Learn how to talk about the difference in seasons and how to use some prepositions of time
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Betsey: Hi everyone! Welcome back to ItalianPod101.com. This is Lower beginner Season 1 Lesson 11 - How Do You Like the Weather in Italy? |
| Ofelia: Ciao! Ofelia here. |
| Betsey: In this lesson, you'll learn to use some prepositions of time. Such as… |
| Ofelia: In estate è troppo umido. |
| Betsey: "In summer it is too humid." This conversation takes place at a cafè in Turin. |
| Ofelia: Silvia e Mieke parlano insieme. |
| Betsey: The conversation is between Silvia and Mieke.The speakers are co-workers, so they'll use informal language. |
| Ofelia: Ascoltiamo! |
| DIALOGUE |
| Mieke: Che brutto tempo! |
| Silvia: In settembre di solito le giornate sono belle. |
| Mieke: Vorrei andare in bicicletta e godere della città. In estate è troppo caldo e umido. |
| Silvia: Hai ragione! Secondo le previsioni da giovedì il tempo migliora. |
| Mieke: Vorrei abitare alle Hawaii- bel tempo tutto l'anno. |
| Silvia: È vero. Però io amo sciare quindi in inverno mi piace la neve! |
| Betsey: Let's hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Mieke: Che brutto tempo! |
| Silvia: In settembre di solito le giornate sono belle. |
| Mieke: Vorrei andare in bicicletta e godere della città. In estate è troppo caldo e umido. |
| Silvia: Hai ragione! Secondo le previsioni da giovedì il tempo migliora. |
| Mieke: Vorrei abitare alle Hawaii- bel tempo tutto l'anno. |
| Silvia: È vero. Però io amo sciare quindi in inverno mi piace la neve! |
| Betsey: Now let's hear it with the English translation. |
| Mieke: Che brutto tempo! |
| Mieke: What horrible weather! |
| Silvia: In settembre di solito le giornate sono belle. |
| Silvia: In September, the days are usually beautiful. |
| Mieke: Vorrei andare in bicicletta e godere della città. In estate è troppo caldo e umido. |
| Mieke: I'd like to cycle and enjoy the city. In the summer, it is too humid. |
| Silvia: Hai ragione! Secondo le previsioni da giovedì il tempo migliora. |
| Silvia: You're right! According to the weather forecast, the weather will get better from Thursday. |
| Mieke: Vorrei abitare alle Hawaii- bel tempo tutto l'anno. |
| Mieke: I'd like to live in Hawaii—beautiful weather all year round. |
| Silvia: È vero. Però io amo sciare quindi in inverno mi piace la neve! |
| Silvia: It's true. But I love skiing, so in the winter, I like the snow. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Ofelia: Let's talk about vacations and vacation destinations in Italy. |
| Betsey: Great! Just today I was dreaming about my summer vacation! Maybe I can get some good inspiration! So Ofelia, where do Italians go on vacation? |
| Ofelia: The majority prefer to go to the sea. |
| Betsey: That makes sense, since Italy is surrounded by beautiful sea! |
| Ofelia: Yes, and among the most popular destinations there are the long beaches of Romagna, or Tuscany's seaside. |
| Betsey: But some of the most popular coasts are in the South, in Calabria and Sicily, right? |
| Ofelia: Yes, and of course in Sardinia too! |
| Betsey: Are there Italians that prefer the mountains? |
| Ofelia: Of course! About 30% of Italians spend their holiday in the mountains. |
| Betsey: What are some popular spots? |
| Ofelia: Particularly popular are Valle d'Aosta, on the border with France, Trentino, close to Austria and of course the Dolomiti. |
| Betsey: Everywhere seems very interesting! And are there Italians who travel abroad too? |
| Ofelia: Recently more people have been going to foreign destinations like the beaches of Greece, Spain and Egypt, and also European capitals like Paris, London and Berlin. |
| Betsey: I see. And what are the most popular exotic destinations? |
| Ofelia: I would say Cuba, Seychelles and Mauritius. ...So, Betsey, have you decided on your plans for the summer now? |
| Betsey: I think the southern coast of Italy sounds pretty good! But before I get carried away, let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Betsey: The first word we shall see is... |
| Ofelia: andare in bicicletta [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: to cycle |
| Ofelia: andare in bicicletta [slowly - broken down by syllable] andare in bicicletta [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: godere [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: enjoy |
| Ofelia: godere [slowly - broken down by syllable] godere [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: estate [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: summer |
| Ofelia: estate [slowly - broken down by syllable] estate [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: umido [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: humid |
| Ofelia: umido [slowly - broken down by syllable] umido [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: troppo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: too much |
| Ofelia: troppo [slowly - broken down by syllable] troppo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: secondo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: according to |
| Ofelia: secondo [slowly - broken down by syllable] secondo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: previsione del tempo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: weather forecast |
| Ofelia: previsione del tempo [slowly - broken down by syllable] previsione del tempo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: previsione del tempo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: to get better |
| Ofelia: previsione del tempo [slowly - broken down by syllable] previsione del tempo [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: Next |
| Ofelia: abitare [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: to live |
| Ofelia: abitare [slowly - broken down by syllable] abitare [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: And last... |
| Ofelia: sciare [natural native speed] |
| Betsey: to ski |
| Ofelia: sciare [slowly - broken down by syllable] sciare [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Betsey: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Ofelia: The first word is ESTATE |
| Betsey: This means "SUMMER. What about the other seasons? |
| Ofelia: After summer, we would have 'AUTUNNO' |
| Betsey: Autumn (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: INVERNO |
| Betsey: Winter (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: PRIMAVERA |
| Betsey: Spring. (Little pause) Apart from autumn, the seasons' names are quite different from the English translation. |
| Ofelia: That's right! They have different origins...so the only way to learn them is to memorize them! |
| Betsey: The second word we'll look at is... |
| Ofelia: SECONDO |
| Betsey: Which means "ACCORDING TO"....Hmm, but I also know that it can mean "second," |
| Ofelia: Right, but actually they are two different words! In this lesson, we will see "secondo" as a preposition. |
| Betsey: Ok, got it! |
| Ofelia: Let's start with something very useful - the expression 'Secondo me' |
| Betsey: That means 'according to me' or 'in my opinion'. |
| Ofelia: Yes! It's a very common way to express your own thoughts. It is not too imposing. |
| Betsey: What's an example? |
| Ofelia: Secondo me, questo film è un capolavoro. |
| Betsey: "In my opinion, this movie is a masterpiece." Can you use it for other people too? |
| Ofelia: Of course - ‘Secondo Mary è sbagliato.' |
| Betsey: Which is "According to Mary, it is wrong." Ok, what's the next one we'll look at? |
| Ofelia: ABITARE |
| Betsey: TO LIVE |
| Ofelia: Now this is a useful verb for introducing yourself - both abitare and vivere can be used. |
| Betsey: Ok, let's see an example! |
| Ofelia: ‘Abito a Brescia' OR 'vivo a Brescia.' |
| Betsey: Both mean "I live in Brescia." Okay, now onto the grammar. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Betsey: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use some common prepositions of time. |
| Ofelia: Let's start by focusing on which prepositions can be used together with months. |
| Betsey: All right, but first let's review the months in Italian. I think they are very similar to the English! |
| Ofelia: They are! So we would have gennaio, |
| Betsey: January, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: febbraio, |
| Betsey: February, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: marzo, |
| Betsey: March, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: aprile, |
| Betsey: April, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: maggio, |
| Betsey: May, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: giugno, |
| Betsey: June, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: luglio, |
| Betsey: July, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: agosto, |
| Betsey: August, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: settembre, |
| Betsey: September, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: ottobre, |
| Betsey: October, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: novembre, |
| Betsey: November, (Little pause) |
| Ofelia: dicembre, |
| Betsey: December.(Little pause) If I remember correctly, in Italian, months never have capital letters, unless they are at the beginning of a sentence, right? |
| Ofelia: That's right! |
| Betsey: Ok. Which prepositions can be used before a month? |
| Ofelia: You can use 'IN' and 'A'. |
| Betsey: Can you give us some sentences? |
| Ofelia: Sure. 'In marzo vado a Londra.' |
| Betsey: Or... |
| Ofelia: 'A marzo vado a Londra.' |
| Betsey: Both mean "In March I, will go to London." |
| Ofelia: There is no difference between using 'A' or 'IN.' |
| Betsey: I see. That's easy! |
| Ofelia: Now let's look at what preposition is used with seasons. |
| Betsey: The preposition for seasons is 'IN', right? |
| Ofelia: That's right! So here is an example - In estate è troppo umido. |
| Betsey: Which means "In summer it is too humid." Let's now look at some other prepositions of time that can be used in various situations. How do you say ‘from' in Italian? |
| Ofelia: That's 'da' |
| Betsey: can you give us a sample sentence? |
| Ofelia: Secondo le previsioni da giovedì il tempo migliora. |
| Betsey: "According to the weather forecast the weather will get better from Thursday." |
| Ofelia: Also, in Italian 'da [something] a [something]' translates to the English "from [something to [something]" |
| Betsey: Can you give an example please? |
| Ofelia: Da giovedì a lunedì le scuole sono chiuse per le vacanze di Pasqua. |
| Betsey: "From Thursday to Monday schools will be closed for Easter holidays." |
| Ofelia: And of course da [something] a [something] can also be prepositions of space. |
| Betsey: A sample sentence could be… |
| Ofelia: Da Torino a Milano ci sono 150 Km. |
| Betsey: "From Turin to Milan there are 150 km." |
| Now listeners, remember to check the lesson notes to reinforce what you've learned in this lesson. |
Outro |
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| Betsey: OK. That's all for this lesson. |
| Ofelia: Thank you all for listening! A presto! |
| Betsey: See you next time! |
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