Learn how to use Italian unstressed direct object pronouns (pronomi personali atoni)
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| INTRODUCTION |
| 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... |
| Marco: In this lesson we will start studying the first type of Italian direct object pronouns, the Pronomi personali atoni (unstressed personal pronouns). This conversation takes place at Laura and Martina's apartment |
| Cinzia: And it's between Laura and Martina They are friends, therefore they will be speaking informally |
| Cinzia: Listeners...I have a question... |
| Marco: A question? |
| Cinzia: Yep, I want to know when was the last time you commented? |
| Marco: Ahh, yes! Great question. |
| Cinzia: Stop by ItalianPOD101.com, leave us a comment or just say hi. |
| Marco: haha...okay, you heard Cinzia. |
| Marco: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Laura: Hai comprato il caffè? |
| Martina: Sì, l’ho comprato ieri. |
| Laura: Non lo trovo. Dove l’hai messo? |
| Martina: Ora lo cerco. |
| Laura: Ah, l’ho trovato! |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Laura: Hai comprato il caffè? |
| Martina: Sì, l’ho comprato ieri. |
| Laura: Non lo trovo. Dove l’hai messo? |
| Martina: Ora lo cerco. |
| Laura: Ah, l’ho trovato! |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Laura: Hai comprato il caffè? |
| Marco: Did you buy coffee? |
| Martina: Sì, l’ho comprato ieri. |
| Marco: Yes, I bought it yesterday. |
| Laura: Non lo trovo. Dove l’hai messo? |
| Marco: I can’t find it. Where did you put it? |
| Martina: Ora lo cerco. |
| Marco: I’ll look for it. |
| Laura: Ah, l’ho trovato! |
| Marco: Ah, found it! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Cinzia: In today’s dialogue we have a total of 5 personal pronouns! |
| Marco: Incredible how much we can use them in the Italian language. |
| Cinzia: We really hate repeating ourselves don’t we! |
| Marco: Or maybe we like talking with gestures so much we don’t need to repeat nouns so often! |
| Cinzia: We should have a podcast on Italian gestures! |
| Marco: Good idea! Dear listeners if you also think it is a good idea, let us know! |
| Cinzia: Yes, please let us know. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Cinzia: comprare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to buy, to purchase |
| Cinzia: comprare [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: comprare [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: caffè [natural native speed] |
| Marco: coffee, espresso |
| Cinzia: caffè [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: caffè [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: ieri [natural native speed] |
| Marco: yesterday |
| Cinzia: ieri [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: ieri [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: trovare [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to find |
| Cinzia: trovare [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: trovare [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: dove [natural native speed] |
| Marco: where |
| Cinzia: dove [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: dove [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Cinzia: mettere [natural native speed] |
| Marco: to put, put on |
| Cinzia: mettere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Cinzia: mettere [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. |
| Cinzia: The first word we will look at is |
| comprare |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Lo compro domani. |
| Marco: I’ll buy it tomorrow. |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| caffè |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Un caffè macchiato, grazie. |
| Marco: A caffè macchiato, thank you. |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| ieri |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Ieri sera sono uscito con Marta. |
| Marco: Yesterday evening I went out with Marta. |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| trovare |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: L’ho trovato! L’ho trovato! |
| Marco: I’ve found it! I’ve found it! |
| Cinzia: The next word/expression we will look at is |
| dove |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Dove andiamo? |
| Marco: Where are we going? |
| Cinzia: Today's last word/expression is |
| mettere |
| Marco: And the sample sentence is? |
| Cinzia: Dove metto la valigia? |
| Marco: Where shall I put the suitcase? |
Lesson focus |
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| Cinzia: Transitive verbs are followed by either direct object nouns or direct object pronouns, know as pronomi diretti. |
| Marco: Direct object pronouns substitute object nouns that have been previously mentioned or that can be clearly understood by the context they are inserted into. |
| Cinzia: Please remember that intransitive verbs are never followed by object nouns or pronouns. |
| Marco: There are two kinds of Italian direct object pronouns, today we shall see the first kind |
| Cinzia: Pronomi personali atoni |
| Marco: unstressed direct object pronouns |
| Cinzia: This is by far the most frequently used category. |
| Marco: These pronouns are used when we wish to employ an object pronoun instead of a noun, but do not wish to stress it as the most important part of the sentence. For instance |
| Cinzia: Il mio amico un panino al parco. |
| Marco: My friend eats a sandwich at the park. un panino is the direct object noun |
| Cinzia: Il mio amico lo mangia. |
| Marco: My friend eats it. lo is the direct object pronoun |
| Cinzia: Apro una confezione di cioccolatini. |
| Marco: I open a chocolate box. una confezione is the direct object noun |
| Cinzia: La apro. |
| Marco: I open it. la is the direct object pronoun |
| Cinzia: Please, note that since there is no neutral gender in Italian, nouns and pronouns can only be masculine or feminine. |
| Marco: If you are unsure about what gender an English word belongs to in Italian, look it up in a good dictionary. |
| Cinzia: Or just follow us! As we shall see so many Italian words you won't have any problems. |
| Marco: Excellent advice. |
| We shall now see the Italian unstressed personal pronouns, along with the corresponding direct object and their English translation. |
| Cinzia: I am going to say the Subject Personal pronoun in Italian |
| Marco: I will then say the Subject Personal pronoun in English. |
| Cinzia: Then I'll follow with the Italian Unstressed direct object pronoun |
| Marco: And finally the English Unstressed direct object pronoun. Here we go. |
| Cinzia: io |
| Marco: I |
| Cinzia: mi |
| Marco: me |
| Cinzia: tu |
| Marco: You |
| Cinzia: ti |
| Marco: you |
| Cinzia: lui |
| Marco: He |
| Cinzia: lo |
| Marco: him |
| Cinzia: lei |
| Marco: She |
| Cinzia: la |
| Marco: her |
| Cinzia: lui/lei* |
| Marco: It |
| Cinzia: lo/la |
| Marco: it |
| Cinzia: noi |
| Marco: We |
| Cinzia: ci** |
| Marco: us |
| Cinzia: voi |
| Marco: You |
| Cinzia: vi |
| Marco: you |
| Cinzia: loro |
| Marco: They |
| Cinzia: li (masculine); le (feminine) |
| Marco: them |
Outro |
| Marco: That just about does it for today. |
| Cinzia: Ready to test what you just learned? |
| Marco: Make this lesson's vocabulary stick by using lesson specific flashcards in the learning center. |
| Cinzia: There is a reason everyone uses flashcards... |
| Marco: They work... |
| Cinzia: They really do help memorization. |
| Marco: You can get the flashcards for this lesson at |
| Cinzia: ItalianPod101.com. |
| Marco: Okay.... |
| Marco: A presto! |
| Cinzia: Ciao! |
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