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Basic Conversational Italian

Basic Conversational Italian. June 13, 2013 UWSP Continuing Education Dr. Flannery Wilson. Benvenuti !. Introductions Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, by Edoardo A. L èbano (optional). Available on Amazon or half.com . My email = fwils001@ucr.edu

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Basic Conversational Italian

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  1. Basic Conversational Italian June 13, 2013 UWSP Continuing Education Dr. Flannery Wilson

  2. Benvenuti! • Introductions • Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, by Edoardo A. Lèbano(optional). Available on Amazon or half.com. • My email = fwils001@ucr.edu • Course blog:http://uwspitalian.wordpress.com

  3. Please jot down… • Why did you decide to take Italian? • Have you taken it before? • What do you hope to gain from this course?

  4. L’alfabeto a (ah), b (bi), c (ci), d (di), e (ay), f (effe), g (gi), h (acca), i (ee), l (elle), m (emme), n (enne), o (oh), p (pi), q (cu), r (erre), s (esse), t (ti), u (oo), v (vu), z (zeta) What is missing?

  5. j (I lungo), k (cappa), y (ipsilon or igreca), w (doppia vu) , x (ics) These 5 letters are used in foreign words or obsolete Italian words. In modern Italian, “i” has replaced “j”, though it remains in proper names: Jacopo, Jolanda, etc. and foreign words: jazz, jolly)

  6. The letter “k” is used in some abbreviations: kg., and foreign words: poker • “Y” sounds like “i” and is used in foreign words: yogurt • “w” is used in words from English: week-end, clown, wafer • “x” is used in words derived from Latin: xenofobìa

  7. Come tichiami? • Michiamo Flannery. • E tu? Come tichiami?

  8. Come siscrive? • Come siscrive “Flannery”? • Si scrive: F L A N N E R Y. • Come tichiami? Come siscrive?

  9. Vowels • A = “a” as in “father” : casa, ama, lana • E (closed) = “a” as in “make” : sera, mele, vedere • E (open) = “e” as in “let”: sedia, festa, bene • I = as “ee” in “feet”: piccolo, bambini, ragazzi • O (closed) = “o” as in “note”: coda, molto, conto • O (open) = “o” as in “for”: cosa, toro, donna • U “oo” as in “mood” : luna, uno, lupo

  10. Consonants • B = bello, bianco • C (before a, o, u) = cura, come, casa (k) • C (before e and i) = cento, celeste, baci (ch) • Cc = accento, accidenti (ch) • Chi = perchè, chiaro (k) • Ci (before a, o, u) = ciao, cioccolata (ch) • D = davanti, dove

  11. G (before a, o, u) = gara, lago • G (before e, i) = gelo, giro (j) • Gh (used only before e and i) = fughe, laghi • Gli = egli, migliore, figlia (million) • Gn = lavagna, signore, legno (onion) • Gu = guerra, guida (Gwen)

  12. H = ho, hai (silent) • L = lana, lavoro • M = male, moto • N = nebbia, nido • P = porta, ape, lupa • Qu = questo, quasi, quinto (quart) • R = rosa, mare, ora (trilled)

  13. S = sounds either like “s” or like “z” sale, falso (as in “some”) or sbaglio, svenire(as in “zero”)

  14. Sc (before a, o, u) = scatola, scusa • Sc (before e, i) = scena, scelta (sh) • Sch = schiavo, dischi, mosche (school) • T = tutto, tedesco • Z = grazia, forza, zucchero (tsin “nuts”)

  15. Double consonants • Longer and emphasized. Takes force to pronounce! Examples: • Flannery • Mamma • Fratello • Cappello • Atto • Pelle • Bocca

  16. Stress • Usually, Italian words are stressed on the last syllable but one, that is, the penultimate syllable. • Ex: Cucina, votare, collana, matita

  17. Sometimes the words are stressed on the syllable before the penultimate syllable. • Ex: magico, logico, albero, difficile • Sometimes words are stressed even one syllable before that! • Ex: portatemelo, eccotelo,

  18. Finally, in some cases, the words are stressed on the final syllable. • Ex: città, volontà, caffé, virtù, università

  19. Practica: come sipronuncia? • Giorno • Signora • Arrivederci • Città • Perchè • Sì • È • Caffè • Automobile

  20. Numero • Dialogo • Abitano • Desiderano • Cappuccino • Ciao • Centro

  21. Practica: come si dice? amicaprofessore eccotreno classe arrivederci giorno Rosa oggicosì generale signore leggosera guastozucchero/zero/piazza

  22. Basic Expressions - greetings • Buongiorno! • Buona sera! • Ciao! • Arrivederci! • ArrivederLa! • Ciao! • A domani! • A presto!

  23. Piacere ! • Piacereconoscerti (informal) • PiacereconoscerLa (formal) Prego! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VHbFhXvmqM

  24. Basic Expressions –self-introductions • Ciao! Come tichiami? • Michiamo …. or • Io sono… • Come stai? • Sto molto bene. • Bene • Benissimo • Non c’è male • Cosícosí • Male

  25. Formal versus informal(Tu versus Lei) • Come tichiami = informale • Come sichiama = formale • Come stai = informale • Come sta (Lei) = formale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg3v35MHZSE

  26. More useful questions… • Di dove sei? (Di dov’é Lei?) • Io sono di Baltimora. E tu (e Lei)? • Di dove sei?

  27. Dove abiti (dove abita)? • Abito a Stevens Point. • Dove abiti?

  28. Piccolo dialogo • Ask your partner for the following information: • What his/her name is • How he/she is doing • Where he/she is from • Where he/she lives • Then, say goodbye

  29. Cosa studi? • Io studio le lingue e la letteratura.

  30. Io studio… • La biologia • La chimica • L’economia • Le scienzeforestali/ambientali • La filosofia • L’arte • La fisica • La geografia • La storia • La legge • La matematica • La medecina • L’educazione sanitaria/fisica

  31. Basic grammar - nouns • Nouns = masculine or feminine • Ending in “o”  masculine • Ending in “a”  feminine • L’ uomo, il maestro, iltreno, ilquaderno • La donna, la penna, la ragazza, la casa

  32. A singular noun that ends in “e” or “i” can be masculine or feminine (you must memorize!) • Il padre, la madre, il cane, illeone, ilcaffé, • la stazione, l’estate, l’automobile, l’esame, la crisi, la tesi

  33. Exceptions: • Some nouns ending in “o” that are feminine: • La mano, la radio, la moto • Nouns ending in “a” that are masculine: • Il poeta, ildramma, ilprogramma, ilproblema

  34. Nouns can also be singular or plural Singular / plural treno treni casa  case

  35. Sing / plural • treno  treni • casa  case • anno  anni • matita  matite

  36. What is the gender? Change to plural… • Anno • Matita • Vacanza • Zucchero • Via • Ragazza • Signora • Sera • Ragazzo

  37. What about words like: • Automobile • Ristorante • Stazione • How do you make them plural?

  38. e i • Automobile  automobili • Ristorante  ristoranti • Stazione  stazioni

  39. What about words like… • Università • Città • Film • Autobus • How do we make these plural?

  40. No change! Words with accent on the end: Università università And foreign words: Film  film Don’t change in the plural.

  41. Practica – change to plural • Nome • Città • Ristorante • Automobile • Tassì • Bar • Lezione • Notte • Autobus • Sport • Hotel

  42. Before next time, try to translate and answer… 1. Seiamericano? 2. Parliitaliano? 3. Ti piaceWisconsin? 4. Abiti in un appartamento? …….. Order book.

  43. Allaprossimasettimana!

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