INTRODUCTION |
Cinzia: Ciao a tutti! |
Marco: Marco here. Newbie Series, season 1, lesson#42 - When Can I Get the Hot New Products in Italy? |
Cinzia: Hello everyone! I'm Cinzia, and welcome to ItalianPod101. |
Marco: With us, you'll learn to speak Italian with fun and effective lessons. |
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Marco: and tips you won't find in a textbook. |
Cinzia: In this lesson you will learn about the first of four different circumstances in which the futuro semplice is used. |
Marco: This conversation takes place in a bar. |
Cinzia: The conversation is between John and Laura. |
Marco: The speakers are friends, therefore they will be speaking informal Italian. |
Marco: Don't forget you can leave us a comment on this lesson. |
Cinzia: So if you have a question, |
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Marco: We're looking forward to hearing from you! Ok, let's listen to the conversation. |
DIALOGUE |
TV announcer: I primi cellulari basati sul sistema operativo Google Android saranno disponibili entro la fine dell'anno. |
John: Quindi a Natale saranno in vendita? |
Laura: Di solito i nuovi prodotti arrivano per Natale. |
John: Ma l'anno prossimo usciranno i nuovi iPhone! |
Laura: Usciranno sempre nuovi cellulari. |
Marco: Let’s hear it slowly now. |
TV announcer: I primi cellulari basati sul sistema operativo Google Android saranno disponibili entro la fine dell'anno. |
John: Quindi a Natale saranno in vendita? |
Laura: Di solito i nuovi prodotti arrivano per Natale. |
John: Ma l'anno prossimo usciranno i nuovi iPhone! |
Laura: Usciranno sempre nuovi cellulari. |
Marco: And now, with the translation. |
TV announcer: I primi cellulari basati sul sistema operativo Google Android saranno disponibili entro la fine dell'anno. |
Marco: The first cell phones based on the Google Android operating system will be available by the end of the year. |
John: Quindi a Natale saranno in vendita? |
Marco: So they will be on sale for Christmas. |
Laura: Di solito i nuovi prodotti arrivano per Natale. |
Marco: Usually new products arrive for Christmas. |
John: Ma l'anno prossimo usciranno i nuovi iPhone! |
Marco: But next year new iPhones will come out! |
Laura: Usciranno sempre nuovi cellulari. |
Marco: New cell phones will always come out. |
POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
Cinzia: So in the dialog John seems really interested in new cell phones. |
Marco: He sure is. Also we Italians love to have the newest cell phone around. |
Cinzia: Yes, Italy is one of the countries with the highest percentage of cell phone users. |
Marco: And contrary to some countries, we have a majority of prepaid cell phone plans, right? |
Cinzia: Yes, it is the easiest way. |
Marco: And this way you can have more than one phone with you as the monthly costs are very low. |
Cinzia: If you don't use it much. |
Marco: Yes, got me there, Cinzia. |
Cinzia: How many cell phones do you have. |
Marco: Me? Only 2. And you? |
Cinzia: I only have one, and trust me, it's enough. I can't even imagine being traceable on two mobile phones! |
Marco: Yeah, you have a point there, too. |
VOCAB LIST |
Cinzia: The first word we will look at is basare [natural native speed] |
Marco: to base, found |
Cinzia: basare [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Cinzia: basare [natural native speed] |
Marco: Next word |
Cinzia: sistema operativo [natural native speed] |
Marco: operating system |
Cinzia: sistema operativo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Cinzia: sistema operativo [natural native speed] |
Marco: Next word |
Cinzia: disponibile [natural native speed] |
Marco: available |
Cinzia: disponibile [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Cinzia: disponibile [natural native speed] |
Marco: Next word |
Cinzia: fine dell'anno [natural native speed] |
Marco: end of the year |
Cinzia: fine dell'anno [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Cinzia: fine dell'anno [natural native speed] |
Marco: Next word is |
Cinzia: entro [natural native speed] |
Marco: within, by |
Cinzia: entro [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Cinzia: entro [natural native speed] |
Marco: And lastly, we have the expression |
Cinzia: in vendita [natural native speed] |
Marco: on sale |
Cinzia: in vendita [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
Cinzia: in vendita [natural native speed] |
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
Marco: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
Cinzia: The first word we will look at is basare. |
Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
Cinzia: La sua teoria si basa su dei punti importanti. |
Marco: His theory is based on some important points. |
Cinzia: The next word we will look at is sistema operativo. |
Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
Cinzia: Che sistema operativo usi? |
Marco: What operating system do you use? |
Cinzia: Next we have disponibile. |
Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
Cinzia: Sei disponibile per una partita di calcio venerdi? |
Marco: Are you available for a soccer match on Friday? |
Cinzia: Next we have the expression fine dell’anno. |
Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
Cinzia: Per la fine dell'anno voglio cambiare macchina. |
Marco: By the end of the year I want to change car. |
Cinzia: Then we have entro. |
Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
Cinzia: Devo essere alla riunione entro le sette. |
Marco: I have to be at the meeting by seven. |
Cinzia: The lastly, we have in vendita. |
Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
Cinzia: Presto il nuovo iPod sarà in vendita. |
Marco: Soon the new iPod will be on sale. |
Lesson focus
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Cinzia: The futuro semplice tense is used in four different circumstances. Today we are going to take a look at the first one. |
Marco: 1st - to talk about prospective occurrences, especially those meant to take place in the distant future. Please, note that the idea of “distance” refers to the speaker perception. For example |
Cinzia: I fondi del governo saranno disponibili dall’inizio del prossimo anno. |
Marco: The government’s funds will be available by the beginning of the next year. |
Cinzia: Il campionato italiano finirà la terza settimana di maggio. |
Marco: The Italian league tournament will end in the third week of May. |
Cinzia: Nel futuro i cellulari saranno molto versatili. |
Marco: In the future, cell phones will be very versatile. |
Cinzia: As we have seen in these examples, these actions are meant to take place in the distant future. |
Marco: Very, very easy. |
Outro
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Marco: That just about does it for today. |
Marco: Before we go, we want to tell you about a way to drastically improve your pronunciation. |
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Marco: and then play it back just as easily. |
Cinzia: So you record your voice, and then listen to it. |
Marco: Compare it to the native speakers... |
Cinzia: And adjust your pronunciation! |
Marco: This will help you improve your pronunciation fast! |
Marco: Thank you all! |
Cinzia: Grazie a tutti ciao! |
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