Learn about correlative conjunctions in the Italian language so you can link concepts together
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Consuelo: Hello everyone! I'm Consuelo, and welcome to ItalianPOD101. |
| Marco: With us, you'll learn to speak Italian with fun and effective lessons. |
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| Marco: In this lesson, we will be studying Italian correlative conjunctions, delving into e. |
| Consuelo: This conversation takes place at the bakery. |
| Marco: The conversation is between Elena and a customer. |
| Consuelo: The speakers are not friends; therefore, they will be speaking formally. |
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| Marco: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Elena: Buongiorno signore! Che cosa le do oggi? |
| Cliente: Buongiorno! Vorrei delle michette e un po' di pizza bianca e del pane integrale. |
| Elena: Nient'altro? |
| Cliente: No grazie, basta così. |
| Elena: Va bene. |
| Cliente: Ah no, senta, e poi mi dia anche un paio di cornetti e quattro panini all'olio. |
| Elena: (il cellulare di Elena squilla) Mi scusi un momento! |
| Cliente: (stizzito) Prego. |
| Elena: (spegne il cellulare) Sì, mi scusi, mi dica. Voleva altro? |
| Cliente: No, basta così, grazie. |
| Elena: Va bene, fanno 5 euro in totale. |
| Cliente: Grazie, arrivederci. |
| Mario: Elena, fai troppe cose assieme. E quando servi i clienti, e quando rispondi al telefono. Cosi facendo perderai clienti! |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Elena: Buongiorno signore! Che cosa le do oggi? |
| Cliente: Buongiorno! Vorrei delle michette e un po' di pizza bianca e del pane integrale. |
| Elena: Nient'altro? |
| Cliente: No grazie, basta così. |
| Elena: Va bene. |
| Cliente: Ah no, senta, e poi mi dia anche un paio di cornetti e quattro panini all'olio. |
| Elena: (il cellulare di Elena squilla) Mi scusi un momento! |
| Cliente: (stizzito) Prego. |
| Elena: (spegne il cellulare) Sì, mi scusi, mi dica. Voleva altro? |
| Cliente: No, basta così, grazie. |
| Elena: Va bene, fanno 5 euro in totale. |
| Cliente: Grazie, arrivederci. |
| Mario: Elena, fai troppe cose assieme. E quando servi i clienti, e quando rispondi al telefono. Cosi facendo perderai clienti! |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Elena: Buongiorno signore! Che cosa le do oggi? |
| Marco: Good morning Sir! What can I give you today? |
| Cliente: Buongiorno! Vorrei delle michette e un po' di pizza bianca e del pane integrale. |
| Marco: Good morning! I'd like to have some michette and some white pizza and some whole meal bread. |
| Elena: Nient'altro? |
| Marco: Nothing else? |
| Cliente: No grazie, basta così. |
| Marco: No thanks, that's enough. |
| Elena: Va bene. |
| Marco: All right. |
| Cliente: Ah no, senta, e poi mi dia anche un paio di cornetti e quattro panini all'olio. |
| Marco: Ehm, no listen. And give me a couple of croissants and four olive oil panini. |
| Elena: (il cellulare di Elena squilla) Mi scusi un momento! |
| Marco: (Elena's mobile rings) Excuse me, just a minute. |
| Cliente: (stizzito) Prego. |
| Marco: (irritated) Please. |
| Elena: (spegne il cellulare) Sì, mi scusi, mi dica. Voleva altro? |
| Marco: (turns off the mobile) Yes, I'm sorry, please tell me. Did you want something else? |
| Cliente: No, basta così, grazie. |
| Marco: No, that's enough, thank you. |
| Elena: Va bene, fanno 5 euro in totale. |
| Marco: All right, it's five euros in total. |
| Cliente: Grazie, arrivederci. |
| Marco: Thanks, goodbye. |
| Mario: Elena, fai troppe cose assieme. E quando servi i clienti, e quando rispondi al telefono. Cosi facendo perderai clienti! |
| Marco: Elena, you do too many things at the same time. You serve the customers and answer the phone. This way you will lose customers! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Marco: Cristiano, can you explain to our listeners what a white pizza is? |
| Cris: That's a particular pizza from Rome. The term pizza bianca refers to the fact that it lacks tomato sauce. Usually white pizza is topped with olive oil, salt, and, occasionally, rosemary leaves. |
| Marco: That sounds delicious! |
| Cris: I've heard that there is a sort of American version of the white pizza famous on the East Coast; is that right? |
| Marco: Oh yes, in the US it has mozzarella and ricotta cheese drizzled with olive oil as toppings. |
| Cris: Well, I'll give it a try when I go to the US! |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| The first word we shall see is: |
| Consuelo: volere [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to want, to wish, to demand |
| Consuelo: volere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo: volere [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Consuelo: integrale [natural native speed] |
| Marco: whole, entire, wholemeal, uncut |
| Consuelo: integrale [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo: integrale [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Consuelo: cornetto [natural native speed] |
| Marco: croissant |
| Consuelo: cornetto [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo: cornetto [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Consuelo: momento [natural native speed] |
| Marco: moment |
| Consuelo: momento [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo: momento [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Consuelo: cliente [natural native speed] |
| Marco: customer, client, guest |
| Consuelo: cliente [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo: cliente [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Consuelo: perdere [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to lose, to waste, to miss |
| Consuelo: perdere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Consuelo: perdere [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: Cristiano, what do you think about doing more than one thing at the same time? |
| Cris: That's something that may happen to you at work, sometimes. |
| Marco: Answering the phone, fixing those spreadsheets, replying to the boss's e-mails. |
| Cris: We have an old saying in Italian that goes |
| Marco: "If you try to grab too much you'll end up with nothing." |
| Cris: That's the literal meaning, is there an English version? |
| Marco: Ah!! Maybe I got it! You mean "Grab all, lose all." |
| Cris: Oh, yes, exactly that one! |
Lesson focus |
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| The Focus of This Lesson Is on congiunzioni coordinative correlative ("Coordinative Correlative Conjunctions") |
| Cris: Let's take a look at today's grammar point. |
| Marco: Today we are going to continue with the study of the |
| Cris: "congiunzioni" coordinative correlative |
| Marco: coordinative correlative conjunctions |
| Cris: That's a mouthful! |
| Marco: And we still haven't started the grammar explanation. |
| Cris: "Prego è tutta tua!" Please, it's all yours! |
| Marco: The coordinative correlative conjunctions are those conjunctions that join together either two (rarely more) words or phrases, thus relating each element in reciprocal terms. |
| Their meaning and usage is exactly the same as their English counterparts. |
| Cris: The "congiunzioni" correlative are always used in couple unless they are part of peculiar expressions, including adverbs or other conjunctions. |
| Marco: Which we will deal with in our higher-level courses. |
| Marco: In informal spoken Italian, the couple |
| Cristiano: "e…e" |
| Marco: "and…and" is used to relate two or more objects, or actions that take place at the same time. |
| For example... |
| Cris: "Io guardo la tv e mangio un panino e bevo un bicchiere d'acqua." |
| Marco: "I'm watching the TV and eating a sandwich and drinking a glass of water." |
| Marco: In the sentence above, the couple "e…e" joins two phrases. |
| Cris: "Leggo romanzi e d'avventura e di fantascienza." |
| Marco: "I read adventure and science fiction novels." |
| In this case the couple "e…e" joins two adjectives. |
| Cris: "Fai troppe cose assieme e studi, e lavori, e giochi a rugby." |
| Marco: "You do too many things at the same time and you study, and you work, and you play rugby." |
| In this sentence, the conjunction "e" joins a list of actions the subject performs in a given period. |
| Cris: In proper Italian, we should avoid using "e…e" at all times, unless we voluntarily wish to use a very low level of Italian. |
| Marco: Rather, in both spoken and written Italian, we should use the conjunction "e" just once, inserting it before the last element of the list. Please note that when used in this way, the conjunction "e" works exactly as its English equivalent. |
| For example… |
| Cris: "Mi piace leggere e andare alle feste." |
| Marco: I like reading and going to parties. |
| Cris: "Ho comprato il pane, la pasta, il tonno *e l'olio d'oliva." |
| Marco: "I bought bread, pasta, tuna, and olive oil." |
| Cris: "Io, Luigi e Serena siamo andati in vacanza assieme." |
| Marco: Serena, Luigi, and I went on vacation together. |
| Marco: Finally, we have to notice that when using multiple subjects, which include "io" ("I"), in Italian, the first singular pronoun is normally the first element of the list, not the last as would be the case in English. |
Outro |
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