Daily Schedule

3/8/04 - more direct objects, study tip, lab
*test on thursday*

new phrase
in cui - in which

more direct - like English
mangiare
vedere
bere
capire

l'ho mangiata

study tip

• study vocab at end of chapter
  • practice test
    • grammar
    • vocablulary
    • video exercises
  • know purple boxes
• page 159: list of stores

3/3/04 - D.O. pronouns, ne, D.O. without prepositions, sayings, song and transparency worksheet

new words
consegnare - to turn in
magari - I wish
Babbo Natale - Saint Nicholas
sene va - it's going away
di domani nessuno lo sa - we dunno what it'll be tomorrow

Direct Object pronouns: lo, li, la, le, ne ..... if are before passato prossimo... make words agree
e.g. vedo la bambina
-> la vedo
-->la ho vista

mi -> me
ti -> you
lo -> it/him
li -> them
la -> it, her
le -> them
ci -> us
vi -> y'all

anytime "di" + article is used, "ne" will replace.*

therfore... ho comprato dei fiori
-----> ne ho comprati

SO! If it's an article, use a lo/li/la/le D.O. pronound.
If there's a "di" or "da", use "ne".

Ho mangiato le pizze.
-> Le ho mangiate.

Direct: No prepositions
ascoltare - to listen
aspettare - to wait for
cercare - to look for
guardare - to look (at)
pagare - to pay

90% of pronouns go before

Pronoun goes afterwards in 3 occations

*infinitive*
Marco desidera scrivere la lettera.
-> Marco desidera scriverla.

*ecco*
with "ecco" -> eccolo, eccola, eccoli, eccole

*commands*
with commands: ditelo! - "do it!"

ne replaces di/da
ci replaces a/in

angelo brandrardi - "domenica e lunedi"
- appreciate time, you could die tomorrow.
andare + ne + si = andarsene

sayings
Vado sempre di fretto, il tempo non me basta mai.
--> I'm always in a hurry, there is never enough time.

Devo sempre lovorare e studiare.
--> I always have to work and study.

Voglio sempre dormire.
-->I always want to sleep.

Cerco sempre qual cosa da fare.
-->I'm always looking for something to do.

Per me esiste solo il presente, tutto e divertimento.

3/1/04 - class cancelled

dottoressa hurt her knee

2/25/04 - test back, new vocabulary (il bar), passato prossimo practice sheets (2), comprehension video

new words:
il bar - a cafe
- In Italy, a bar is more of a meeting place where one would get espresso at around 11am during his/her break. Drinking alcohol is only done when centered around food.
taverna - American bar, Irish Pub

* -ista words can be masculine OR feminie, just change the pronoun *

il barista - bartender
la cassa - cash register
il cassiera - cashier
lo scontrino - receipt
il tavolino - cafe table
- Sitting at a tavolino is very expensive. Coffee can cost up to 5 times the normal price sitting down vs. just getting it at the bar and standing or going home.
il cameriere - waiter
il te freddo/caldo - hot/cold tea
el caffe Hag - a brand name coffee, like Folger's or Sanka
decaffeinato - elephant (not really. it's decaffinated)
la colazione - breakfast (or lunch)
cornetto - an Italian version of the French croissant; may be filled with marmalade
frizantte - carbonated
non gasata - noncarbonated
con ghiaccio - with ice
senza - without

*pronounciation note* One "s" makes a "z" sound, while two "s"s make an "ess" sound

succo di frutta - fruit juice (not fresh) spremuta - freshly squeezed juice
-d'arancia - orange juice
-di limone - lemon juice
-di pompelmo - grape juice
cioccolata calda - hot chocolate

sayings/verbs
io ho una fame da lupi - I'm starving.
- this is an idomatic term, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" in English. Literally this reads "I have the hunger of wolves."
scherzare - to be kidding
bisognare - to be necessary
ti va? - do you feel like it?
mi va - I feel like...
mi dica - "please tell me" "speak up"
la schiuma - froth

HW libro: pp. 153-158
-pp. 155: A-C
-pp. 156: A-C
quaderno: pp. 47-48
handouts: passato prossimo

2/23/04 - basic daily activities, lab

new words:
niente - nothing
a volte - sometimes
qualche volta - sometimes
sgridare - to yell (at)
piangere - to cry
veterinario - vet
andare a trovare - to visit (family) and/or close friends
e.g. I went to visit my brother.
-Sono andata a trovare mio fratello

using a profession (e.g. Dr) use "da"
e.g. I went to the vet.
Sono andata dal veterinario
it can also be used with other people...
e.g. I went to Mario's house.
Sono andata da Mario.

using giocare:
giocare + a __________

visitare is used when visiting a city, king or president

lab: speaking italian, practice tests for chapter 4 (including video)

2/18/04 - review of dialogue, subject vs. object, test

new words:
nessuno - none
sbrighiamoci - let's rush
sbrigarsi - to rush
now say those both 10 times fast.

practice using "ne"
-Io ho un cane, ma lui ne ha tre.
-Lei non ne ha.
-Ho trentacinque anni. but...
more commonly used is: Ne ho tretacinque.

*when verb is conjugated, "ne" goes in front

The subject commands the verb; it initiates the action.
The object receives the action of the verb.

2/16/04 - pioggia, delle, qualche and alcuni, lab

mi piace la pioggia-I like the rain.
Tira vento
-It is windy
E successo
-It happened

Test on Wednesday up through pg. 150
-vocab: mercato, money
-grammar: ne, passato prossimo

new terms:
ogni tanto - every now and then
vorrei - I would like
un po'di - A little bit of
alcuno - a few (not many)
delle/di - some
qualche - some/a few (amount is vague)

most common are di+le (delle) and di

quick! remember!
qualche = with single noun
delle = with plural noun
alcuni = plural noun
*and don't forget to match the case and sex!

lab

2/11/04 - delle, dei, dello, ne, song: "Porta Portese" by C. Baglioni and A. Coggio

some =
-di + (article), so:
-di + le = delle
-di + i = dei
-di + l(o) = dello
it = lo/la
some = ne
*make sure the past participle matches the noun!

applicaions:
I ate some apples.
-Ho mangiato delle mele.
I ate some.
-Ne ho mangiate *"e" follows noun, in this case "mele"
I ate a pizza.
-Ho mangiato la pizza.
I ate it.
-La ho mangiata.
I ate some.
-Ne ho mangiate

Practice libro: pp. 146-149
quaderno: pp. 46-47

new words:
purtroppo - unfortunately
piu e del meno - chatted of various things
tavola - small table
tavolo - bigger table
una partita di calcio - a soccer game
ordinare - to order
ha pagato la pizza - he paid for the pizza
pizzaiola/o - pizza girl/guy (matt likes this one)
qualcosa - something
Mercato di Porta Portese - cheap little markets in Italy
figli di - spoiled little daddy's boy
spada - sword

2/9/04 - ieri (yesterday), using the past participle, review of verbs, lab

new words:
ieri = yesterday
scorsa = last (time)
due (time) fa = two (time)s ago
pallacanestro = basketball
quegli - in those
straniero - foreigner
caotica - chaotic

lab

HW libro: pp. 138 C-E
quaderno: pp. 44-45 C-D

2/4/04 - present participle with essere, puntas cervam

passato prossimo - past participle
sono uscita = I went out, I have gone out
^helping verb ^past participle

main helpers = essere and avere

conjugation is as follows:
-are = -ato ..... e.g. andare -> andato
-ere = -uto ..... e.g. ripetere -> repetuto *ususally -ere verbs are irregular
-ire = -ito ..... e.g. uscire -> uscito

when using essere, helping verb matches subject
so... essere + uscire would be...
-sono uscito/a
-sei uscito/a
-e uscito/a
-siamo usciti/e
-siete usciti/e
-sono usciti/e

more on essere and irregulars

all others are take avere
when using avere, helping verb DOES NOT CHANGE
so... avere + parlare would be...
-ho parlato
-hai parlato
-ha parlato
-abbiamo parlato
-avete parlato
-hanno parlato

HW libro: pp. 137-138 A-C

2/2/04 - food, fruit, market

new words:
food ........... english ...... plural

la mela ......... apple ........ le mele
la pera ........ pear ......... le pere
la banana ...... banana ....... le banane
l'arancia ...... orange ....... le arance
la ciliegia .... cherry ....... le ciliege
la fragola ..... strawberry ... le fragole
la pesca ....... peach ........ le pesche
l'albicocca .... apricot ...... le albicocche
l'uva .......... grapes ....... l'uva*
il limone ...... lemon ........ i limoni
il meloni ...... melon ........ i meloni
il lampone ..... raspberry .... i lamponi
il mirtillo .... berry ........ i mirtilli
il pompelmo .... grapefruit ... i pompelmi
l'ananas ....... pineapple .... gli ananas*
il mango ....... mango ........ i mango*
il kiwi ........ kiwi ......... i kiwi*
la melanzane ... eggplant ..... le melanzane
gli spinaci .... spinach ...... gli spinaci*
la cipolla ..... onion ........ le cipolle
la lattuga ..... lettuce ...... la lattuga*
il pomodoro .... tomato ....... i pomodori
la patata ...... potato ....... le patate
la carota ...... carrot ....... le carote
i piselli ...... peas ......... i piselli*
*does not change when pluralized

il mercato - fresh (open) market
il supermercato - supermarket (not-so-fresh)
fare la spesa - shop for FOOD
fare le spese - shop
anch'io = me too
a fatto = (she) did

Qual e la tua frutta preferita?
-La ma frutta preferita e __________________.
-Preferisco ________________________________.
-Mi piace __________________________________.

HW libro: pp. 135-137

1/28/04 - direct object pronoun, indirect pronoun, qestions to ask, adjectives

direct object pronouns
io -> mi ............... "me/I"
tu -> ti ............... "you"
lui -> lo .............. "it"
lei -> la .............. "it"
Lei -> La .............. "it"
noi -> ci .............. "us"
voi -> vi .............. "y'all"
loro -> li/le .......... "them"

indirect pronouns
io -> mi ............... "to me/"
tu -> ti ............... "to you"
lui -> gli ............. "to it"
lei -> le .............. "to it"
Lei -> Le .............. "to it"
noi -> ci .............. "to us"
voi -> vi .............. "to y'all"
loro -> gli/loro ....... "to them"

new words:
animali domestici - pets
la capra - goat
il pollo - chicken
arare - to love
ti voglio bene - I love you (very strong)
il calcio - soccer
un passaggio - lift/passage (a ride)

questions:
che = what
chi = who
macchina/colore
anni hai
compleanno
piace...
fratelli
fidanzata/-o
numero di telefono
stai/Lei
dove
animali domestici

adjectives "come sono?"

triste	vechio	alto	basso
magra	elegante	grasso	bella
bruta	carina	inteligente	giovane
contenta	piccolo	simpatico	antipatico
arrabbiato	cattivo	pancia	ha paura
calvo	e preocupata

1/26/04 - syllabus, regular verbs (-are, -ere, -ire)

new words:
chiacchierare - to chat
fare due chiacchiere - to chat
cavallo - horse

back to main

email me

update me when something is added

Sign my Guestbook View my Guestbook

this page was probed on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 8:38 PM