCYdqlN5E01Hi746MX3bu4jlUD3s3CCIdVkppWs6p3kJneMsebclE4yPA9sRC2OWsXL7Kk-U/s640/DORMIRE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="250" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Dormi di lato?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you sleep on your side?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Sì, dormo di lato.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I sleep on my side.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Dormono di lato?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do they sleep on their side?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-No, dormono a pancia in giù.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, they sleep on their stomach.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using the above examples as clues, how would you say: "We sleep on our side" ? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">("We" is "noi", review subject pronouns if needed in: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html" target="_blank">How Italian Verbs Work</a>— <b>UPDATE</b>: links to the same post on the new site, Via Optimae)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[Highlight below to reveal answer]</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Dormiamo di lato.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some other regular in the present tense -IRE verbs:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">sentire</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to sense </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(esp. hear)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">aprire</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to open</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">offrire</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to offer</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you write out the present tense conjugations for each? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFC1Xh2r39q8jTnbQi7gNKtqul-YV7eqRWyEQFhFuBBmXEVWA_o5GAzbuMvTU3KSoTDe5ag68A0n85p_i-CoVzSQUWN6ljy9qZ4Kk9X7fXQvXoXvWpOA6NgE1VC2xHRdUZB4aWYyV2DM/s1600/-IRE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ite, -ono : Present tense -IRE endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFC1Xh2r39q8jTnbQi7gNKtqul-YV7eqRWyEQFhFuBBmXEVWA_o5GAzbuMvTU3KSoTDe5ag68A0n85p_i-CoVzSQUWN6ljy9qZ4Kk9X7fXQvXoXvWpOA6NgE1VC2xHRdUZB4aWYyV2DM/s320/-IRE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="159" title="Present tense -IRE endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">↓</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ </span><span style="font-size: large;">I recommend writing them out in a two column, three row table format so that you can refer back to them easily… You can also use one of the following free printable PDFs… Choose either blank or with a quick summary:</span></span></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>UPDATE:</b> all links (including worksheet links) redirect you to <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ire-verbs.html" style="color: #38761d;">this post on the new site: Via Optimae</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwX9zlX84BoYb25vWVFsTFVDNGs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><img alt="Preview of Blank Conjugation Table printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkTRScF8lVJit4iUGzZBxjICjsz-AY7D6O3py27OWWNLx528OiJ79VGTDePmYah1LKvsL5I98c9HWIlb7Fu-Ux6n3QlJG_cauTS4T8XbpL0-OUsUwBMnb_Oig50cYQh7i_RhNeAYIdI4/s400/Preview+of+blank+conjugation+tables+printable.jpg" height="81" title="Preview of Blank Conjugation Table printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ire-verbs.html">Blank conjugation tables</a></span><br />
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Blank so you can use them to practice any tense conjugation)</span></span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-or-</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwX9zlX84BoYMHJiNURfdnFpbUE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwX9zlX84BoYMHJiNURfdnFpbUE/edit?usp=sharing" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj4TwD2rOb2vjs8C1r1iDgaMUxfmY7X8q0gE7bbNRWdmrRgQeZcIzk7iP2BQfzSSKxZ3CPsFYDSSmrE34M6Lqq1g8foamppRT_1J9x0JozC71tIyzuLTbh0ReQ7qSux8W4theFF9kcrk/s400/Preview+of+-IRE+review+&+tables+printable.jpg" height="136" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ire-verbs.html">Italian simple present tense -IRE Summary and tables </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">(A summary of this lesson next to blank tables to help you practice.)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can verify your answers or look up the conjugation for any verb/tense in Word Reference's handy <a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ItVerbs.aspx">conjugator</a>:</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ITverbs.aspx?v=amare" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Screenshot of Word Reference's Italian verb conjugator as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXJ3Tr5Wax6D4mTt17R4Ngsxg6uHf_s9FZRTSEWfK0f6MBFBrPCrWekgQfhH9e6uzskOjky57rQMdE8-E918EplT7I3WGeIR26fvMzjaCiuoufXBAZsJDkPYJeUvANnl0BrVAJG5-V5c/s1600/Word+Reference+conjugator+screen+shot.png" title="Screenshot of Word Reference's Italian verb conjugator as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></span>.</span></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The simple present tense is the first column of the first row labeled "presente."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The second group of -IRE verbs </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">take -ISC- What does that mean? You just add an -ISC- after the stem of the verb and before the -IRE present tense endings. This is done for all of the subjects, except <i>noi </i>and <i>voi.</i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, to conjugate one of the -ISC- verbs, 'finire' in the 1st person "io", I drop the -IRE, add -ISC- and then add the "io" present tense ending "o."</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06o70DQhE6d9bk4Xu0dY3jH2ZUYuzTilGuHbFeMfTlRCVzrx4B-QIHfR6rWzn2K2H2CdJMx2_eZ3GOr5YUdR9iPoffLd-gWE7sd4OQXw7a5kooxEaojJu5C7u42RPqSoIyqhX5YCR3kA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+of+FINIRE+1st+person+singular.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06o70DQhE6d9bk4Xu0dY3jH2ZUYuzTilGuHbFeMfTlRCVzrx4B-QIHfR6rWzn2K2H2CdJMx2_eZ3GOr5YUdR9iPoffLd-gWE7sd4OQXw7a5kooxEaojJu5C7u42RPqSoIyqhX5YCR3kA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+of+FINIRE+1st+person+singular.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Finisco </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finish</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Finisco di lavorare presto.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finish work early.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The same process is done for all the other subjects, except <i>noi </i>and <i>voi</i> which don't take the -ISC:</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJ_9TfpNEviI8EG0L0UzX8q_XDnF0t3Ftiu5sOvDuQOx5Lm2VkeZWPdSQDHP7fDSQgaMFu6l6lKAkckxiw8R7pGY5rocLZBR973NNI5rchbJqUUU2jEsdiCLrbiunD5AR-FJl6_WPRvI/s1600/FINIRE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="finisco, finisci, finisce, finiamo, finite, finiscono : Present tense of FINIRE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJ_9TfpNEviI8EG0L0UzX8q_XDnF0t3Ftiu5sOvDuQOx5Lm2VkeZWPdSQDHP7fDSQgaMFu6l6lKAkckxiw8R7pGY5rocLZBR973NNI5rchbJqUUU2jEsdiCLrbiunD5AR-FJl6_WPRvI/s640/FINIRE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="258" title="Present tense of FINIRE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The subjects that take -ISC- are inside the green "boot."</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Finisci di lavorare presto?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you finish work early?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Sì, finisco di lavorare presto.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I finish work early.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Finiscono di lavorare presto?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do they finish work early on Tuesdays?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-No, non finiscono di lavorare presto.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, they don't </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">finish work early</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using the above examples as clues, how would you say: "We finish work early." ? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">("We" is "noi", review subject pronouns if needed in: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html" target="_blank">How Italian Verbs Work</a>— <b>UPDATE:</b> redirects you to same post on the new site, Via Optimae)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[Highlight below to reveal answer]</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: right;"><span style="color: white;">Finiamo di lavorare presto.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some other -IRE verbs that take -ISC-:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">capire</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to understand</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">pulire</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to clean</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you write out the present tense conjugations for each? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, there is no way to tell if an -IRE verb takes -ISC- just by looking… You'll just have to memorize which is which… </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">All the verbs in the image at the beginning of the post are regular— the ones marked with asterisks (*) take -ISC-. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look them up in a dictionary if necessary and use them to practice!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Conjugating!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Want more conjugation practice?</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Try these free online -IRE verb conjugation exercises:</i></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=italian&id=3&source=public&type=verbs" target="_blank">Conjuguemos: Italian -IRE verbs</a> </span><br />
<a href="https://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=italian&id=5&source=public&type=verbs" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Conjuguemos: Italian -IRE verbs that take -ISC-</span></a></div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Ready to move on to the next lesson in this series?</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRY: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/12/la-negazione-negation.html" target="_blank">La negazione - Negation</a> (<b>UPDATE:</b> redirects you to the same post on the new site, Via Optimae)</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-2208188189990643752013-11-08T21:14:00.001-08:002014-01-17T11:24:13.366-08:00Italian present tense: -ERE verbs<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hZn9F1fGly_qQHWrfa0QjZ6pfP4WRP7O45CnTSpUNN0we4rLuCc254aGWLsvM1nLuOCYqr1J2x4cN9-vRGEwdL5hQq7GzU3c5TsBETVkDOWoARoUKOOtLsWMecmpDaSoIkqvM5llDPA/s1600/Regular+in+present+tense+-ERE+verbs+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Italian -ERE verbs, all regular in present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hZn9F1fGly_qQHWrfa0QjZ6pfP4WRP7O45CnTSpUNN0we4rLuCc254aGWLsvM1nLuOCYqr1J2x4cN9-vRGEwdL5hQq7GzU3c5TsBETVkDOWoARoUKOOtLsWMecmpDaSoIkqvM5llDPA/s640/Regular+in+present+tense+-ERE+verbs+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" height="434" title="Italian -ERE verbs, all regular in present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, we're going to look at the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Simple Present Tense</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and in particular, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">-ERE verbs:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
</span></div>
<div style="border-color: #99cb65; border-style: solid;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>In case you missed the previous posts in this series, start there first:</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <b>UPDATE: </b>all links redirect to the same posts on the new site, Via Optimae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (1) <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html">How Italian verbs work</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Intro to verbs & grammar terms)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (2) </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Italian present tense: -ARE verbs</a><br />
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, we're going to look at the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Simple Present Tense</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and in particular, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">-ERE verbs:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To conjugate -ERE verbs in the simple present tense, just drop the -ERE from the infinitive form, and add one of the following endings:</span></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GU2RBTePDKirgiGA6yGt0qMMUwGF1RcoZTij3wYBZA4Qke1j9IjSeImOi897utFQ9Y8WGrFWgelvuIHgT0Gq4Vqtswv_Hfa3qynsVGYBvH4o83SvER6FWxE40dd5VTQVzErIW3DoUxE/s1600/-ERE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono : -ERE present tense verb endings by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GU2RBTePDKirgiGA6yGt0qMMUwGF1RcoZTij3wYBZA4Qke1j9IjSeImOi897utFQ9Y8WGrFWgelvuIHgT0Gq4Vqtswv_Hfa3qynsVGYBvH4o83SvER6FWxE40dd5VTQVzErIW3DoUxE/s640/-ERE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="318" title="-ERE present tense verb endings by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, if I wanted to conjugate the regular verb: </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">'credere' </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(to believe) in the first person singular or 'io' it would look like this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68flHHUUXMuqnz87NIMNkys1JqPTuKTlFe5WunBFNzn7aokP0NGAEltkKO10U1LRC_YGfh16xVzqVTz_EMWkNuiPXTbbjfiLOdUaJOV-MnF1HVhQ8UQuXoMKkKyH5fWe0lFsgDiExiHA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+of+CREDERE+1st+person+singular.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="credere -> cred- -> credo : CREDERE conjugated in the 1st person singular present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68flHHUUXMuqnz87NIMNkys1JqPTuKTlFe5WunBFNzn7aokP0NGAEltkKO10U1LRC_YGfh16xVzqVTz_EMWkNuiPXTbbjfiLOdUaJOV-MnF1HVhQ8UQuXoMKkKyH5fWe0lFsgDiExiHA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+of+CREDERE+1st+person+singular.png" title="CREDERE conjugated in the 1st person singular present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Credo </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I believe</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Credo nei miracoli.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I believe in miracles.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Applying the same conjugation process to all the other subjects, I end up with this chart:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-OVPHIYoMZ548N2dr1p8bqGgedE__9gwu1PqhG7fiz-BSGtQ0fDqImnE0Y1uCRI44nYqt2mY0p004m3P5SNzsXjhr6uIP7Rwt6_F7Nm74cX9MnbJSmARsRUk5qE3ZdK1Ulrpxv1QYO4/s1600/CREDERE+stem.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cred- : Stem of verb CREDERE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-OVPHIYoMZ548N2dr1p8bqGgedE__9gwu1PqhG7fiz-BSGtQ0fDqImnE0Y1uCRI44nYqt2mY0p004m3P5SNzsXjhr6uIP7Rwt6_F7Nm74cX9MnbJSmARsRUk5qE3ZdK1Ulrpxv1QYO4/s1600/CREDERE+stem.png" title="Stem of verb CREDERE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">+</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GU2RBTePDKirgiGA6yGt0qMMUwGF1RcoZTij3wYBZA4Qke1j9IjSeImOi897utFQ9Y8WGrFWgelvuIHgT0Gq4Vqtswv_Hfa3qynsVGYBvH4o83SvER6FWxE40dd5VTQVzErIW3DoUxE/s1600/-ERE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono : -ERE present tense verb endings by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GU2RBTePDKirgiGA6yGt0qMMUwGF1RcoZTij3wYBZA4Qke1j9IjSeImOi897utFQ9Y8WGrFWgelvuIHgT0Gq4Vqtswv_Hfa3qynsVGYBvH4o83SvER6FWxE40dd5VTQVzErIW3DoUxE/s320/-ERE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="158" title="-ERE present tense verb endings by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>↓</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye7aoVYgF1vYHg4Iiiw5v_US2n-eEmaXBzmcRO0B-q9paSwg52N_wH21nEUToySsMF78_5jmcJ-4qbhIo0Gl1NXZyKAAKReWHFWuInJZuY90OIrmtnjrGYLHyB3zoTIn3u3pBSbRPd1c/s1600/CREDERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="credo, credi, crede, crediamo, credete, credono : CREDERE in present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye7aoVYgF1vYHg4Iiiw5v_US2n-eEmaXBzmcRO0B-q9paSwg52N_wH21nEUToySsMF78_5jmcJ-4qbhIo0Gl1NXZyKAAKReWHFWuInJZuY90OIrmtnjrGYLHyB3zoTIn3u3pBSbRPd1c/s640/CREDERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="280" title="CREDERE in present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Credi nei miracoli?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you believe in miracles?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Sì, credo nei miracoli.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I believe in miracles.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Credono nei miracoli?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do they believe in miracles?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-No, non credono nei miracoli.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, they don't believe in miracles.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using the above examples as clues, how would you say: "We believe in miracles." ? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">("We" is "noi", review subject pronouns if needed in: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html" target="_blank">How Italian Verbs Work</a>— redirects to same post on the new site, Via Optimae)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[Highlight below to reveal answer]</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Crediamo nei miracoli.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some other regular -ERE verbs:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">prendere</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to take</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">scrivere</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to write</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">vivere</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to live</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you write out the present tense conjugations for each? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GU2RBTePDKirgiGA6yGt0qMMUwGF1RcoZTij3wYBZA4Qke1j9IjSeImOi897utFQ9Y8WGrFWgelvuIHgT0Gq4Vqtswv_Hfa3qynsVGYBvH4o83SvER6FWxE40dd5VTQVzErIW3DoUxE/s1600/-ERE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-o, -i, -e, -iamo, -ete, -ono : -ERE present tense verb endings by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GU2RBTePDKirgiGA6yGt0qMMUwGF1RcoZTij3wYBZA4Qke1j9IjSeImOi897utFQ9Y8WGrFWgelvuIHgT0Gq4Vqtswv_Hfa3qynsVGYBvH4o83SvER6FWxE40dd5VTQVzErIW3DoUxE/s320/-ERE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="158" title="-ERE present tense verb endings by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">↓</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recommend writing them out in a two column, three row table format so that you can refer back to them easily… You can also use one of the following free printable PDFs… Choose either blank or with a quick summary:</span></span></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>UPDATE:</b> All links (including those for the worksheets) redirect you to <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html">this post on the new site, Via Optimae</a></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkTRScF8lVJit4iUGzZBxjICjsz-AY7D6O3py27OWWNLx528OiJ79VGTDePmYah1LKvsL5I98c9HWIlb7Fu-Ux6n3QlJG_cauTS4T8XbpL0-OUsUwBMnb_Oig50cYQh7i_RhNeAYIdI4/s1600/Preview+of+blank+conjugation+tables+printable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Preview of Blank Conjugation Table printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkTRScF8lVJit4iUGzZBxjICjsz-AY7D6O3py27OWWNLx528OiJ79VGTDePmYah1LKvsL5I98c9HWIlb7Fu-Ux6n3QlJG_cauTS4T8XbpL0-OUsUwBMnb_Oig50cYQh7i_RhNeAYIdI4/s400/Preview+of+blank+conjugation+tables+printable.jpg" height="81" title="Preview of Blank Conjugation Table printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Blank conjugation tables</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Blank so you can use them to practice any tense conjugation)</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-or-</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdbn_Up1mVXaqspOGXyxAvgh_7-Vn5eeqh1C90wnWtMXtwVKHkNFVpfH6Ctajas68mOoyhwBQONya4RB7i-mwMuPHVnm0QFGp-2FaD275u7rMDVb4ltrZIl9gsmBaBrwOciWm4_Pb_aM/s1600/Preview+of+-ERE+review+%2526+tables+printable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdbn_Up1mVXaqspOGXyxAvgh_7-Vn5eeqh1C90wnWtMXtwVKHkNFVpfH6Ctajas68mOoyhwBQONya4RB7i-mwMuPHVnm0QFGp-2FaD275u7rMDVb4ltrZIl9gsmBaBrwOciWm4_Pb_aM/s400/Preview+of+-ERE+review+%2526+tables+printable.jpg" height="137" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Italian simple present tense -ERE Summary and tables </a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">(A summary of this lesson next to blank tables to help you practice.)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can verify your answers or look up the conjugation for any verb/tense in Word Reference's handy <a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ItVerbs.aspx">conjugator</a>:</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ITverbs.aspx?v=amare" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Screenshot of Word Reference's Italian verb conjugator as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXJ3Tr5Wax6D4mTt17R4Ngsxg6uHf_s9FZRTSEWfK0f6MBFBrPCrWekgQfhH9e6uzskOjky57rQMdE8-E918EplT7I3WGeIR26fvMzjaCiuoufXBAZsJDkPYJeUvANnl0BrVAJG5-V5c/s640/Word+Reference+conjugator+screen+shot.png" height="257" title="Screenshot of Word Reference's Italian verb conjugator as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></span>.</span></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The simple present tense is the first column of the first row labeled "presente."</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>A note on consonant sound changes</i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" target="_blank">Italian present tense: -ARE verbs</a> we talked about how the letter /h/ is added to certain conjugations so that the verb maintains its original consonant sound in all the forms.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-ERE verbs are a bit different, and seem to like consonant sound changes. So if you're conjugating and find that when you add the new ending, the consonant changes, it's probably correct as is. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This change in consonant sound occurs in verbs with stems that end in the "g" or "c." Let's look at some examples:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">leggere </span><span style="font-size: large;">/ˈlɛddʒere/</span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to read</span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the infinitive, the g's are followed by the letter /e/ which means you pronounce it "soft" (like the /j/ in the English "jester").</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you conjugate it into the 1st person, you add an "o" and that changes the sound of the /g/ from "soft" to "hard" (like the /g/ in the English "go".)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For -ERE verbs, this consonant sound change is okay! Let's look at all the forms of "leggere"</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_R5MIl6twqmyEpuubqY_KQP2VStQzVA86Vz10SVTgbUwzmKFdOT1MpziYk0v0AWhTCqZEnSMI3CdGjfUyOzT4dr0wfFu17_ahWOIuUTStoSGNNCZQ3Uvc-zzTmb3aGqgTdaHTRBsykI/s1600/LEGGERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="leggo, leggi, legge, leggiamo, leggete, leggono : LEGGERE present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_R5MIl6twqmyEpuubqY_KQP2VStQzVA86Vz10SVTgbUwzmKFdOT1MpziYk0v0AWhTCqZEnSMI3CdGjfUyOzT4dr0wfFu17_ahWOIuUTStoSGNNCZQ3Uvc-zzTmb3aGqgTdaHTRBsykI/s640/LEGGERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="250" title="LEGGERE present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The consonant sounds are different (like /g/ in English "go") for the "io" and "loro" forms.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">conoscere </span><span style="font-size: large;">/koˈnoʃʃere/</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to know, be familiar with</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the infinitive, the /sc/ is followed by an /e/ which means you pronounce it "soft", like the "sh" in the English "share".</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you conjugate it into the 1st person, you add an "o" and that changes the sound of the /sc/ from "soft" to "hard", it becomes like the "sk" in the English "ski".</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Again, the consonant sound change happens in both the "io" and the "loro" forms:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-OP0XVUIsrW1Nnc15NyNa2ZaLEBQHbWXITjKQXL4sDyaWglrra71oTIdeU19E2azbz-SJKYYGBpVTN6QJY-WIesuzMbMlv3EBcYJ0Xuzmf3wBU9N7x9-FTrt9OAPh41O3TuYyKihfw0/s1600/CONOSCERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-OP0XVUIsrW1Nnc15NyNa2ZaLEBQHbWXITjKQXL4sDyaWglrra71oTIdeU19E2azbz-SJKYYGBpVTN6QJY-WIesuzMbMlv3EBcYJ0Xuzmf3wBU9N7x9-FTrt9OAPh41O3TuYyKihfw0/s640/CONOSCERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="232" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see, 'leggere' and 'conoscere' are both conjugated completely regularly. You don't need to worry about any spelling changes for them.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Full pronunciation of all present tense forms of "leggere" and "conoscere" available through <a href="http://rhinospike.com/audio_requests/alshay7/19584/#recordings" target="_blank">RhinoSpike</a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(Special thanks to native speaker Gabriella for doing the recording!)</i></span></div>
<div center="">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's it for now on -ERE verbs... </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">keep practicing your conjugation until it becomes natural to you!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (You can use the words in the image at the beginning of the post</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 29px; line-height: 31.671875px;">–</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> they're all regular!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Conjugating!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Want more conjugation practice?</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Try this free online -ERE verb conjugation exercise:</i></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=italian&id=2&source=public&type=verbs" target="_blank">Conjuguemos: Italian -ERE verbs</a> </span></div>
<div>
<br />
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Ready to move on to the next lesson in this series?</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRY: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ire-verbs.html">Italian Present Tense: -IRE verbs</a> (<b>UPDATE</b>: redirects to the same post on the new site, Via Optimae)</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-55830098618075502572013-10-31T10:10:00.000-07:002014-01-17T11:12:15.249-08:00Italian present tense: -ARE verbs<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZTEarkcm75ynw5LeX-ANBMWbLNr5mOAeEdRbw9A2AvGLNxWecmM0nLchb_y6NxKX9X-aLl5jjRRuC-E1i-0XJURrzo_JOTW8_jFg2mxbUqCGkWgX8hcPtlLG6zchZIp3Td6bx_Y1z2s/s1600/Regular+&+spell-change+-ARE+verbs+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Regular and spell-change in the present tense -ARE verbs by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZTEarkcm75ynw5LeX-ANBMWbLNr5mOAeEdRbw9A2AvGLNxWecmM0nLchb_y6NxKX9X-aLl5jjRRuC-E1i-0XJURrzo_JOTW8_jFg2mxbUqCGkWgX8hcPtlLG6zchZIp3Td6bx_Y1z2s/s640/Regular+&+spell-change+-ARE+verbs+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" height="304" title="Regular and spell-change in the present tense -ARE verbs by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I said in: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html">How Italian verbs work</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Start there if you missed it!— <b>UPDATE: </b>redirects to same post on the new site, Via Optimae)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Italian verbs are all about knowing how to identify the stem, and add the appropriate ending for each subject/tense. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, we're going to look at the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Simple Present Tense</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and in particular, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">-ARE verbs:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[We'll cover -ERE and -IRE forms at a later date —</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Again, review </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How Italian verbs work</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (redirects you to the same post on the new site, Via Optimae) in case you're not sure what that means]</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To conjugate -ARE verbs in the simple present tense, just drop the -ARE from the infinitive form, and add one of the following endings:</span></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmXYvX55xsqVfrWpTzVu33XdU3q8QhWrwKjKVqIP5D-J5cVE818E5CzL85YmdkM0ZQUy7v0HIQmMig06-8T7_3tAVgYIo78hZerK3d2OTpxPmcnsiA6RhnRiYZpHyYkS4xuIlVX5o7B8/s1600/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Present tense -are endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmXYvX55xsqVfrWpTzVu33XdU3q8QhWrwKjKVqIP5D-J5cVE818E5CzL85YmdkM0ZQUy7v0HIQmMig06-8T7_3tAVgYIo78hZerK3d2OTpxPmcnsiA6RhnRiYZpHyYkS4xuIlVX5o7B8/s640/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="318" title="Present tense -are endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, if I wanted to conjugate the regular verb: 'parlare' in the first person singular or 'io' it would look like this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacY6C_pdCQZpw2Uw7lUbpOJLhS8z2vXylQD2zog_NDrw-SP6BAYjxsBpGm_9Rq-r4q_6_hyphenhyphenBuZQqW_b93Nza7VDpug5NId-mJMT9OmutlQ17k2d0PZ0vD_6oo7a8pWIgHTDOZzd05rzI/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+1st+person+singular.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="parlare -> parl -> parlo Conjugation of parlare in 1st person singular present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacY6C_pdCQZpw2Uw7lUbpOJLhS8z2vXylQD2zog_NDrw-SP6BAYjxsBpGm_9Rq-r4q_6_hyphenhyphenBuZQqW_b93Nza7VDpug5NId-mJMT9OmutlQ17k2d0PZ0vD_6oo7a8pWIgHTDOZzd05rzI/s320/Present+tense+conjugation+1st+person+singular.png" height="243" title="Conjugation of parlare in 1st person singular present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Parlo </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I speak</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Parlo l'italiano.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I speak Italian.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Applying the same conjugation process to all the other subjects, I end up with this chart:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVkssQusX9HSieyO9PX27t_glAmPTE2S5UuXR9-fTbs5rdL1ORQMVsl0jwQCxd-N3Ih4i0ipD2fnrXs45RQOBKOtEVytnFeTZvhK09oj20qwqvuYOEzxauUZm5nOaUBLAOZU4k-dQaSw/s1600/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-ARE present tense endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVkssQusX9HSieyO9PX27t_glAmPTE2S5UuXR9-fTbs5rdL1ORQMVsl0jwQCxd-N3Ih4i0ipD2fnrXs45RQOBKOtEVytnFeTZvhK09oj20qwqvuYOEzxauUZm5nOaUBLAOZU4k-dQaSw/s320/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="159" title="-ARE present tense endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>↓</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaxspflgBH81_QvrsmvylPFAULvSUIatz2DOulejjNUtTJj3Atpcf_zjBov6DE0FnsYijpljwJ6Ut2kbJdbZuyU5t9MyRW5Cc716YTgaJoyxHNJjFFGrVwZK3WO88PTXNHhOMoHyPAK4/s1600/PARLARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Present tense of PARLARE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaxspflgBH81_QvrsmvylPFAULvSUIatz2DOulejjNUtTJj3Atpcf_zjBov6DE0FnsYijpljwJ6Ut2kbJdbZuyU5t9MyRW5Cc716YTgaJoyxHNJjFFGrVwZK3WO88PTXNHhOMoHyPAK4/s640/PARLARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="278" title="Present tense of PARLARE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Parli l'italiano?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you speak Italian?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Sì, parlo l'italiano.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I speak Italian.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-Parlano l'italiano?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do they speak Italian?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-No, parlano l'inglese.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, they speak English.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using the above examples as clues, how would you say: "We speak Italian." ? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">("We" is "noi", review subject pronouns if needed in: <a href="http://didattichiamo.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html" target="_blank">How Italian Verbs Work</a>)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[Highlight below to reveal answer]</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Parliamo l'italiano.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some other regular -ARE verbs:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">portare</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to bring</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">amare</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to love</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">arrivare</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to arrive</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">trovare</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> - to find</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you write out the present tense conjugations for each? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01RdOcZIwO3zGCvgblCFnI1a7pPg3XHUxZhyphenhyphenV9AuRmdX2cMcfNyW2Cs0EkDL0VdC7luR_7DpKXR9dmjBR87oAMlKA8ueFIu9z5qow1EU9uEtU_C-Gqfm1KkBGodWMYdwSFqmwAmMw0Lo/s1600/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-ARE present tense endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01RdOcZIwO3zGCvgblCFnI1a7pPg3XHUxZhyphenhyphenV9AuRmdX2cMcfNyW2Cs0EkDL0VdC7luR_7DpKXR9dmjBR87oAMlKA8ueFIu9z5qow1EU9uEtU_C-Gqfm1KkBGodWMYdwSFqmwAmMw0Lo/s320/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="159" title="-ARE present tense endings in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">↓</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ </span><span style="font-size: large;">I recommend writing them out in a two column, three row table format so that you can refer back to them easily… You can also use one of the following free printable PDFs… Choose either blank or with a quick summary:</span></span></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">UPDATE:</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> Worksheet links will redirect you to </span><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">this post on the new site, Via Optimae</a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkTRScF8lVJit4iUGzZBxjICjsz-AY7D6O3py27OWWNLx528OiJ79VGTDePmYah1LKvsL5I98c9HWIlb7Fu-Ux6n3QlJG_cauTS4T8XbpL0-OUsUwBMnb_Oig50cYQh7i_RhNeAYIdI4/s1600/Preview+of+blank+conjugation+tables+printable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Preview of Blank Conjugation Table printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkTRScF8lVJit4iUGzZBxjICjsz-AY7D6O3py27OWWNLx528OiJ79VGTDePmYah1LKvsL5I98c9HWIlb7Fu-Ux6n3QlJG_cauTS4T8XbpL0-OUsUwBMnb_Oig50cYQh7i_RhNeAYIdI4/s640/Preview+of+blank+conjugation+tables+printable.jpg" height="131" title="Preview of Blank Conjugation Table printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Blank conjugation tables</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Blank so you can use them to practice any tense conjugation)</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">-or-</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzWAHVYpCIhUzSidyrSv3rpAP5vO561vEIGfJfQ042BDg782I-j1hDJcDdwHZTpi0btU-fxkJ55uXQlOCyHEPZ_edvE8Q3SXqFcD_NFPbhCxwcdRGRms8rOPyWMZr2FiFracftt3zFa0/s1600/Preview+of+-ARE+review+&+tables+printable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Preview of -ARE present tense review and Blank Conjugation Tables printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzWAHVYpCIhUzSidyrSv3rpAP5vO561vEIGfJfQ042BDg782I-j1hDJcDdwHZTpi0btU-fxkJ55uXQlOCyHEPZ_edvE8Q3SXqFcD_NFPbhCxwcdRGRms8rOPyWMZr2FiFracftt3zFa0/s640/Preview+of+-ARE+review+&+tables+printable.jpg" height="227" title="Preview of -ARE present tense review and Blank Conjugation Tables printable by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/italian-present-tense-are-verbs.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Italian simple present tense -ARE Summary and tables </a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">(A summary of this lesson next to blank tables to help you practice.)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can verify your answers or look up the conjugation for any verb/tense in Word Reference's handy <a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ItVerbs.aspx">conjugator</a>:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ITverbs.aspx?v=amare" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Screenshot of Word Reference's Italian verb conjugator as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXJ3Tr5Wax6D4mTt17R4Ngsxg6uHf_s9FZRTSEWfK0f6MBFBrPCrWekgQfhH9e6uzskOjky57rQMdE8-E918EplT7I3WGeIR26fvMzjaCiuoufXBAZsJDkPYJeUvANnl0BrVAJG5-V5c/s1600/Word+Reference+conjugator+screen+shot.png" title="Screenshot of Word Reference's Italian verb conjugator as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></span>.</span></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The simple present tense is the first column of the first row labeled "presente."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>Spell-change verbs</u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are other verbs that are regular, except when you add the regular endings, it creates weird letter combinations or sounds in Italian. These are called </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spell-change verbs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One example is mangiare. If you simply drop the -ARE as you are supposed to and conjugate, you will get the following forms:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">io mangio</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">✓</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>tu mangii</u> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">✗</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(why so many i's?, should be <b>mangi</b>)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">lui/lei mangia </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>noi mangiiamo </u></span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 18px;">✗ </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(again, why so many i's? should be <b>mangiamo</b>)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">voi mangiate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">loro mangiano </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To avoid the "too many i's syndrome", you just drop one of them… A quick spelling change so that you're left with normal forms:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr4mlCBgftjbY3mXgkq5a-qx1bs2sA0sXp05B6RMGD_92KuTCuxC2ZA3yjl187SIIUeyMsFLiEUAr9r2SR6WX2jKlR3J9BZAquT41NNXWGQq-KMdq4KILcQsYKvRyLSYwFOr_WvQGR8c/s1600/MANGIARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr4mlCBgftjbY3mXgkq5a-qx1bs2sA0sXp05B6RMGD_92KuTCuxC2ZA3yjl187SIIUeyMsFLiEUAr9r2SR6WX2jKlR3J9BZAquT41NNXWGQq-KMdq4KILcQsYKvRyLSYwFOr_WvQGR8c/s640/MANGIARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="236" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Other Spell-change verbs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> add an "h" to some of the forms so that the verb maintains its original sound. This is because of how "c" and "g" are pronounced depending on the vowel that follows.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"C" when followed by an "o", "a", or "u" makes a hard sound, like a "k" in English:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">giocare </span><span style="font-size: large;">/dʒoˈkare/</span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span><i>(<a href="http://www.wordreference.com/iten/giocare" target="_blank">listen to pronunciation on wordreference</a>)</i> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to play</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"C" when followed by an "i" or an "e" makes a sound like "ch" in English:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">cinque </span><span style="font-size: large;">/ˈtʃinkwe/ </span><i>(<a href="http://www.wordreference.com/iten/cinque" target="_blank">listen to pronunciation on wordreference</a>)</i></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">five</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you conjugate 'giocare' in the present tense following the normal rules, you'll get the following:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">io gioco</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">✓ </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(the "c" maintains its "k" sound)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>tu gioci</u> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">✗</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(oops the "c" is like "ch" we need an h! <b>giochi</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">lui/lei gioca </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>noi giociamo </u></span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 18px;">✗ </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(again, our "c" is now "ch" we need an h! <b>giochiamo</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">voi giocate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">loro giocano </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The "h" in the above examples tells readers: <i>"Say this like a k!" </i>By adding the "h" we maintain the original sound of the verb. All the correct forms:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq2JPnzCJ7B1vjOb4pKlbylQZe9NzBiV5Ab_RHSAmBR51kLfxMAnPOpfdd-K-Ey_fJqPnSMMGiN4YiasMD00cCaWKWv3CO_ldZ0-g7PjUYTAT4V7vHIqvhWoMb7HuwT1VUYOHl95rY0Y/s1600/GIOCARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="gioco giochi gioca giochiamo giocate giocano GIOCARE present tense conjugations by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq2JPnzCJ7B1vjOb4pKlbylQZe9NzBiV5Ab_RHSAmBR51kLfxMAnPOpfdd-K-Ey_fJqPnSMMGiN4YiasMD00cCaWKWv3CO_ldZ0-g7PjUYTAT4V7vHIqvhWoMb7HuwT1VUYOHl95rY0Y/s640/GIOCARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="238" title="GIOCARE present tense conjugations by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now with the "h" all the forms maintain the same "k" sound as the original infinitive "giocare"</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Similarly,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> "g" also makes a "hard" sound (like the "g" in "great) when followed by "a", "o", or "u":</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">pagare </span><span style="font-size: large;">/paˈgare/ </span><i>(<a href="http://www.wordreference.com/iten/pagare" target="_blank">listen to pronunciation on wordreference</a>)</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to pay</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When followed by a "e" or "i" the "g" becomes "soft" like the "j" in English 'judge'.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">giusto</span><span style="font-size: large;"> /ˈdʒusto/ </span><i>(<a href="http://www.wordreference.com/iten/giusto" target="_blank">listen to pronunciation on wordreference</a>)</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just, fair</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you conjugate 'pagare' in the present tense following the normal rules, you'll get the following:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">io pago</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">✓ </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(the "g" maintains its hard sound)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>tu pagi</u> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">✗</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(oops the "g" is now like "j" of judge we need an h! <b>paghi</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">lui/lei paga </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>noi pagiamo </u></span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, 'Liberation Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 18px;">✗ </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(again, our "g" has changed, we need an h! <b>paghiamo</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">voi pagate </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">loro pagano </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;">✓</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The "h" in the "tu" and "noi" forms tells us to keep the hard sound, so now all the forms have the same "g" sound as the original infinitive:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPiL4ZrVvFvn99erIRnDlO8vcH2zv9Cyd54eoAmc4HHwgENUwqEcLLKdqSdPdIqOKUb37NgDL5kHU6shIQllB6Q2jLfeM39hCJIh2D6y2wGurnK7JN2vBau2ZFkU6TcZ4ARVOYc83tjY/s1600/PAGARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pago, paghi, page, paghiamo, pagate, pagano: PAGARE in the simple present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPiL4ZrVvFvn99erIRnDlO8vcH2zv9Cyd54eoAmc4HHwgENUwqEcLLKdqSdPdIqOKUb37NgDL5kHU6shIQllB6Q2jLfeM39hCJIh2D6y2wGurnK7JN2vBau2ZFkU6TcZ4ARVOYc83tjY/s640/PAGARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="242" title="PAGARE in the simple present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some more spell-change -ARE verbs. Using the rules above, can you conjugate and incorporate the appropriate spelling changes?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">[Again, you can use either <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwX9zlX84BoYb25vWVFsTFVDNGs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">the blank conjugation tables</a> or <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwX9zlX84BoYb055RW84TlBaV0E/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">the conjugation tables plus -ARE present tense review</a> as worksheets, if desired.]</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">elogiare </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">[<a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ItVerbs.aspx?v=elogiare" target="_blank">check your answers</a>]</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to praise</span> </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">mancare </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[</span><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ITverbs.aspx?v=mancare" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">check your answers</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">]</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to be missing</span> </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">legare </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[</span><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/conj/ITverbs.aspx?v=legare" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">check your answers</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">]</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to tie, fasten</span></div>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's it for now on -ARE verbs... keep practicing until the forms become natural to you. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Use the words in the image at the beginning of the post- they're all regular or spell-change -ARE verbs!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Conjugating!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Ready to move on to the next lesson in this series?</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRY: <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/11/italian-present-tense-ere-verbs.html">Italian Present Tense: -ERE verbs</a> (redirects you to new site, Via Optimae)</span><br />
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Try this free online -ARE verb conjugation exercise:</i></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?language=italian&id=1&source=public&type=verbs" target="_blank">Conjuguemos: Italian -ARE verbs</a></span></div>
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-54864839534698580182013-10-29T12:07:00.001-07:002014-01-07T12:12:06.776-08:00Quanto più… tanto più…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtu7EEaJJ3UnhPtTwWm0va5tk6BYvPXpWHsbaeLWcGG5LK_a6pzNsW7ekLJbMMQUBALfnXQa3M6EHz7hoAhEfbMNHCGZogMbyLtomedBJZKZYgoyKInKrZOpLmpiXoAocBnL5qGL-YyWE/s1600/Una+montagna+e%CC%80+come+l'istruzione,+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Una montagna è come l'istruzione, quanto più alta l'ascesa, tanto più esteso il panorama" quote by Dr. Christiaan Barnard by Alex for didattichiamo" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtu7EEaJJ3UnhPtTwWm0va5tk6BYvPXpWHsbaeLWcGG5LK_a6pzNsW7ekLJbMMQUBALfnXQa3M6EHz7hoAhEfbMNHCGZogMbyLtomedBJZKZYgoyKInKrZOpLmpiXoAocBnL5qGL-YyWE/s640/Una+montagna+e%CC%80+come+l'istruzione,+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" height="428" title=""Una montagna è come l'istruzione, quanto più alta l'ascesa, tanto più esteso il panorama" quote by Dr. Christiaan Barnard by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can you translate the above quote in English? Use the following mini-dictionary as a reference, if necessary:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Sostantivi-Nouns</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">la montagna - mountain</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">l'istruzione (f.)- instruction, education, learning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">l'ascesa - ascent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">il panorama - panorama, view</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Aggettivi-Adjectives</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">alto - high</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">esteso - extended, extensive, widespread</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Avverbi-Adverbs</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">come - like</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Highlight below to see my attempt:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A mountain is like education: the higher the ascent, the even more extensive the view.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>A good reason to keep climbing, no?</i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the name of keeping with the "ascent", let's look at one of the special constructions used in the quote:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW5qFmWhlxVPeMUruKRC96RWCmwI9R_zfyHSQCb8lg2QELWnJCwebzMn4vQik2sy6XoPlgejvk4m6hLEObUDl-eiByg2lkEJCjRlWMGmUNHdztKLsUpWwR871SdJ5MDCDEu0zvj2FxUA/s1600/Quanto+piu%CC%80-The+more,+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW5qFmWhlxVPeMUruKRC96RWCmwI9R_zfyHSQCb8lg2QELWnJCwebzMn4vQik2sy6XoPlgejvk4m6hLEObUDl-eiByg2lkEJCjRlWMGmUNHdztKLsUpWwR871SdJ5MDCDEu0zvj2FxUA/s640/Quanto+piu%CC%80-The+more,+by+ab+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="227" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see, this expression is pretty close, but cannot be translated word for word from Italian to English or viceversa. Now that you know the construction, however, it's easy to use it any number of sentences. Here's one of my own:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Quanto più diventi grande, tanto più vorrai essere piccolo.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The bigger* you get, the more you'll wish you were small.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Note that for some adjectives in English, we cannot say "the more ___" but instead must say "the ___er", as in: <strike>the more big </strike> "the bigger"</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's another from an Arthur Schopenhaeur quote:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">La ricchezza assomiglia all'acqua di mare: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wealth is like sea water:</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">quanto più se ne beve, tanto più si ha sete.</span></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the more we drink, the thirstier we become.</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We could say a similar thing of learning:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Quanto più si impara, tanto più si ha voglia di imparare.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The more one learns, the more one wants to learn.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do you think? Can you come up with or find any sentences in Italian that use this form? Comment below!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy climbing!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-25859470502648024822013-10-25T11:00:00.000-07:002014-01-07T12:17:49.693-08:00How Italian verbs work<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Grammar books throw around terms like </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">infinitive</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">person, conjugation, tense, regular and irregular</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> all the time... but what do they really mean? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All those terms are related to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">verbs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and can be useful to understanding how Italian verbs work, so let's break them down:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>INFINITIVE</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Infinitive refers to the most basic form of the verb, the general verb that tells us nothing of tense (when it occurs) or person (who did it.)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In English, infinitives have the word "to" in front of them.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to speak</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to eat</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to read</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to write</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to sleep</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to finish</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see in the above examples, these have a very general meaning. They refer to the action itself, and have no subject or time.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Italian, infinitive verbs always end with one of three endings: -ARE -ERE or -IRE.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">parl<b>are</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">mangi<b>are</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">legg<b>ere</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">scriv<b>ere</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">dorm<b>ire</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fin<b>ire</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are the same verbs from the English infinitives, and have the same meaning- they refer to the action itself and have no person or time.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>PERSON</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Person refers to the subject or the one doing the action. In Italian and English, they are:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgiLz32c0dgOG4YhykzNT8Y8FfC62DuOCiimOZI1-ej6G1bWBsGMJjAJ3M2i0ZwJKOaZXp2eI3GSEt2v4SlvrKTOY4RE3prnVzJFbwJFb-3uOF-FSylIg0Dw4U8FidncSB_0VVFfP8mE/s1600/Persons+in+Italian+&+English.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Subject/Person pronouns in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgiLz32c0dgOG4YhykzNT8Y8FfC62DuOCiimOZI1-ej6G1bWBsGMJjAJ3M2i0ZwJKOaZXp2eI3GSEt2v4SlvrKTOY4RE3prnVzJFbwJFb-3uOF-FSylIg0Dw4U8FidncSB_0VVFfP8mE/s1600/Persons+in+Italian+&+English.png" title="Subject/Person pronouns in Italian by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you hear somebody say "1st person singular" just know that's a fancy way of saying "I" or "io." If you hear third person plural, that's just "they" or "loro." Easy right?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>CONJUGATION</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Verb endings are very important in Italian because they contain a lot of information about the tense (when the action occurred) and the subject (who did it.) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we saw before, infinitives always have one of three endings: -ARE, -ERE or -IRE and the rest of the verb is what we call the stem or root:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Js_p5T-NijVJIRihG8CF_Mof37Ux0voZ8VljIFOujhZQzwYf35NaHQ2KXkep1bi-RN5bI4dI-vO3ZFVU40YKKD4LsBF9Lu49AWlb3bWt_Thz2Cb27nC7QtBJc2yUKYz1UMLCYF3ikZg/s1600/anatomy+of+an+infinitive+verb+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Infinitive PARLARE stem and ending by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Js_p5T-NijVJIRihG8CF_Mof37Ux0voZ8VljIFOujhZQzwYf35NaHQ2KXkep1bi-RN5bI4dI-vO3ZFVU40YKKD4LsBF9Lu49AWlb3bWt_Thz2Cb27nC7QtBJc2yUKYz1UMLCYF3ikZg/s1600/anatomy+of+an+infinitive+verb+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" title="Infinitive PARLARE stem and ending by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To express another time or tense, you change the infinitive ending (again -ARE, -ERE, or -IRE) with the ending for that tense and subject. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the following example, I want to conjugate <b>parlare</b> in the 1st person (io) present tense, so the ending I use is 'o':</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNZWLolfNB5ghfTsihMwudtTHHMxa2bwNIoY7ifO_mkNjp6E5gZeKQO2p8AV8s80TZCO28y5o_ensiZExsLAI8FqUAjVYAj5rNVoYBhUAshOAJe_GAZyjNv7HPH1_2j3n6Lap-StK8LA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+1st+person+singular.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Parlare -> Parlo PARLARE conjugated in 1st person singular present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNZWLolfNB5ghfTsihMwudtTHHMxa2bwNIoY7ifO_mkNjp6E5gZeKQO2p8AV8s80TZCO28y5o_ensiZExsLAI8FqUAjVYAj5rNVoYBhUAshOAJe_GAZyjNv7HPH1_2j3n6Lap-StK8LA/s1600/Present+tense+conjugation+1st+person+singular.png" title="PARLARE conjugated in 1st person singular present tense by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here, I've CONJUGATED the verb </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>parlare</b> '<i>to speak' </i>into the first person present tense: <b>parlo</b> '<i>I speak</i>'. As you can see, all the information is in the verb ending.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>TENSE</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learning a new tense in Italian means learning new sets of verb endings. In general, there are different endings for each verb group (-ARE, -ERE or -IRE) and for each person (io, tu, lui/lei, noi, voi, loro)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(This may seem like a lot, but the variations from one group to the next become quite intuitive once you've learned one of them!)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's look at the simple present tense endings for -ARE verbs:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPNJcuyXlV3_aR7DQ3VRsyywvGYNF0c7VZjVA5YXGAgF_zNHDLmCvx_n9cljssBH_EsgOPH6pbbq8Ok_Jg1aJhUhUcghQRh0uCGd0YiAPf_jm4RLvIMm3gT482fRmS9owRyuUR5EgwzU/s1600/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="-ARE present tense endings by person by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPNJcuyXlV3_aR7DQ3VRsyywvGYNF0c7VZjVA5YXGAgF_zNHDLmCvx_n9cljssBH_EsgOPH6pbbq8Ok_Jg1aJhUhUcghQRh0uCGd0YiAPf_jm4RLvIMm3gT482fRmS9owRyuUR5EgwzU/s640/-ARE+present+tense+verb+endings+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="318" title="-ARE present tense endings by person by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TIP: When learning a new tense, write out all the conjugations in a two column, three line chart like the one above. That way, the subjects will be clear without having to write them out every time.</span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Given the above endings and the fact that the root of 'parlare' is 'parl-' we can write out the present tense conjugations of 'parlare':</span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif10bSmSasnOto9Qq4w2ZcPHzw6EF5u6bGVHQwn9QzeB4VrmKMjuh0IREaVo50CZqY673fyXf2C4W5SFxJcsIJc0e4FSLfWqINsqIiaGTb2-hRqT9oMdAdpmlVOS7UmxlN66piKiedq84/s1600/PARLARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Present tense of PARLARE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif10bSmSasnOto9Qq4w2ZcPHzw6EF5u6bGVHQwn9QzeB4VrmKMjuh0IREaVo50CZqY673fyXf2C4W5SFxJcsIJc0e4FSLfWqINsqIiaGTb2-hRqT9oMdAdpmlVOS7UmxlN66piKiedq84/s640/PARLARE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="278" title="Present tense of PARLARE by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>REGULAR/IRREGULAR</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If a verb is <b>Regular, </b>that means it follows the predictable conjugation pattern. 'Parlare' in the example above, is regular: drop -ARE and add the present tense endings, and those are the present tense forms.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are many regular verbs, so once you've learned how to conjugate one, you can figure out the conjugations of many others.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For example, '<b>fermare</b>' '<i>to stop</i>' is also a regular verb. Use the -ARE ending chart above if needed, write out the present tense conjugations of 'fermare': </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>(Highlight the space below to reveal the answers)</i></span></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">io fermo noi fermiamo</span></span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">tu fermi</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">voi fermate</span></span> </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">lui/lei ferma loro fermano</span></span></blockquote>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">IRREGULAR verbs are ones that don't follow the predictable patterns above. A very common irregular verb is '<b>essere</b>' 'to be' You cannot drop the -ERE and add endings, instead you must memorize each conjugation: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(This verb is used so frequently, you'll have it memorized in no time, don't worry!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXuFFbLH6v1nH1-XzIiZKOa810DZd5G_LyCNQeHHGiOvs6lnvGAepyjCtIt6Diyw8FZxNQ8ccGwh5clV84pXwMcEczGQtHNaMbgChwnucEsHvou_uto1z-SIpr2GMgCc2eel08FFHJO0/s1600/ESSERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Essere "to be" present tense conjugations by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXuFFbLH6v1nH1-XzIiZKOa810DZd5G_LyCNQeHHGiOvs6lnvGAepyjCtIt6Diyw8FZxNQ8ccGwh5clV84pXwMcEczGQtHNaMbgChwnucEsHvou_uto1z-SIpr2GMgCc2eel08FFHJO0/s640/ESSERE+present+tense+conjugations+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.png" height="278" title="Essere "to be" present tense conjugations by ab for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'll cover the -ERE and -IRE present tense conjugations in a later post (stay tuned!) but in the meantime...</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How are we feeling? Are all these grammar terms starting to make sense? Anything you're still not sure about? Feel free to comment to this post or email me using the email form on the righthand side of the page... I'm happy to help!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Ready to move on to the next lesson in this series?</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRY: <a href="http://didattichiamo.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-italian-verbs-work.html">Italian Present Tense: -ARE verbs</a></span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-48064459437947299102013-10-21T18:12:00.001-07:002014-01-08T19:23:05.111-08:00Read in Italian with Fabio Volo<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/read-in-italian-with-fabio-volo.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8qgYLVZWKo1oEYx-5E0F_5eFaLtHvKiIWvQhFPcnTom3M7eyepLUG9aeA5CrG13BbHkvoHAjErM10vQ00rDf8iOqVP8oNUf2SSBMNvbXWQz-mFLPLMUWKCov_NaYPn-4QcmDEde1uh8/s1600/Reading+Fabio+Volo+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Reading Fabio volo by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8qgYLVZWKo1oEYx-5E0F_5eFaLtHvKiIWvQhFPcnTom3M7eyepLUG9aeA5CrG13BbHkvoHAjErM10vQ00rDf8iOqVP8oNUf2SSBMNvbXWQz-mFLPLMUWKCov_NaYPn-4QcmDEde1uh8/s640/Reading+Fabio+Volo+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" height="426" title="Reading Fabio volo by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Fabio Volo</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">'s books were some of the first I ever read in Italian. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I first picked up </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Il-tempo-che-vorrei-Fabio-Volo/9788866210030/a_aid=didattichiamo21">Il tempo che vorrei</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">... I knew very little about the author and his style of writing. As it turns out, his contemporary themes and storylines as well as straightforward prose were the perfect start for a new reader like myself. I was able to pick up new expressions and vocabulary and get more familiar with sentence structure and grammar all while being entertained with a relatable story.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have since read several of Fabio Volo's books, including:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Il-Giorno-Piu-Fabio-Volo/9788804572459?/a_aid=didattichiamo21" target="_blank">Il giorno in più</a>, </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Un-posto-nel-mondo-Fabio-Volo/9788804571247/a_aid=didattichiamo21" target="_blank">Un posto nel mondo</a>, </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/%C3%88-una-vita-che-ti-aspetto-Fabio-Volo/9788804607168/a_aid=didattichiamo21" target="_blank">È una vita che ti aspetto</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The plots differ and the main characters in each go by different names, but you can definitely tell it's the same author by their similar "attitudes." Such repetition might be dull to me in English, but reading in a foreign language, I actually found the repetitiveness to be helpful</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">—</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> it allowed me to easily follow the story as well as revisit some of the vocabulary and expressions and really commit them to memory.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You don't have to be very advanced to enjoy a book in a foreign language. It is much easier to recognize more advanced verb tenses and vocabulary than it is to use them correctly, so don't worry if you haven't covered all the tenses or your vocabulary is still small. Just like with anything else, you'll get better the more you do it. If you have to start by looking up every other word, that's ok... just stay committed and you will get better!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Some tips:</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have your dictionary ready. I use <a href="http://www.wordreference.com/it/">wordreference.com</a> because it has the Italian-English dictionary as well as the Italian verb conjugator. It allows you to type any version of the word and it will usually be able to find the "root" of the word. For example, let's say you see the word "sia" in Italian. You might not know that it's a verb or what the root of the verb is. With Word Reference, you can just type "sia" and it will show you which verb it comes from, and what form of the verb it is.</span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/iten/sia" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">.<span style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRntBszWxjLY0omWdZ8iEmcpAGSHur1vpX6lzGe7CZLqJs8mo4CrSy7gIlGX5ZN92s2r7V95nbVeAykf4cmhlpfpKKVS02oElLs7o46BQgChFFaRPcf4mGqZ4JWeaEi_aNcpYvYQcE9Q/s1600/sia+on+wordreference.com.jpg" /></span>.</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This tells you that it comes <i>"</i>Dal verbo<i>" </i> (from the verb) <i>essere</i> (to be). It also tells you which conjugation: sia is the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person of the Congiuntivo or Subjunctive as well as the formal Lei command. The context of the book would help you decide which conjugation was used.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you read, take a pencil and underline words you don't know, then write the definitions in the margins or on a separate piece of paper with the page number so you can find them later.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWeQxzUrUxVCw7UYQLd185Z4BK6PORHEnx2qaaOMpdEelLV4zj1_S1KuOsHtdrAu0zDLxiOkGyQ9jFsTVBUGhSoemqX_RgNEDvOrUTNtX5v1k9X9XRDUJuW50An5EySFp-ApkaSRcVeU/s1600/Underlining+vocabulary+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWeQxzUrUxVCw7UYQLd185Z4BK6PORHEnx2qaaOMpdEelLV4zj1_S1KuOsHtdrAu0zDLxiOkGyQ9jFsTVBUGhSoemqX_RgNEDvOrUTNtX5v1k9X9XRDUJuW50An5EySFp-ApkaSRcVeU/s1600/Underlining+vocabulary+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Covered by your grace, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">poppa (la) : stern (of a boat) </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">p. 21</span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Covered by your grace, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">prua (la) : prow </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">p. 21</span></span></div>
</div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The benefit to writing the definitions on a separate page is that you can then review the list separately. I like to make flashcards with my vocabulary lists on Quizlet. Here's an example of a vocabulary list I made from the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">verbs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Il giorno in più:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<iframe height="410" src="https://quizlet.com/4494779/flashcards/embedv2" style="border: 0;" width="100%"></iframe>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<i>(Hint: choose different study modes from the drop down on the bottom left. "Flashcard" mode is good for learning the words the first time around. Once you think you've gotten them a little, switch to "Learn." When you can easily pass through the entire list, try playing games like "Scatter".)</i><br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;">Part of the learning process is actually making the flashcards, so I recommend you make your own custom lists for the words </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">you need or want to learn. Until then, you can review some of the other lists I've made based on Fabio Volo's books: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4494762/new" target="_blank">Il giorno in più: Nouns</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4494745/new" target="_blank">Il giorno in più: Adjectives/Adverbs</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4495036/new" target="_blank">Il tempo che vorrei: Nouns</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4495029/new" target="_blank">Il tempo che vorrei: Verbs</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4495044/new" target="_blank">Il tempo che vorrei: Adjectives/Adverbs</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4494689/new" target="_blank">È una vita che ti aspetto: Nouns</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4494711/new" target="_blank">È una vita che ti aspetto: Verbs</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4494728/new" target="_blank">È una vita che ti aspetto: Adjectives/Adverbs</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4793620/new" target="_blank">Un posto nel mondo: Nouns</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4793752/new" target="_blank">Un posto nel mondo: Verbs</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://quizlet.com/4793599/new" target="_blank">Un posto nel mondo: Adjectives/Adverbs</a></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31-OWySGPBL._SY445_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31-OWySGPBL._SY445_.jpg" height="320" width="209" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;">A new Fabio Volo book </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/8804633573/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3370&creative=24114&creativeASIN=8804633573&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven0e-21">La strada verso casa</a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: right;">comes out in Italy on October 22. I think you can order from amazon.it even from other countries, but this usually means longer shipping times and higher shipping rates. I'm hoping a Kindle version will be available soon on the US Amazon site— <i>I'll keep you posted! </i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the meantime, I did manage to find several Fabio Volo titles in the original Italian available for purchase at The Book Depository— with free shipping worldwide! I also found </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">two titles that have been translated into English and are available in Kindle Versions through Amazon:</span><br />
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Il-tempo-che-vorrei-Fabio-Volo/9788866210030/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboS8YbaVGGLGlLv1KTgljchHtgmXKcZk1fjuKwa9tJJk3MSRzYDpNiRbqGPzCZSeGSy0LuCsq5NkxInVL-yha9I1kFEy-nz7UaSdVksKinjZEoRXYuNgJRHwRX9h1h_f2a3tJYPEr3Rk/s320/Fabio+Volo+Il+tempo+che+vorrei+cover.jpg" height="320" width="206" /></span>.</span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Il-tempo-che-vorrei-Fabio-Volo/9788866210030/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><b>Il tempo che vorrei</b></a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Italian)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Book Depository</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"I'll trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday: cambierei tutti i miei domani per un solo ieri, come canta Janis Joplin." È forse proprio questo il tempo che vorrei. Lorenzo non sa amare, o semplicemente non sa dimostrarlo. Per questo motivo si trova di fronte a due amori difficili da riconquistare, da ricostruire: con un padre che forse non c'è mai stato e con una lei che se n'è andata. Forse diventare grandi significa imparare ad amare e a perdonare, fare un lungo viaggio alla ricerca del tempo che abbiamo perso e che non abbiamo più. È il percorso che compie Lorenzo, un viaggio alla ricerca di se stesso e dei suoi sentimenti, quelli più autentici, quelli più profondi. Il nuovo libro di Fabio Volo è anche il più sentito, il più vero, e la forza di questa sincerità viene fuori in ogni pagina. Ci si ritrova spesso a ridere in momenti di travolgente ironia. Ma soprattutto ci si ritrova emozionati, magari commossi, e stupiti di quanto la vita di Lorenzo assomigli a quella di ciascuno di noi.</span></span></div>
<br />
<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;">(all synopses taken directly from Amazon)</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Le-prime-luci-del-mattino-Fabio-Volo/9788804613893/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZYaxKBdl9yfLQtIYq43t3wcbP_JSTdlpM7yixQeaIWFDNsuBybS6Xxa4_FXHNaGdfoA-Nq7KP5780agBPriKwWfxA5fX9JcAobE7TPFlqu66C5SR8-EoHcbSUAsg7hx1aAuci-jqFro/s320/Fabio+Volo+Le+prime+luci+del+mattino+cover.jpg" height="320" width="209" /></span>.</span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Le-prime-luci-del-mattino-Fabio-Volo/9788804613893/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><b>Le prime luci di mattina</b></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (Italian) </span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Book Depository</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FJNMBIW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00FJNMBIW&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Daybreak</b></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(English translation) </span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kindle edition only on Amazon, available Oct. 22</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Our house is full of candles that have never been lit. Like the two of us. . . . We don’t live together; we’re killing time together.</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Elena is unsatisfied with her life. Her marriage drags on wearily without passion. Then one day, something changes. Feelings of love and desire spring up within her, and Elena realizes that she deserves more; she deserves happiness.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wondered how many men it took to prepare me. . . . Actually, I realized that the question was wrong—how many women did I have to wear in order to prepare myself?</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Told in the voice of a supremely real and honest woman, </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Daybreak</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> will inspire readers to look at their lives with a renewed sense of independence, fearlessness, and optimism."</span></span></div>
</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Il-Giorno-Piu-Fabio-Volo/9788804572459?/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wMcm6rPUf1sv9AvCyvleIXq-9owixIDNwcksEdz1e_2WWRWZzu6T5BQ69U_CjK3G3HFGgX8d_gSyIeL9J3JgAeznU5nJKmmIhsygmo-it-AjJ800LebqBbM5076vMwf3Cu4LEWjxcJ8/s320/Fabio+Volo+Il+giorno+in+piu%CC%80+cover.jpg" height="320" width="194" /></span>.</span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Il-Giorno-Piu-Fabio-Volo/9788804572459?/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Il giorno in più</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Italian)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Book Depository</span><br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EFLLVKI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00EFLLVKI&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20"><b>One more day</b></a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(English)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kindle edition on Amazon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">"Giacomo’s life could not be more enviable. He is young and good with women, has inherited an apartment, does well at work, and always manages to escape any sort of commitment. But he feels trapped in a monotonous life that shows no signs of changing . . . Who knew success could be so boring? His routine is finally interrupted when a captivating young woman invites him out for coffee, and so begins a love story full of the realities of modern relationships."</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: white;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Un-posto-nel-mondo-Fabio-Volo/9788804571247/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxH-GlAwKlyfGU82JVL20lhXi_3kMyouiPd9tv4dgeznCz_XpJDRrRlp24GvImfhBhqNe7FAXk2RMDQoAId_ebfhvwNwXUjv6QNSUpZOl1FXAUhOBsAoQDo39J91AAASgPRMHS8Ln6pw/s320/Fabio+Volo+Un+posto+nel+mondo+cover.jpg" height="320" width="188" /></span><span style="color: white;">.</span></a></span></span></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8804571241/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=8804571241&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Un-posto-nel-mondo-Fabio-Volo/9788804571247/a_aid=didattichiamo21" target="_blank">Un posto nel mondo</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>(Italian)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Book Depository</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Michele ha un amico, Federico. Uno di quegli amici con i quali dividi tutto: l'appartamento, la pizza e la birra, ma anche i sogni e le frustrazioni, le gioie e i dolori, e qualche volta le donne. Un giorno Federico decide di mollare tutto e partire. Stanco della vita monotona di provincia, se ne va alla</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: -webkit-auto;">ricerca dell'altra metà di sé. Michele invece resta. Quando torna, dopo cinque anni, Federico è cambiato. Ora è sereno, innamorato di una donna (Sophie) e della vita. Sembra una storia a lieto fine, ma non è così. Federico all'improvviso riparte, stavolta per un viaggio molto più lungo. Ritornerà (a sorpresa) nascosto dietro gli occhi di una bambina, Angelica."</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/%C3%88-una-vita-che-ti-aspetto-Fabio-Volo/9788804607168/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><span style="color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3iuYWSVxHG9-ro5MWT1o2WEsNyPaFJwuGxFIWPze1X-us0BWDDLYy3Uw_Jqf45OyRfsqDWgAtSHZuSVIo96m2ZKsCU1B2ltp_OmJ3eerb1w4n69Gp3L9hxs1f9JG_YFx_moGfmeL6jA/s320/Fabio+Volo+E%CC%80+una+vita+che+ti+aspetto+cover.jpg" height="320" width="202" /></span>.</span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/%C3%88-una-vita-che-ti-aspetto-Fabio-Volo/9788804607168/a_aid=didattichiamo21"><b>È una vita che ti aspetto</b></a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Book Depository</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Questo libro parla di Francesco che non era felice e invece poi sì. Finito. Un ragazzo di oggi, un trentenne qualunque, con un lavoro stressante, storie di sesso con ragazze diverse, la paura di restare fuori dal branco, la difficoltà di comunicazione con i genitori, il rimpianto e il ricordo dell'infanzia, il rito delle canne e il mito dell'amicizia, quella vera. Un ragazzo che un giorno si accorge di esistere senza vivere davvero, e decide che così non va. Con una buona dose di coraggio e tanta autoironia affronta la depressione, l'ipocondria, il torpore esistenziale. Come? Chiedetelo a Francesco. E a Ilaria.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Perché non vorremmo anticiparvelo, ma in questa storia c'è anche un lieto fine... Fabio Volo esplora con un linguaggio semplice il complesso mondo interiore di tutti e di ognuno.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">E racconta come nessun altro l'umorismo, le folgorazioni e le malinconie struggenti di un ragazzo normale."</span></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></i></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Buona lettura! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Happy reading!)</span><br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-70285193556201871932013-10-17T13:15:00.001-07:002014-01-07T12:20:01.888-08:00Se fa bello a San Gallo...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/se-fa-bello-san-gallo.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmghzYGtGWeiJE7aX8AMRImdQFDLjw65Uf5WnHgH9wIfsfFjZvUgYe7gnaPKFAFb-C0W8fpKiernp7P-D6UYl8HG_GLQ4KJahNOA941PaspC1aNWOhav6twAQWLnbaa-VdGlOOY-WB9s/s1600/Giorno+soleggiato+e+caldo+a+Los+Angeles+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmghzYGtGWeiJE7aX8AMRImdQFDLjw65Uf5WnHgH9wIfsfFjZvUgYe7gnaPKFAFb-C0W8fpKiernp7P-D6UYl8HG_GLQ4KJahNOA941PaspC1aNWOhav6twAQWLnbaa-VdGlOOY-WB9s/s640/Giorno+soleggiato+e+caldo+a+Los+Angeles+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpeg" height="457" width="640" /></a></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>"Se fa bello a San Gallo, il bello arriva sino a Natale."</i></span></blockquote>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">se</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">if</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">fare bel/brutto tempo </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to be good/bad weather</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">arrivare</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to arrive</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">sino a</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">up until</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Natale</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Christmas</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday, October 16, was the holiday of Saint Gallen, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> according to the Italian proverb above, an important indicator for weather conditions up until Christmas. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Los Angeles, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>faceva bel tempo</i> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(it was a beautiful day): </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>faceva caldo</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (it was hot) and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>era soleggiato</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (it was sunny). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today is another beautiful day, so, so far, the proverb holds true.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;">Che tempo faceva ieri da te? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(What was the weather like in your area?)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;"> Che tempo fa oggi? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(What's the weather like today?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are 10 Italian weather expressions that may help you answer that:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<iframe height="410" src="https://quizlet.com/28552518/familiarize/embedv2/" style="border: 0;" width="100%"></iframe>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-83265313606010660012013-10-11T12:12:00.000-07:002014-01-07T12:21:47.859-08:00Learning Italian from the streets: Cosa ti piace di più mangiare?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/01/learning-italian-from-streets-cosa-ti.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<br /><hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUzDtxixqI5am4EJC8c1Gv0k-G9aw13BpPlaQGtz24h6ws8Xb7xl70YTiVNmFghNq84zkH6zMcC7rMIuDFSwg707R3fi6XqCdfc2WSgckLnEY1V0PJkrM-ZMOH4EvspnoHsdyQS0JCUE/s1600/Easy+Italian+episode+1+screenshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Easy Italian Episode 1 Screenshot Cosa ti piace di più mangiare? as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUzDtxixqI5am4EJC8c1Gv0k-G9aw13BpPlaQGtz24h6ws8Xb7xl70YTiVNmFghNq84zkH6zMcC7rMIuDFSwg707R3fi6XqCdfc2WSgckLnEY1V0PJkrM-ZMOH4EvspnoHsdyQS0JCUE/s1600/Easy+Italian+episode+1+screenshot.jpg" title="Easy Italian Episode 1 Screenshot Cosa ti piace di più mangiare? as seen on didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My favorite aspect of learning a new language is the opportunity to interact with new groups of people and learn about their culture and lives. That's why I love the idea behind the <a href="http://www.easy-languages.org/">Easy Languages series</a>. Originally developed as Easy German, its a series of free videos in which native speakers hit the streets and ask topic-based questions to people they meet. Transcripts of the original dialogue as well as the English translation are included. It's a great way to glean some insight about that particular culture as well as to hear how native speakers really speak and respond. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In this first Easy Italian episode they take us to Matera, Italy and ask the question: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Cosa ti piace di più mangiare?</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(What is your favorite thing to eat?)</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">See how the people of Matera responded:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VxnPd0PgqjU?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did you notice how she asked questions in the informal "tu" form with some people, the formal "Lei" form with others, and the plural "Voi" for couples or groups of people?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some of the questions asked in the video. (I've converted them all to the informal "tu" form) Try responding to them yourself</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (either on your own or in the comment section below.)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Cosa ti piace di più mangiare?</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Cosa non deve mai mancare nel tuo frigo?</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Sai cucinare?</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Cosa sai cucinare meglio?</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Qual'è il piatto che cucini peggio?</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How do your food preferences compare to those expressed in the video? Any similarities or differences? Have you ever tried some of the dishes mentioned in the video? If so, what did you think?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For additional grammar practice, try converting the above questions to the formal "Lei" or plural "Voi" forms. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Use the comment section below or email your answers for feedback.)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far, I could only find this one Italian episode, but I'll keep you posted if I find any others. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're interested in other languages as well you can go to the <a href="http://www.easy-languages.org/">Easy Languages site</a> for Arabic, Malay, German, Spanish, French, and English.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-53922185479176198242013-10-08T14:01:00.000-07:002014-01-07T12:24:42.736-08:00"Alla tua salute, bambina."<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/10/tua-salute-bambina.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Casablanca movie quotations in translation | Frasi celebri di Casablanca in italiano</i></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In 2005, the American Film Institute (AFI) released a list of the top 100 movie quotations of all time and Casablanca (one of my personal favorites) topped the list with the most quotations- a total of six in all. The lines may seem relatively simple, but there's a certain something to their wording, flow, and delivery that makes them iconic and special. This got me thinking about the art of translation and how the Italian translators might have handled these lines. Some of the renditions are very straightforward and maintain the same feeling, while others seem to have a different "flavor" in Italian.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span>
</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1zGdXtXU8fNBjDMsfkHmO_BbG_4Mx2gniToalBz4Tjw3ChgI6D5z7FiVtJCbZCcwiDWshm9v5OwIYiv5RhxgfcKoeRR-uH3Ie1WXW-cT-XKzMfu9XM8obvQ2jLETziQhtjNaT8kvb0o/s1600/Casablanca,+Alla+tua+salute+(2)+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Alla tua salute, bambina" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1zGdXtXU8fNBjDMsfkHmO_BbG_4Mx2gniToalBz4Tjw3ChgI6D5z7FiVtJCbZCcwiDWshm9v5OwIYiv5RhxgfcKoeRR-uH3Ie1WXW-cT-XKzMfu9XM8obvQ2jLETziQhtjNaT8kvb0o/s1600/Casablanca,+Alla+tua+salute+(2)+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" title=""Alla tua salute, bambina" (c) 1942 Casablanca, Warner Bros. by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Alla tua salute, bambina.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Original quote: Here's looking at you, kid.</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCAFKsPe7MX23135AbJRfVx_nOezr6IhqixXTkebHv3hEPvQlQ3wWzu38nXqZvBW_OurNxjeDeqfUw-HHg-PQBUoOU_LKrVGrYDAV8rmSv0JLKQeeJKTauvq0KIp0FjN5AVYA6dUFhxA/s1600/Casablanca,+Con+tutti+i+ritrovi..+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Con tutti i ritrovi che ci sono nel mondo, doveva arrivare proprio nel mio." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCAFKsPe7MX23135AbJRfVx_nOezr6IhqixXTkebHv3hEPvQlQ3wWzu38nXqZvBW_OurNxjeDeqfUw-HHg-PQBUoOU_LKrVGrYDAV8rmSv0JLKQeeJKTauvq0KIp0FjN5AVYA6dUFhxA/s1600/Casablanca,+Con+tutti+i+ritrovi..+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" title=""Con tutti i ritrovi che ci sono nel mondo, doveva arrivare proprio nel mio" by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Con tutti i ritrovi che ci sono nel mondo, doveva arrivare proprio nel mio.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Original: "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjEMYn0FZzJ8h7D7Qr5VIspqDJYd_r8Salm6FMUojE562VSB0NjzoOKIX-ma72VnpvxcBtaF_j5V7BX8kZMF817npZCWFwqh719MZp5q5-vngM5K1mFcVPISki10fIqr7zq9-4fn8oro/s1600/Casablanca,+I+soliti+sospetti...+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Fermate i soliti sospetti."" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjEMYn0FZzJ8h7D7Qr5VIspqDJYd_r8Salm6FMUojE562VSB0NjzoOKIX-ma72VnpvxcBtaF_j5V7BX8kZMF817npZCWFwqh719MZp5q5-vngM5K1mFcVPISki10fIqr7zq9-4fn8oro/s1600/Casablanca,+I+soliti+sospetti...+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" title=""Fermate i soliti sospetti." (c) 1942 Casablanca, Warner Bros. by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fermate i soliti sospetti.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Original: Round up the usual suspects.</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Gu6y9bmAuwNUHlFJvhAr1WLKDRGK8Iaf7DT_412I3Xe_-gyBV-g47altFt5MEd-rdrfUonTQZzirxwHNaOYYXUWxzdMEuASiK8zH8oqZXYApuiycDA1qbXYo26dgOcZbrhC10yv-Q6Y/s1600/Casablanca,+Suonala+Sam+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Suonala, Sam. Suona 'Mentre il tempo passa.' "" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Gu6y9bmAuwNUHlFJvhAr1WLKDRGK8Iaf7DT_412I3Xe_-gyBV-g47altFt5MEd-rdrfUonTQZzirxwHNaOYYXUWxzdMEuASiK8zH8oqZXYApuiycDA1qbXYo26dgOcZbrhC10yv-Q6Y/s1600/Casablanca,+Suonala+Sam+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" title=""Suonala, Sam. Suona 'Mentre il tempo passa.' " (c) 1942 Casablanca, Warner Bros. by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Suonala, Sam. Suona "Mentre il tempo passa."</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Original: Play it Sam. Play "As time goes by."</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitOMxwIWiLBFltGue5DOlmd80PD5tBnHsrqZkyd9AlGtS80xLOkvWgz19ZAbtrJ3hgXmRUbx_23PtBjniUZIJNc7Lz5uu80vxpZwQ0plUvVqR_4_LkNB7I0A1Oc7HhcrfaksJbqS3xD8/s1600/Casablanca,+Avremo+sempre+parigi+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Avremo sempre Parigi."" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitOMxwIWiLBFltGue5DOlmd80PD5tBnHsrqZkyd9AlGtS80xLOkvWgz19ZAbtrJ3hgXmRUbx_23PtBjniUZIJNc7Lz5uu80vxpZwQ0plUvVqR_4_LkNB7I0A1Oc7HhcrfaksJbqS3xD8/s1600/Casablanca,+Avremo+sempre+parigi+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.com.jpg" title=""Avremo sempre Parigi." (c) 1942 Casablanca, Warner Bros. by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Avremo sempre Parigi.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Original: We'll always have Paris.</span></div>
<br />
<dl style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;"></dl>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhihHAqzhUFE2ThAQ-p5Jrw0KD38mqdW79XziES073utAWy6EalvKGKoNMh3hGryM4tQz94sVdtu1EyLwzzRkz3qjV7Te0LMO06fC-2UghWEUfjbpa9nSwrjarnFZ_cyuSXACttp3Jx8/s1600/Casablanca,+l'inizio+di+una+bella+amicizia+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Louis, credo che questo sia l'inizio di una bella amicizia."" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhihHAqzhUFE2ThAQ-p5Jrw0KD38mqdW79XziES073utAWy6EalvKGKoNMh3hGryM4tQz94sVdtu1EyLwzzRkz3qjV7Te0LMO06fC-2UghWEUfjbpa9nSwrjarnFZ_cyuSXACttp3Jx8/s1600/Casablanca,+l'inizio+di+una+bella+amicizia+by+Alex+for+didattichiamo.blogspot.jpg" title=""Louis, credo che questo sia l'inizio di una bella amicizia." (c) 1942 Casablanca, Warner Bros. by Alex for didattichiamo.blogspot.com" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Louis, credo che questo sia l'inizio di una bella amicizia.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Original</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">All photos: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Casablanca, 1942, (c) Warner Bros. Pictures,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">quotes added by Alex for Didattichiamo!</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I personally feel that all of the lines are good, but there's a certain "oomph" missing from the Italian translation of "Here's looking at you, kid." </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm a translator myself, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">so I can appreciate the challenges of accurately conveying the meaning, subtext, context, idiom, flow, and timing of this iconic line. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To be fair, "To your health, little girl" sounds much better in Italian than it does in English, but "Here's looking at you" has a certain something that gets lost in translation. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not to say the translators did a poor job (I'm stumped for a better alternative!) but it does </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">make the case </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">for learning languages and watching movies in their original language whenever possible. Watching movies in Italian, I've often found that certain lines and expressions became much richer and fuller once I was able to understand the original dialogue instead of relying solely on the English subtitles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you'd like to improve Italian, as well as familiarize yourself with Italian culture (both historical and contemporary) here are some great film options, available on Amazon. (You can choose to buy the DVDs, buy or rent digital copies, or some, like Cinema Paradiso are available for free with an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/video/primesignup?tag=didattichiamo-20">Amazon prime membership</a>.)</span><br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200px" id="Player_0ff5ca12-fa6e-470d-aa10-78eebdf39038" width="600px"> <param NAME="movie" VALUE="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_cw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Flinenandlaven-20%2F8010%2F0ff5ca12-fa6e-470d-aa10-78eebdf39038&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param NAME="quality" VALUE="high"><param NAME="bgcolor" VALUE="#FFFFFF"><param NAME="allowscriptaccess" VALUE="always"><embed src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_cw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Flinenandlaven-20%2F8010%2F0ff5ca12-fa6e-470d-aa10-78eebdf39038&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_0ff5ca12-fa6e-470d-aa10-78eebdf39038" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="Player_0ff5ca12-fa6e-470d-aa10-78eebdf39038" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="200px" width="600px"></embed></OBJECT> <noscript><a HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_cw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Flinenandlaven-20%2F8010%2F0ff5ca12-fa6e-470d-aa10-78eebdf39038&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</A></noscript></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I enjoyed all of the above films, but if you're not sure where to start, may I suggest...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305081034/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=6305081034&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20">Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A classic by the famed director De Sica, and worth seeing- whether you're interested in the Italian language or not.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6305291403/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=6305291403&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20">Il Postino (The Postman)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Endearing and charming and also very interesting linguistically- a "simple", barely comprehensible postman discovers poetry and the power of words thanks to Pablo Neruda and his beloved, Beatrice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XVMCLW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004XVMCLW&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20">L'Ultimo Bacio (The Last Kiss)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">An American version was also made of this film, but the original Italian one is much better! An interesting storyline about growing up and settling down, it features more contemporary situations and dialogue that are useful for learning common expressions and real, everyday Italian.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">TIP:</span></b> I recommend watching each movie several times. The first time, just watch it with English subtitles and enjoy it like you would any movie- paying attention to plot, characters, relationships etc. On subsequent views, try matching up the expressions you hear in spoken Italian with their English translation written below. See if its a literal, word for word translation, or if it had to be changed a bit in English. Make a note of any words you don't know, or see if you understand any new words based on their context. If you're more intermediate-advanced, you might want to try watching in Italian with Italian subtitles. When you feel really comfortable with the language, turn the subtitles off completely!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Alla vostra salute, bambini!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(& Happy Watching)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-61021876824758792332013-09-27T22:53:00.000-07:002014-01-07T12:26:18.458-08:00Coraggio e Paura | Courage and Fear<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/09/coraggio-e-paura-courage-and-fear.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPn909Ezz4BvE5zjt3UtENeFEJ6bFqltpAOG007Gj62A03tBn9IjGQZp3OA_XtMh9IRYPs-loFcWGKQdmNKgtFXYE7qm554bS-dIrZaGPzApMC_fvmPXekVD0wAoljn6pNBFouIcvnlI/s1600/Coraggio+Paura+citazione+di+Oriana+Fallaci+su+didattichiamo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Il coraggio è fatto di paura - citazione da Oriana Fallaci, image of Alex at Palos Verdes by LeAnn for didattichiamo.blogspot" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPn909Ezz4BvE5zjt3UtENeFEJ6bFqltpAOG007Gj62A03tBn9IjGQZp3OA_XtMh9IRYPs-loFcWGKQdmNKgtFXYE7qm554bS-dIrZaGPzApMC_fvmPXekVD0wAoljn6pNBFouIcvnlI/s640/Coraggio+Paura+citazione+di+Oriana+Fallaci+su+didattichiamo.jpg" height="480" title="Il coraggio è fatto di paura - citazione da Oriana Fallaci, image of Alex at Palos Verdes by LeAnn for didattichiamo.blogspot" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Il coraggio è fatto di paura" (Courage is made of fear.)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> As somebody who interviewed top world leaders during the 60s, 70s and 80s, including Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 & North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap during the Vietnam War, Italian journalist</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriana_Fallaci" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Oriana Fallaci</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, might know a thing or two about courage and fear.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The idea of courage and fear coexisting and even going hand in hand might not be a new one, but it has enjoyed more popularity lately thanks to the work of Dr. Brené Brown, who first came into the spotlight for her <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html" target="_blank">TEDx talk on vulnerability</a><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*</span>, and her appearances on Oprah's <a href="http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/Oprah-and-Brene-Brown" target="_blank">Super Soul Sunday</a>, and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahs-lifeclass/oprahs-lifeclass.html" target="_blank">Lifeclass</a>. One of the central points of her research is the idea that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather being authentic and willing to stand up and be seen, and in order to be vulnerable, one must be courageous. Being courageous does not require eliminating fear...the truly courageous still experience fear, but they know how to embrace it and use it to their advantage while staying true to their values.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">{*Thanks to TED.com's subtitle feature, you can listen to your favorite TED talks in English while reading the translation in several languages. It's a good way to see how different terms and expressions are worded in Italian, and can be a good way to recognize and memorize new vocabulary. The Italian transcription & subtitles are available for Brené Brown's talk... give it a try! Just choose Italian from the dropdown menu labeled "42 languages [Off]" that appears when you scroll over the bottom portion of the video}</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wondered if the concept of courage was viewed the same between Italian and American/English culture, so I looked to dictionaries for clues.... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">coraggio: 1. </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17px;">Forza d’animo:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 12px;"><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/definizione/coraggio">WordReference.com</a> - Dizionario della Lingua Italiana © 2012 Le Monnier</span></div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 12px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 12px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">courage: 1. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">the power or quality of dealing with </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">or facing danger, fear, pain, etc</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://www.wordreference.com/definition/courage">WordReference.com</a> - Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers</span><br />
<div>
<span style="background-color: #f6f6f9; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought it was interesting that the Italian definition translated to "strength of spirit" while the English definition focused on some of the negative situations that might require courage. I personally respond more to the Italian version, and wonder if defining it in more positive terms also helps one to embrace it more fully, with all its parts- bravery & fear, conviction & doubt, etc.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do you think? Che ne pensi?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some of my favorite vocabulary from the transcription/translation of <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html">Brené Brown's talk</a>:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">il coraggio - courage</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{comes from Latin "cor" for heart, which remains a common metaphor for inner strength}</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=courage" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">courtesy of etymonline.com</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">la paura - fear</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">la vulnerabilità - vulnerability</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fare la sviolinata a qualcuno - to sweet talk somebody</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">la connessione - connection </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">il senso di appartenenza - sense of belonging</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">la vergogna - shame</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">immedesimarsi - to empathize; put oneself in another's shoes, identify with</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">un senso di merito - a sense of worth</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">compassionevole - compassionate</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">l'autenticità - authenticity</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">un risveglio spirituale - a spiritual awakening</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">le balle - B.S. (bull-sh..)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">abbastanza - enough</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">appassionatamente - passionately</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-19929326175288275732013-09-11T21:37:00.002-07:002014-01-07T12:32:59.839-08:00I dieci errori - The ten errors<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/01/i-dieci-errori-ten-errors.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Inspired by an article I read on </span><a href="http://d.repubblica.it/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">D- la Repubblica</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"> entitled: </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><a href="http://d.repubblica.it/cucina/2013/09/05/foto/errori_stereotipi_americani_cucina_italiana-1798046/1/#1" target="_blank">L'Arte della cucina italiana: i 10 errori da non commettere</a></i> </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The art of Italian cuisine: the ten errors not to commit</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">, I thought we could take a look at simplified versions of these "ten errors" and use them as a basis for reviewing negative informal "tu" commands in Italian. (You might learn something you didn't know about Italian culture, too!)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">1. Mai e poi mai sorseggiare un cappuccino durante i pasti.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Never ever sip/drink a cappuccino during meals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not so much now, but I have to admit I used to be one of those Americans who had no problem consuming a latte or cappuccino either during or after a meal. The "Art of Italian Cuisine" article, however, maintains that this is a big no-no (at least if you want to seem Italian.) Cappuccinos are for <u>breakfast</u> (preferably with something sweet like a croissant or a brioche) and espresso (referred to simply as coffee or "caffè" most of the time) is for after meals or any other time throughout the day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">2. Non servire una pasta o un risotto come contorno.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do not serve a pasta or risotto as a side dish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another "error" that I committed in the past, but have done less after having spent a bit of time with Italians. Pasta and risotto are first course dishes and stand alone! If you want a meat or other second course dish, eat your pasta first, then grab a new plate and perhaps a vegetable side dish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">3. Non versare olio nell'acqua della pasta.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do not put oil in the pasta water.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've actually read that putting a bit of oil in the water can help stop the "foaming over" that sometimes happens when cooking pasta, but apparently, my source was not Italian as the article states that you should never put anything in the pasta water except salt which is added in abundance. I've found that if you use a big enough pot, the boiling over phenomenon isn't a problem anyway, so make an Italian happy and only add oils and other condiments AFTER the pasta has been cooked and drained.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">4. Non mettere lo ketchup sulla pasta.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't put ketchup on pasta.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wait, some people do this?? Yes, ketchup is tomato-based like other perfectly acceptable pasta condiments, but it's also quite modified from its original tomato-state (read: very sweetened!) so please stick to fresh or freshly-canned tomatoes and tomato sauces and, as the article implores, "Tieni lo ketchup per le tue patatine fritte o hot dog" (<i>Keep the ketchup for your french fries or hot dog</i>.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">5. Non sostituire gli spaghetti per le tagliatelle in "Tagliatelle Bolognese."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't substitute spaghetti for tagliatelle in "Tagliatelle Bolognese."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pairing of a pasta sauce with its perfect pasta shape is very important business in Italy. Who knows how or why spaghetti got involved with bolognese abroad, but if the original recipe calls for tagliatelle, use tagliatelle!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.markethallfoods.com/product_images/z/327/tagliatelle__39419_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.markethallfoods.com/product_images/z/327/tagliatelle__39419_std.jpg" height="320" title="courtesy of Market hall foods: http://www.markethallfoods.com/products.php?product=Egg-Tagliatelle" width="244" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Tagliatelle are long and flat, more similar to fettuccine than they are to spaghetti.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Rules 6- 9 of the original list are less "errors" in and of themselves and more misconceptions about the "Italianness" of each dish. So I'll sum up these rules into one single error:)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">6-9. Non pretendere certe cose che pensi siano "tipiche" in Italia.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Don't expect certain things you think of as "typical" in Italy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For example:</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pasta with chicken- Although it's delicious, you'd be hard pressed to find this combination anywhere in Italy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caesar Salad- invented by a chef of Italian origins, but virtually unknown in Italy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fettuccine Alfredo- invented by a chef in Rome, but only ever got popular outside of Italy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Red and white checkered table cloths- charming as they may be, if you see them in Italy, they're probably just trying to cater to tourists who think that's what everybody uses in Italy.</span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">10. Non ignorare i consigli della mamma.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't ignore mom's advice!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good, sage advice in any context but especially true when you're talking about good food and family tradition. In Italy and elsewhere, it's often the women who keep and pass on family recipes and wisdom, so when in doubt, take it from a mom.</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>QUICK GRAMMAR</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>(Don't be afraid!)</i></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"TU" COMMANDS:</b></span></div>
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Affirmative "Tu" Commands:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> (as in </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Do this!</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For -are verbs, it's the same as the 3rd person singular present tense</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">parlare: </span><strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parlo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parli</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parla</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parliamo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parlate</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parlano</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> -> </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Parla!</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(Speak!)</i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Or, you can also think of it as simply dropping the final -re:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">mangiare -> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">mangia</span><strike>re</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> -> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mangia!</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><i>(Eat!)</i></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For -ere and -ire verbs, it's the same as the 2nd person singular present tense: (including the -isc- that gets added to the stem of certain -ire verbs)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">prendere: </span><strike>prendo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><b>prendi </b><strike>prende</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike>prendiamo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> etc....</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Prendi!</span></b><i>(Take!)</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">scrivere: </span><strike>scrivo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><b>scrivi</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike>scrive</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike>scriviamo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> etc... -> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Scrivi!</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(Write!)</i></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">dormire: </span><strike>dormo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><b>dormi</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike>dorme</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike>dormiamo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> etc... -> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dormi!</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(Sleep!)</i></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">finire: </span><strike>finisco</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><b>finisci</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike>finisce</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><strike>finiamo</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> etc... -> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Finisci!</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(Finish!)</i></span></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are also irregular verbs where the above rules don't work. Some of the most common irregular "tu" commands are:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>
</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<dd><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">andare -> <b>Va'!</b> </span><i>(Go!)</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">essere -> <b>Sii!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Be!)</i></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">avere -> <b>Abbi!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Have!)</i></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">dire -> <b>Di'!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Say!/Tell!)</i></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">fare -> <b>Fa'!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Do!)</i></div>
</dd></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Negative "Tu" Commands</span> </b>(as in <i>Don't do that!</i>) </span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You just add "non" before the infinitive verb. This works for all verbs, regular and irregular, no matter if they're -are, -ere, or -ire.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parlare: </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Non</u> parlare!</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't speak!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">mangiare: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> mangiare!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't eat!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">prendere: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> prendere!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't take!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">scrivere: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> scrivere!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't write!</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dormire: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> dormire!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't sleep!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">finire: </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Non</u> finire!</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't finish!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">andare: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> andare!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't go!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">essere: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> essere!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't be!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">avere: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> avere!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't have!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dire: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> dire!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't say/tell!)</i> </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fare: </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Non</b></u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> fare!</b> </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Don't do!)</i></span></blockquote>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Now read over the "Ten Errors" again. Notice how all but one use the "non + infinitive verb" formula? [The first one, uses a similar construction, but instead of "non" for "don't" it uses "mai e poi mai" which means "never ever."]</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd like to know what you think about these "errors." Which ones do you agree with? disagree with? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you were going to write your own rules for cooking and eating, what would they be? I'm curious to hear, so post them in the comments below! </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Try to form them in the negative to continue practicing the negative "tu" commands)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's one of my own:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Non aspettare la colazione per mangiare i pancake.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Don't wait for breakfast to eat pancakes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy studying (and eating!) </span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Alex</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-31851032265988852022013-09-05T13:46:00.000-07:002014-01-10T22:12:44.542-08:00"Il sale della terra" by Ligabue: new single & video<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/09/sale-della-terra-by-ligabue-new-single.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New in Italian music:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ligabue was one of the first Italian artists I discovered when I started learning Italian so I'm always eager to check out his newest releases.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The album <i>Il sale della terra</i> (The salt of the earth) releases November 26. In the meantime, enjoy the title single which conveniently has the lyrics incorporated directly into the video for us language learners. You can also check out my (rough) English translation side-by-side with the original lyrics below the video.</span><br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IUWtAUKYmAQ?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(For more Liga news check out his <a href="http://ligabue.com/" target="_blank">official website</a>)</span>
<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la sorpresa dietro i vetri scuri </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la risata dentro il tunnel degli orrori </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la promessa che non costa niente </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la chiarezza che voleva molta gente. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Siamo il capitano che vi fa l'inchino </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la ragazza nel bel mezzo dell'inchino </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo i trucchi nuovi per i maghi vecchi </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo le ragazze nella sala degli specchi. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Siamo il culo sulla sedia, il dramma, la commedia, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">il facile rimedio </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo l'arroganza che non ha paura </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo quelli a cui non devi chiedere fattura. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Siamo....... il sale della terra! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo....... il sale della terra! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Siamo l'opinione sotto libro paga </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo le riunioni qui nel retro di bottega </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo le figure dietro le figure </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la vergogna che fingiamo di provare. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Siamo il culo sulla sedia, la farsa, la tragedia, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">il forte sotto assedio </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la vittoria della tradizione </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo furbi che più furbi di così si muore. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo....... il sale della terra! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo....... il sale della terra! </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Siamo la freddezza che non ha paura </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo quel tappeto steso sulla spazzatura </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la Montblanc con cui ti faccio fuori* </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Siamo la risata dentro il tunnel degli orrori. </span></td>
<td valign="top" width="50%"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the surprise behind the dark glass</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the laughter inside the tunnel of horrors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the promise that doesn't cost a thing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the clarity that many people want</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are the captain that bows at you all</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the girl in the middle of a curtsy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the new tricks for the old magicians</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the girls in the room of mirrors</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are the ass in the chair, the drama, the comedy, the easy remedy</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the arrogance that has no fear</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the ones that you needn't ask an invoice from.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are……. the salt of the earth!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are……… the salt of the earth!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are the opinion that's on the payroll</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the meetings in the back room of the store</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the figures behind the figures</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the shame that we fake feeling.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are the ass in the chair, the farce, the tragedy, the fort under siege;</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the victory of tradition</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are clever, any cleverer and you’d die.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are……. the salt of the earth!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are……… the salt of the earth!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are the coldness that has no fear</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the rug laid out over the trash</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the Mont Blanc pen with which we do you in*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We are the laughter inside the tunnel of horrors.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*I'm not sure, but I think this refers to a Mont Blanc brand pen so I translated it as such.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Interested in hearing more Ligabue? Check out the "Ascoltiamo" music player in the sidebar to the right or check out the compilation of Ligabue's biggest hits: <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/didattichiamo-20/detail/B0019C6IXQ" target="_blank">Il Secondo Tempo</a> in the <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/didattichiamo-20" target="_blank">D! Store</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy listening!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Alex</span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-4931772779151297922013-09-05T12:03:00.001-07:002014-01-08T17:51:22.568-08:00Neffa - Quando Sorridi: Song Meaning, Lyrics & Present Tense Italian Verbs<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/09/neffa-quando-sorridi-song-meaning.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh91s-OYp3zAClykcHjYuytXzBhgYAsXicEPXPJXiqWe17coYkG4r0Bx1UxO31yQLzPH6wSl1sV0J6ZZmeXROXyo7oNfOTlADOpb8uZEIv9hyD_PLpNQpggvo_E26KdygUvaLMEOBGPDM/s1600/Musica+Neffa+Quando+sorridi+main+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Didattichiamo: Musica Neffa Quando Sorridi- Present tense verbs & pronunciation" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh91s-OYp3zAClykcHjYuytXzBhgYAsXicEPXPJXiqWe17coYkG4r0Bx1UxO31yQLzPH6wSl1sV0J6ZZmeXROXyo7oNfOTlADOpb8uZEIv9hyD_PLpNQpggvo_E26KdygUvaLMEOBGPDM/s1600/Musica+Neffa+Quando+sorridi+main+image.jpg" title="Didattichiamo: Musica Neffa Quando Sorridi- Present tense verbs & pronunciation" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The upbeat tune and the simple, straightforward lyrics make <b>Neffa's Quando Sorridi </b>(When you smile) the perfect song to work on your Italian pronunciation as well as see the simple present tense of some common Italian verbs in use.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, familiarize yourself with the song using this video which includes the lyrics:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(As always, I recommend singing along when you can! It will improve your pronunciation, cadence, and rhythm so you sound more natural, plus it will help commit vocabulary and expressions to memory!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wO8gvtlNdJo?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, let's take a look at the verbs in the song, all of which are in the simple present tense or the infinitive (the unconjugated form of the verb, roughly corresponding to "to + verb" in English and ending in -are, -ere or -ire in Italian.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've underlined <b>verbs in </b></span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the simple present tense</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.. for each, what is the </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">infinitive</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> form? is it a regular or irregular verb? what is the subject of the verb? </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(Remember, in Italian the subject is rarely expressed with the subject pronoun, and most often determined by the </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">verb ending</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">!)</span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ognuno <u>ha</u> un peso da portare con sé </span>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">non dirmi che tu non lo <u>sai</u> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ma più ci <u>pensi</u> e più <u>succede</u> che poi </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>finisce</u> che non ce la <u>fai </u></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sospesi in volo su una grande giostra al suono della musica </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>giriamo</u> io e te </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>giriamo</u> io e te </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">La stessa vita così amara qualche istante fa </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">se solo tu <u>vuoi</u> poi <u>diventa</u> più dolce che mai </span></div>
<div style="min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Non lo <u>sai</u> che quando <u>sorridi</u> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>è</u> un attimo </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">E così i pensieri più tristi </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>svaniscono</u> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A che <u>serve</u> farsi la vita difficile </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">se alla fine <u>è</u> già complicata così com'<u>è</u> </span></div>
<div style="min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ognuno <u>ha</u> un po' amore dentro si sé </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">non dirmi che tu non ce l'<u>hai</u> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ma più ne <u>chiedi</u> e più non <u>serve</u> perché </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>dipende</u> da quanto ne dai </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">E poi lasciarti andare fino in fondo alla tua solitudine </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">se <u>è</u> quello che vuoi </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">se <u>è</u> quello che vuoi </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ma finché al mondo c'<u>è</u> qualcuno che ci <u>tiene</u> a te </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>ricorda</u> se <u>puoi</u> quello <u>è</u> il bene più grande che <u>hai</u> </span></div>
<div style="min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Non lo <u>sai</u> che quando <u>sorridi</u> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">è un attimo </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">e così i pensieri più tristi </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>svaniscono</u> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a che serve farsi la vita difficile </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">se alla fine <u>è</u> già complicata così com'<u>è</u> x3</span></div>
<div style="min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
Thanks to <a href="http://www.angolotesti.it/N/testi_canzoni_neffa_237/testo_canzone_quando_sorridi_1765040.html" target="_blank">angolotesti.it</a> for the song lyrics!</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6719669194694753896" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Compare your answers to my list of verbs (complete with the full present tense conjugations and meanings) here:</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><strike>Verbs di Quando Sorridi da Neffa on Google docs</strike></u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(document link only available through <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/09/neffa-quando-sorridi-song-meaning.html">the same post on the new site</a>, Via Optimae)</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, listen to the song again- paying close attention to the verbs. Do you have a better idea of what is being said and who the singer is "talking" to?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now let's look at my rough translation of the lyrics in English. Once you've read through them, listen to the song again and see if you can associate the Italian words with the English translation. In some cases, you'll see that they correspond word for word, in other cases, the wording changes quite a bit. Do you agree with the translation? Anything you would have translated differently?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Neffa- Quando Sorridi Lyrics in English:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everybody has a weight to carry along</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't tell me that you don't know</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the more you think about it, the more it happens that</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It ends up that you can't handle it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Suspended on a big merry-go-round to the sound of the music</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You and I go around</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You and I go around</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The same life, that was so bitter just a second ago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">becomes sweeter than ever if you just want it to…</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't you know that when you smile</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It takes just a second</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And all you're saddest thoughts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Disappear</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What's the point of making life difficult</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it's already complicated enough, just as it is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everybody has a bit of love inside themselves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't tell me that you don't have it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the more you ask for it the more it doesn't work because</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It depends on how much of it you give.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then you let yourself go to the very depths of your loneliness</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If that's what you want</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If that's what you want</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But as long as in the world there is somebody who cares about you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember if you can, that that's the biggest asset you have.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't you know that when you smile</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It takes just a second</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And all you're saddest thoughts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Disappear</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What's the point of making life difficult</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it's already complicated enough, just as it is.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is the song a little clearer? More meaningful? What is the message of the song? Do you agree with it?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To me, the song is a simple reminder that how you react to situations and events in life is important and choosing to smile is a powerful way to instantly improve everything. Life can be difficult at times, but remembering what really counts can provide a little perspective and make even life's complications more enjoyable.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, keep pressing play.. and </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: right;">Sorridi!</span><br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Alex</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*At the time of posting, this song was not available on amazon.com (where I generally buy all of my music) but they do have another, recent Neffa hit: "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BNYFVJC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BNYFVJC&linkCode=as2&tag=didattichiamo-20" target="_blank">Molto Calmo</a>" which I also recommend!</span></div>
</div>
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-79765451142343658642013-07-23T19:59:00.003-07:002014-01-08T18:16:36.100-08:00Gli aggettivi di nazionalità - The adjectives of nationality in Italian<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/07/gli-aggettivi-di-nazionalita-adjectives.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aggettivi di nazionalità are the adjectives that specify which country a person or thing comes from.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In English the adjective of nationality for Italy is "Italian".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Giovanni comes from Italy. He is <u>Italian.</u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Italian, the adjective of nationality for Italy (Italia) is "italiano."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Giovanni proviene dall'Italia. È <u>italiano.</u></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Chances are, you've heard "italiano" before, but what about the adjectives of nationality for other countries… like Antigua and Barbuda? Kenya? Sri Lanka?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Italian, like in English, even if you don't know the exact adjective, you can still express this idea by using the following construction:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">di (definite article)* + (paese)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of/from + (country)</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="border-color: rgb(51, 153, 51); border-style: solid;">
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: start;">
<div style="text-align: start;">
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*When the </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">preposition </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">di</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (of/from) is combined with a definite article, either: </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">il</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">la</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">l', i, le </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">gli</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> they get joined together to create the articulated forms: </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">del, della, dell', dei, delle, degli</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Whether you can simply use "di" or must use one of the articulated forms in this construction depends on the country/context.</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Kasun? Lui è dello Sri Lanka.</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Kasun? He's from Sri Lanka.</span></i></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">La squadra olimpica del Kenya è bravissima!</span></i></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The olympic team from Kenya is great!</span></i></div>
<div>
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That construction works, but often it sounds better to have a single word— the appropriate adjective of nationality. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="font-size: x-large;">Kasun? Lui è <b>singalese</b></i> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(anche "c<i>ingalese</i>")</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Kasun? He's Sri Lankan.</span></i></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">La squadra olimpica <b>keniota</b> è bravissima!</span></i></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Kenyan olympic team is great!</span></i></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The following is an almost complete list of the countries of the world (listed alphabetically in Italian) and their corresponding Aggettivo di nazionalità: </span></span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4rMSV7b-phWVGpjVGU2d0EzVDg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Qb_-6UTlxUx1eSWLuesU65yGqu3mJB5K7KDQirTQzbIZJM5ZNs4AccJ4DiNhGjwDU7mbaynDS_J4iJp1Powh-L3T9N5Lnx6YVc3bFlm7AXmyisHPt4t0h9day8BqYqBvCS6H5qC8_c7H/s1600/Preview+of+Aggettivi+di+Nazionalita%CC%80.jpg" height="110" width="400" /></span>.</span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(available as a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4rMSV7b-phWVGpjVGU2d0EzVDg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">pdf on Google drive</a>)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">or</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">flip through the list here in Flashcard format:</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><iframe height="410" src="http://quizlet.com/24720360/familiarize/embedv2/" style="border: 0;" width="100%"></iframe>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hint: you can also use the drop down menu on the bottom right hand side "Choose a Study Mode" to see the list in various learning modes and games.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There isn't always a corresponding adjective (in this case the aforementioned construction is the only option) and sometimes, more than one term is acceptable. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Want more explanation and/or activities? Check out these sites:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.oneworlditaliano.com/grammatica-italiana/aggettivi-di-nazionalita.htm" target="_blank">Aggettivi di Nazionalità da One World Italiano</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.impariamoitaliano.com/nazione02.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Esercizio- Aggettivi di Nazionalità da Impariamo Italiano</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Mi chiamo Alex e sono americana (o statunitense!)... e tu?</span></i></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-50608539653275167722013-07-08T17:48:00.000-07:002014-03-03T19:20:08.356-08:00Fare domande- Asking questions in Italian<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/07/fare-domande-asking-questions-in-italian.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are two types of questions, "yes or no" questions and all others. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In English, yes or no questions require the use of an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_verb" target="_blank">auxiliary verb</a>. If the sentence doesn't already have an auxiliary, then do/does is added.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mary eats ice cream. -> Does Mary eat ice cream?</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In English, you can also simply change your intonation, but this usually implies a bit of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">incredulity to the statement.</span><br />
<br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mary eats ice cream. -> Mary eats ice cream? (I thought she was lactose intolerant!)</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In Italian, however, there is no auxiliary for questions, and a rising intonation at the end is the only difference between a statement and a question. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mary mangia il gelato. -> Mary mangia il gelato?</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can still be incredulous, but this requires exaggerating the rising tone.</span><br />
<br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mary mangia il gelato. -> Mary mangia il gelato???</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For all other questions, it is necessary to use one of the "question words." In English, they are known as "the five w's" plus how and how much. In Italian, they are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div>
<br />
WHO? <span style="font-size: large;"> CHI? </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(as in the word "key")</span><br />
WHAT?<span style="font-size: large;"> CHE (COSA)?* </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(keh koh-za)</span><br />
WHEN?<span style="font-size: large;"> QUANDO? </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(kwan-doh)</span><br />
WHERE?<span style="font-size: large;"> DOVE? </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(doh-vay)</span><br />
WHY?<span style="font-size: large;"> PERCHÉ? </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(per (as in pear) -kay)</span><br />
HOW?<span style="font-size: large;"> COME? </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(koh-may)</span><br />
HOW MUCH?<span style="font-size: large;"> QUANTO? </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(kwan-toh)</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Che</i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> is literally </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>what</i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>che cosa</i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> is literally </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>what thing. </i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Both forms are pretty much interchangeable, but there are some instances where one sounds better than the other.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The pronunciation guides in parentheses above are very rough approximations based on English words. To get a feel for the native pronunciation of each word, listen and repeat along with the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/07/fare-domande-asking-questions-in-italian.html" target="_blank">{See this post on our new site to view the video.}</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
Now that you're familiar with each word, let's listen to them in context. </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2013/07/fare-domande-asking-questions-in-italian.html" target="_blank">{See this post on our new site to view the video.}</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, without referring to the translations, can you fill in the blanks for each sentence from the video?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
____ vuole andare a Firenze?</div>
<span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Who wants to go to Florence?</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
____ c'è da fare a Firenze?</div>
<span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">What is there to do in Florence?</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
____ possiamo andare? </div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> When can we go?</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
_________ costa il biglietto?</div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">How much does the ticket cost?</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
____ si trova il Palazzo Vecchio?</div>
<span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Where is the Palazzo Vecchio located?</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
____ costa così tanto il biglietto aereo?</div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Why does the plane ticket cost so much?</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 18px;">
____ si dice "let's go" in italiano?</div>
<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">How do you say "let's go" in Italian?</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Familiarizing yourself with key words in context as spoken by native speakers is a great way to learn new vocabulary and make sure you are able to recognize it as it is spoken. So be sure to check out <a href="http://rhinospike.com/">rhinospike.com</a> for downloadable audio versions of various texts (or request your own recording if you need something specific!)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>A <u>chi</u> piace studiare l'italiano?</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Who likes studying Italian?</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(I hope you!)</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">-A</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A special thanks to Enzo at rhinospike.com who provided the native-speaker audio for both videos!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-48444798961016017822013-04-18T00:58:00.000-07:002014-01-07T12:43:35.776-08:00Song Lyrics and meaning: L'essenziale by Marco Mengoni<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, so </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/2014/01/song-lyrics-and-meaning-l-by-marco.html" target="_blank">read this post on our new site</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: white;"><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/didattichiamo-20/detail/B00BLYNN3A" target="_blank">.<span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81yigbPr12L._SL1429_.jpg" height="198" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></span>.</a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>L'essenziale</i> can be found on the 2013 album <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/didattichiamo-20/detail/B00BLYNN3A" target="_blank">#prontoacorrere.</a></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you follow the Italian music competition, <a href="http://www.sanremo.rai.it/" target="_blank">Sanremo</a>, then you already know that the 2013 winner in the "Campioni" category was Marco Mengoni with his song "L'essenziale." What you may not know, however, is all the lyrics to the song and/or what they mean so let's watch a video of the song with the lyrics included. If you can, listen several times and <b>sing along</b> when you feel ready.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rdfW33AHmd4" width="560"></iframe>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that you're familiar with it, let's look at the text all at once:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sostengono gli eroi <br />"se il gioco si fa duro, <br />è da giocare!" <br />Beati loro poi <br />se scambiano le offese con il bene. <br />Succede anche a noi <br />di far la guerra e ambire poi alla pace <br />e nel silenzio mio <br />annullo ogni tuo singolo dolore. <br />Per apprezzare quello che <br />non ho saputo scegliere. <br /><br />Mentre il mondo cade a pezzi <br />io compongo nuovi spazi <br />e desideri che <br />appartengono anche a te <br />che da sempre sei per me <br />l'essenziale. <br /><br />Non accetteró <br />un altro errore di valutazione, <br />l'amore è in grado di <br />celarsi dietro amabili parole <br />che ho pronunciato prima che <br />fossero vuote e stupide. <br /><br />Mentre il mondo cade a pezzi <br />io compongo nuovi spazi <br />e desideri che <br />appartengono anche a te. <br />Mentre il mondo cade a pezzi <br />mi allontano dagli eccessi <br />e dalle cattive abitudini, <br />torneró all'origine, <br />torno a te che sei per me <br />l'essenziale <br /><br />L'amore non segue le logiche <br />Ti toglie il respiro e la sete. <br /><br />Mentre il mondo cade a pezzi <br />io compongo nuovi spazi <br />e desideri che <br />appartengono anche a te. <br />Mentre il mondo cade a pezzi <br />mi allontano dagli eccessi <br />e dalle cattive abitudini, <br />torneró all'origine, <br />torno a te che sei per me <br />l'essenziale</span><br />
<div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, tahoma, helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, tahoma, helvetica; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Text provided by <a href="http://angolotesti.it/">angolotesti.it</a> (they're my favorite resource for the lyrics to Italian songs!)</span></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What words do you recognize? Which words don't you understand? Using a dictionary (I almost always use <a href="http://wordreference.com/">wordreference.com</a>) make a list of the unknown words. See if you can identify which part of speech each word is (noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, preposition, etc.) For the verbs, can you tell which tense is used? Any tenses you haven't studied yet?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, take a look at my rough English translation below. Note which words and phrases I translated literally and where I chose to change the wording a bit... Can you think of other ways to word the expressions in English or do you see anything you would translate differently?</span><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
<w:UseFELayout/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="276">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /><br />Heroes assert <br />“if the game is difficult, <br />then it’s to be played!” <br />Good for them then <br />if they mistake harm for good. <br />It happens also to us <br />to make war and then yearn for peace <br />and in my silence <br />I take away each one of your pains. <br />In order to appreciate what <br />I haven’t before known to choose. <br /> <br />While the world falls to pieces <br />I put together new spaces <br />and desires that <br />belong also to you <br />because you’ve always been to me <br />what’s essential. <br /> <br />I will not accept <br />another mistake in judgment <br />love is capable of <br />hiding itself behind loving words <br />that I said aloud before when <br />they were empty and stupid. <br /> <br />While the world falls to pieces <br />I put together new spaces <br />and new desires that <br />belong also to you <br />While the world falls to pieces <br />I move away from the excess <br />and from the bad habits, <br />I’ll return to the origin <br />I return to you because you are for me <br />what’s essential.</span>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, listen to the song again. Sometimes, I find that the mood of the song has changed once I understand the words more fully, is that the case with you? Do you like the song any more or any less now?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep listening and singing along and stay tuned (pun intended) for more Song exercises... I promise, it's one of the best ways to learn a language!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~A</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you're in the US, check out the cd in the <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/didattichiamo-20/detail/B00BLYNN3A" target="_blank">Didattichiamo! SHOP</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">-or- </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Follow these direct links to Amazon in your country:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Mp3 album <i>#prontoacorrere</i> (or individual tracks): <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BVJZXCO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00BVJZXCO&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven-21" target="_blank">(uk)</a> ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00BUUZL5S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1642&creative=19458&creativeASIN=B00BUUZL5S&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven08-21" target="_blank">(fr)</a> ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BUQ7HGI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B00BUQ7HGI&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven0c-21" target="_blank">(de)</a> </span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">CD <i>#prontoacorrere</i>: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BLYNN3A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00BLYNN3A&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven-21" target="_blank">(uk)</a> ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00BLYNN3A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1642&creative=19458&creativeASIN=B00BLYNN3A&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven08-21" target="_blank">(fr)</a> ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00BLYNN3A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=19454&creativeASIN=B00BLYNN3A&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven0c-21" target="_blank">(de)</a> ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B00BCOLCKU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3370&creative=24114&creativeASIN=B00BCOLCKU&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven0e-21" target="_blank">(it)</a> ~ <a href="http://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B00BCOLCKU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24822&creativeASIN=B00BCOLCKU&linkCode=as2&tag=linenlaven06-21" target="_blank">(es)</a></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<!--EndFragment--></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-25614780104130395342013-04-09T17:18:00.002-07:002014-01-08T19:26:46.369-08:00Italian Picture Dictionaries<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">OUR NEW NAME AND ADDRESS IS</span><span style="font-family: Paytone One, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> VIA OPTIMAE! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">{<a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">www.viaoptimae.com</a>}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Didattichiamo!</i> will slowly be phased out, but <a href="http://www.viaoptimae.com/">all of the digital magazines I created are now available at the new site</a>. You can also</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://eepurl.com/LRBRb" target="_blank">subscribe by email</a> to receive our latest updates.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<hr style="border: dashed rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of the Italian Picture Dictionaries I created in one digital "stand". Click through each digital magazine to see beginning vocabulary plus learn a little about Italian culture and expressions!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<iframe height="625px" src="http://glossi.com/embed/stand/11-learn-italian" style="border: 1px solid #ccc;" width="100%"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-85420826489495387982013-02-20T20:45:00.000-08:002013-02-20T20:45:36.760-08:00Italian Food Picture Dictionary, Vol. 04<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/4207-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-04" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: white;">.<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://glossi-media-us-west.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/ps_220_275_crop_baf1d1eadd5147f0bac69b5c00a8c59d.png" /></span>.</span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Italian food vocabulary and food-related idiomatic expressions organized into a fun digital magazine format. Flip through the pages of this digital magazine at <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/4207-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-04" target="_blank">Glossi.com</a> or view other volumes in the collection: <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/1684-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-01" target="_blank">Vol. 01</a>, </span><a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/2074-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-02" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Vol. 02</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">,</span> <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/3137-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-03" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Vol. 03</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Alex</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-78362969582805357872013-02-20T20:29:00.006-08:002013-02-20T20:31:19.090-08:00Italian Food Picture Dictionary, Vol. 03<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/3137-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-03" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://glossi-media-us-west.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/ps_220_275_crop_d4e2e0e99b054f2abda426cdaf44532e.png" /></span><span style="color: white;">.</span></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Italian food vocabulary and food-related idiomatic expressions organized into a fun digital magazine format. Flip through the pages of this digital magazine at <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/3137-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-03" target="_blank">Glossi.com</a> or view other volumes in the collection: <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/1684-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-01" target="_blank">Vol. 01</a>, <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/2074-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-02" target="_blank">Vol. 02</a>, <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/4207-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-04" target="_blank">Vol. 04</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Alex</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719669194694753896.post-38107511525797609412013-02-20T20:03:00.000-08:002013-02-20T20:40:33.687-08:00Italian Food Picture Dictionary, Vol. 02<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/2074-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-02" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://glossi-media-us-west.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/ps_220_275_crop_d696b5df035c4249908c22cfd3483ab1.png" /></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Italian food vocabulary and food-related idiomatic expressions organized into a fun digital magazine format. Flip through the pages of this digital magazine at <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/2074-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-02" target="_blank">Glossi.com</a> or view other volumes in the collection: <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/1684-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-01" target="_blank">Vol. 01</a>, <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/3137-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-03" target="_blank">Vol. 03</a>, <a href="http://glossi.com/alshay7/4207-italian-food-picture-dictionary-vol-04" target="_blank">Vol. 04</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Studying!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Alex</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015214487879641528noreply@blogger.com0