Review the three conjugations of the presente indicativo
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Cinzia: Buon giorno a tutti! Mi chiamo Cinzia. |
| Marco: Marco here. Newbie Series season 1, lesson 20 - The Rhythm of Italy. Buon giorno a tutti! I’m Marco and we’d like to welcome you to the 20th lesson of the Newbie Series in Italianpod101.com |
| Cinzia: Benvenuti! |
| Marco: We will be guiding you through basic grammar and vocabulary… |
| Cinzia: And don’t forget that we’re going to discuss different aspects of the language, culture and customs that you’ll find in Italy. |
| Marco: Excellent, excellent. So Cinzia, come stai oggi? How are you today? |
| Cinzia: Io sto molto bene oggi, grazie Marco, I am really fine today, thank you. |
| Marco: In this lesson we will review the three conjugations of the presente indicativo. |
| Cinzia: This conversation takes place in a bar. |
| Marco: And it is between Laura and John. |
| Cinzia: They are friends, therefore they will be speaking informal Italian. |
| DIALOGUE |
| John: Che musica ascolti? |
| Laura: Io amo la musica classica. |
| John: Davvero? Andiamo ad un concerto? |
| Laura: Certamente! Suggerisco di andare subito. |
| John: Ok, prendo la giacca e partiamo. |
| Marco: Let’s hear it slowly now. |
| John: Che musica ascolti? |
| Laura: Io amo la musica classica. |
| John: Davvero? Andiamo ad un concerto? |
| Laura: Certamente! Suggerisco di andare subito. |
| John: Ok, prendo la giacca e partiamo. |
| Marco: And now, with the translation. |
| John: Che musica ascolti? |
| Marco: What music do you listen to? |
| Laura: Io amo la musica classica. |
| Marco: I love classical music. |
| John: Davvero? Andiamo ad un concerto? |
| Marco: Really? Shall we go to a concert? |
| Laura: Certamente! Suggerisco di andare subito. |
| Marco: Sure! I suggest going right away. |
| John: Ok, prendo la giacca e partiamo. |
| Marco: Okay, I'll get my jacket and then we'll leave! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Marco: Now, Laura and John are really gonna have a nice evening, aren't they? |
| Cinzia: Yes Marco, because they are in Firenze, and they are going maybe to Santa Maria Novella! It's a lovely square! |
| Marco: Yes, and in Italy, dear listeners, many cities offer open air concerts, not always classical music concerts, but also contemporary music concerts. And what else Cinzia? |
| Cinzia: We have cinema e teatro all'aperto! |
| Marco: Cinema is cinema or... |
| Cinzia: Movies... |
| Marco: And teatro is... |
| Cinzia: Theatre... |
| Marco: And all'aperto means? |
| Cinzia: In the open, or outdoor. |
| Marco: So you're watching a movie under the stars, right? |
| Cinzia: This is so romantic... |
| Marco: Yes, except when it rains. |
| Cinzia: Yes, and except for mosquitos. |
| Marco: How do we say mosquito in Italian? |
| Cinzia: Zanzara. |
| Marco: And listen to the sound... ZANZARA! |
| Cinzia: ZZZZZzzz... |
| Marco: Exactly, it just sounds like that doesn't it? Zanzara! |
| Cinzia: Anyway Marco, I think we should move on! |
| Marco: Ok then, sorry about that. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Marco: Let's take a look at today’s vocabulary. |
| Marco: First word |
| Cinzia: ascoltare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to listen |
| Cinzia: ascoltare [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: ascoltare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: amare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to love |
| Cinzia: amare [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: amare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: musica [natural native speed] |
| Marco: music |
| Cinzia: musica [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: musica [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: classica [natural native speed] |
| Marco: classic (feminine singular) |
| Cinzia: classica [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: classica [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: davvero [natural native speed] |
| Marco: really, truly, indeed |
| Cinzia: davvero [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: davvero [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: andare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to go |
| Cinzia: andare [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: andare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: concerto [natural native speed] |
| Marco: concert |
| Cinzia: concerto [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: concerto [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: certamente [natural native speed] |
| Marco: certainly |
| Cinzia: certamente [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: certamente [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: suggerire [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to suggest |
| Cinzia: suggerire [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: suggerire [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: subito [natural native speed] |
| Marco: now, immediately |
| Cinzia: subito [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: subito [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Next word |
| Cinzia: prendere [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to take, get (figuratively, to buy) |
| Cinzia: prendere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: prendere [natural native speed] |
| Marco: Last word |
| Cinzia: giacca [natural native speed] |
| Marco: jacket |
| Cinzia: giacca [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: giacca [natural native speed] |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Cinzia: So now let’s have a look at the usage for some of the words and expressions. |
| Marco: The first word is, Cinzia? |
| Cinzia: amare |
| Marco: To love. |
| Cinzia: Mmmm. |
| Marco: Can you give us an example sentence please? |
| Cinzia: I gatti amano dormire. |
| Marco: Cats love sleeping. |
| Cinzia: musica |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Ascolto la musica Rock. |
| Marco: I listen to Rock music. |
| Cinzia: concerto |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Concerto all'aperto. |
| Marco: Open-air concert. |
| Cinzia: certamente |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Certamente signore! |
| Marco: Certainly, Sir! What about if it’s a woman? |
| Cinzia: Certamente signora! |
| Marco: Certainly, Madam! And what if it’s just “certainly”? |
| Cinzia: Certamente. |
| Marco: Ah, that’s easy, right? |
| Cinzia: Yes. |
| Marco: Ok then. |
| Cinzia: And the next word is subito. |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Torno subito. |
| Marco: I'll be right back. Rather often during lunch time, you can read Torno subito just on the door of shops, right? |
| Cinzia: Yes, and you know what, Marco? |
| Marco: What, what? |
| Cinzia: In Napoli, in my bit of Naples, people sometimes put this notice in their cars just for a very short time they park, just to let the others know that they’ll be right back. |
| Marco: So when they’re parking in no parking zones, they want to maybe say I’m going to the bakery, panetteria, and then I’ll be back? |
| Cinzia: Yes, exactly. So just to avoid the parking tickets. |
| Marco: Well, that’s a nice way. It’s actually really funny. Now come on, let’s finish these examples. |
| Cinzia: And the last word we will look at is giacca. |
| Marco: And the last sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: È una giacca di pelle. |
| Marco: It's a leather jacket. |
Lesson focus |
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| Marco: Now, we’ll see more details on when we can use the presente indicativo tense. Cinzia, when can we use it? |
| Cinzia: Well, first of all, to express habitual actions that take place on a regular basis. |
| Marco: For example? |
| Cinzia: Vado in palestra tutti i giorni. |
| Marco: I go to the gym every day. So it’s habitual. |
| Cinzia: Yes. |
| Marco: Perfect. What else? |
| Cinzia: To express an ongoing action. |
| Marco: For example? |
| Cinzia: John legge un libro. |
| Marco: John is reading a book. The action is continuing. |
| Cinzia: Yes, but be careful, because as you can hear, in English, you use the present continuous, instead in Italian we use the present! |
| Marco: And in what other circumstances do we use the presente indicativo tense? |
| Cinzia: To express an action that will happen in the immediate future. |
| Marco: Ok, so one example for our listeners. |
| Cinzia: Paola torna alle sei. |
| Marco: Paola will be back at six o’clock. What else, Cinzia? |
| Cinzia: To express a permanent state or a recurring action. |
| Marco: Ok, a permanent state or a recurring action. One example should help them out! |
| Cinzia: Elisa vive a Firenze. |
| Marco: Elisa lives in Florence. Well yes, if she’s living there, it’s not just for one day, is it? |
| Cinzia: Yes, it’s permanent. |
| Marco: Or recurring, we don’t want her to stay all her life in Firenze. She can go to Napoli too! |
| Cinzia: Yes, well, why not? |
| Marco: What else then? |
| Cinzia: To express how long the subject has been performing an action. |
| Marco: Ok. So for example Leggo da tre ore. Is that ok? |
| Cinzia: To translate, I have been reading for three hours. |
| Marco: And furthermore, there is an additional circumstance where you can use the presente indicativo. Since it’s not so common, but it’s actually interesting, so please check the PDF. |
| Cinzia: Let's recap all the three conjugations, just in one time! |
| Marco: Yes, so open up your ears! First of all, we have… |
| Cinzia: First conjugation, -are verb, amare. |
| Io am-o “I love” |
| Tu am-i “You love” |
| Lui/lei am-a “He/she loves” |
| Noi am-iamo “We love” |
| Voi am-ate “You love” |
| Loro am-ano “They love” |
| Cinzia: And now, second conjugation: -ere verb, prendere. |
| Io prend-o “I take” |
| Tu prend-i “You take” |
| Lui/lei prend-e “He/she takes” |
| Noi prend-iamo “We take” |
| Voi prend-ete “You take” |
| Loro prend-ono “They take” |
| Cinzia: And third conjugation: -ire verb, partire. |
| Io part-o ”I leave” |
| Tu part-i “You leave” |
| Lui/lei part-e “He/she leaves” |
| Noi part-iamo “We leave” |
| Voi part-ite “You leave” |
| Loro part-ono “They leave” |
| Cinzia: And finally, let’s take a look at another verb of the third conjugation, -ir, suggerire. |
| Io sugger-isc-o “I suggest” |
| Tu sugger-isc-i “You suggest” |
| Lui/lei sugger-isc-e “He/she suggests” |
| Noi sugger-iamo “We suggest” |
| Voi sugger-ite “You suggest” |
| Loro sugger-isc-ono “They suggest” |
| Marco: Now dear listeners, sorry for this long grammar lesson, but if you can remember all we said in these last four lessons on the presente indicativo, you will have no more problems with the regular verbs. With the irregular ones... well... that's another lesson! |
Outro |
| Cinzia: Buona fortuna! This is the end of today’s lesson. |
| Marco: Yes, but if you have any more doubts on verbs, please check the verb conjugation charts. |
| Cinzia: Yes. Buono studio! |
| Marco: That means “study well”. |
| Cinzia: Ciao ciao! |
| Marco: Ciao! |
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