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| INTRODUCTION |
| Marco: Hello, and welcome to the Beginner Series S2 at ItalianPOD101.com, where we study modern Italian in a fun, educational format! |
| Cristiano: So, brush up on the Italian that you started learning long ago, or start learning today. |
| Marco: Thanks for being here with us for this lesson. Cristiano, what are we looking at in this lesson. |
| Marco: In this lesson, we will study the second possible form to use imperative sentences in formal situations. In addition, we will see the conjugation of those verbs that follow an irregular inflection. |
| Cristiano: This conversation takes place at the university. |
| Marco: The conversation is between Luca and a professor. |
| Cristiano: The speakers are not friends; therefore, they will be speaking formally. |
| Cristiano: Listeners...I have a question... |
| Marco: A question? |
| Cristiano: Yep, I want to know when was the last time you commented? |
| Marco: Ahh, yes! Great question. |
| Cristiano: Stop by ItalianPOD101.com, leave us a comment or just say hi. |
| Marco: haha...okay, you heard Cristiano. |
| Marco: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Amica di Luca: Luca, vai! Tocca a te! |
| Professore: Buon giorno signor Martini. Prego, si sieda. |
| Luca: Grazie. |
| Professore: Allora, Signor Martini, vediamo se ha studiato…mi parli del suo argomento preferito, per cortesia. |
| Luca: Va bene. |
| Professore: E si rilassi, per cortesia. |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Amica di Luca: Luca, vai! Tocca a te! |
| Professore: Buon giorno signor Martini. Prego, si sieda. |
| Luca: Grazie. |
| Professore: Allora, Signor Martini, vediamo se ha studiato…mi parli del suo argomento preferito, per cortesia. |
| Luca: Va bene. |
| Professore: E si rilassi, per cortesia. |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Amica di Luca: Luca, vai! Tocca a te! |
| Marco: Luca, go! It’s your turn! |
| Professore: Buon giorno signor Martini. Prego, si sieda. |
| Marco: Good morning, Mr. Martini. Please, have a seat. |
| Luca: Grazie. |
| Marco: Thank you. |
| Professore: Allora, Signor Martini, vediamo se ha studiato…mi parli del suo argomento preferito, per cortesia. |
| Marco: So, Mr. Martini, let’s see if you studied…talk to me about your favorite subject, please. |
| Luca: Va bene. |
| Marco: Okay. |
| Professore: E si rilassi, per cortesia. |
| Marco: And please, relax. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Marco: So Cristiano, Italy has some universities that date quite far back in time, right? |
| Cris: Yes. Like the University of Bologna. |
| Marco: True it seems the university of Bologna is one of the oldest universities in the world or at least of Europe. |
| Cris: Wow. Incredibile. |
| Marco: So do you think they studied languages using iPods in those ages? |
| Cris: No. Only books and candle light. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| The first word we shall see is: |
| Cristiano: sedersi [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to sit, sit down |
| Cristiano: sedersi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cristiano: sedersi [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cristiano: vedere [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to look, to watch, to see |
| Cristiano: vedere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cristiano: vedere [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cristiano: argomento [natural native speed] |
| Marco: subject, argument, topic |
| Cristiano: argomento [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cristiano: argomento [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cristiano: rilassarsi [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to relax, rest, loosen up |
| Cristiano: rilassarsi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cristiano: rilassarsi [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cristiano: preferito [natural native speed] |
| Marco: favorite |
| Cristiano: preferito [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cristiano: preferito [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cristiano: studiare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to study |
| Cristiano: studiare [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cristiano: studiare [natural native speed] |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Marco: Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Marco: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases we learned in this lesson. The first word/phrase we’ll look at is... |
| Cris: argomento |
| Marco: subject, argument, topic |
| Cris: The usage of this word in Italian is slightly different from the English version. We don’t usually say, “avere un argomento” meaning, "having an argument." |
| Marco: And what do you use? |
| Cris: We use a different noun, discussione. |
| Marco: discussion |
| Cris: Ho avuto una discussione. |
| Marco: And this would translate as, “I had an argument.” |
| Cris: So please be careful when using this word. |
Lesson focus |
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| Cris: Let’s take a look at today’s Grammar point. |
| Marco: When we wish to give suggestions, invitations, exhortations, or politely issue orders, we use the third person, either singular or plural, of the present subjunctive |
| Cris: congiuntivo presente |
| Marco: The sentence may be followed by the same polite expressions we use for the present imperative. |
| Cris: imperativo presente |
| For instance… |
| Cris: Mi lasci il suo numero di telefono, per favore. |
| Marco: Give me your phone number, please. |
| Meaning… |
| Sir/miss, would you give me your phone number, please? |
| Cris: Si rilassi, per cortesia. |
| Marco: Relax, please. |
| Meaning… |
| Sir/miss would you relax, please? |
| Cris: Prego, si sieda. |
| Marco: Please, take your seat. |
| Cris: Please, note that the employment of third person is preferred in any formal circumstance, including when the speaker is acquainted with the interlocutor. |
| Marco: Let’s take a look at the present imperative conjugation of some Italian irregular verbs. |
| Cris: First, I am going to say the second person singular and then the second person plural. |
| Marco: Let's start. |
| Cris: andare |
| Marco: to go |
| Cris: va’ |
| Cris: andate |
| Cris: avere |
| Marco: to have |
| Cris: abbi |
| Cris: abbiate |
| Cris: dare |
| Marco: to give |
| Cris: dai |
| Cris: date |
| Cris: dire |
| Marco: to say |
| Cris: di’ |
| Cris: dite |
| Cris: essere |
| Marco: to be |
| Cris: sii |
| Cris: siate |
| Cris: fare |
| Marco: to do |
| Cris: fa’ |
| Cris: fate |
| Cris: sapere |
| Marco: to know |
| Cris: sappi |
| Cris: sappiate |
| Cris: stare |
| Marco: to stay |
| Cris: sta’ |
| Cris: state |
| Marco: We must notice that when the second person of these verbs attaches to a pronoun, the latter doubles its starting consonant. For instance… |
| Cris: Dammelo! |
| Marco: Give it to me! |
| Cris: Fallo! |
| Marco: Do it! |
| Cris: Vacci! |
| Marco: Go there! |
| Marco: The functioning of the present imperative when associated with both direct and indirect pronouns will be fully explained in the next class. |
Outro |
| Marco: That just about does it for today. |
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| Marco: Ciao! |
| Cristiano: A presto. |
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