Learn the first of four ways that we use the future tense
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| 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. |
| Cinzia: We also provide you with cultural insights |
| 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. |
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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 |
| 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. |
| Cinzia: The voice recording tool... |
| Marco: Yes, the voice recording tool in the premium learning center... |
| Cinzia: Record your voice with a click of a button, |
| 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! |
Comments
HideHi Tom and Karen,
"Basati" is the past participle. You can get it by dropping "are" from "bas-are" and adding "-ato". It conjugates like an adjective, so, since "cellulari" is masculine and plural, "basato" changes into "basati."
"Si basa" is from the reflexive form of "basare," which is "basarsi," which literally means "to found oneself", so "to be based."
I hope this helps!
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
ciao, we do not understand what tense basati is? It does not seem to be any of the congugations for basare we have learned to date. .
I primi cellulari basati
We wonder how to get to basati from basare.
Another question:
"La sua teoria si basa su dei punti importanti."
We don't really understand the "si" in this sentence.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Grazie mille,
Tom and Karen