1. Lezione Preliminare Flashcards

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piacere

A

Pleasure (to meet you)

Pia-chair-eh

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Come ti chiami?

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What is your name?
(how yourself call)
Informal

Co-meh tee key-ah-mi

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Ciao

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Hello, goodbye

Informal

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A domani

A

See you tomorrow

doe-man-ee

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Ci vediamo domani

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We will see each other tomorrow

Chee ved-eeamo doe-man-ee

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A presto

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See you soon

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Alla settimana prossima

A

See you next week

literally “to next week”

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Alla prossima

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Until next time

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Cosa c’è che non va?

A

What’s wrong?

(What doesn’t go?
Thing there is that not go)

(Cosa chey kay non va)

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Piove

A

It’s raining

pee-OH-veh

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Lei come si chiama?

A
What is your name? 
Formal second person
(How do you call yourself?)
or third person feminine
(How does she call herself?)
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Buon pomeriggio

A

Good afternoon

(pom-err-REE-jo)

Not -gee-oh

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Buona sera

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Good evening

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Buona notte

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Good night

Said only when leaving

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Luciana (pronunciation)

A

Pronounced
Loo-chah-nah
Not L00-chee-ah-na

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Così così

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So so

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Buona Giornata

A

Have a good day
(Said when leaving)

(Jor-nata, not gee-or-nata)

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18
Q

A più tardi

A

See you later

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19
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Prego

A

You’re welcome

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Prego, da questa parte.

A

This way please.

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Di nulla.

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It is nothing.

Literally “of nothing”

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Non c’è di che.

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There is nothing to thank for.

Non chey dee kay

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Per favore

A

Please

Also “Per piacere” is the same.

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Ecco

A

Here is _____

Waiter: Ecco caffè = Here is your coffee.

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Fra
Among or between Fra cinque minuti - among (in English we’d say “in”) five minutes Fra=Tra
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Con
With
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Mi piace
I like (literally pleasing to me) (pee-AH-chey)
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Ti piace
You like | literally pleasing to you
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Che peccato
That’s sad, unlucky | Literally “what a sin”
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ma
but
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in ritardo
late | literally “in delay”
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Hai
You have
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Giacomo (pronunciation)
Jock-ah-moe
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martedi
Tuesday | Mar-ta-DEE
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giovedi
Thursday | joe-veh-DEE
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colazione
Breakfast | Coh-la-tzee-oh-neh
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Sono in anticipo
I am early | ahn-Tee-chee-po
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Sono puntuale
I am on time puhn-tu-all-eh not puhn-tyou-all-eh
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Sono in orario
I am on schedule | Better than sono puntuale
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Giorgio (pronunciation)
Jorg-oh | not jorg-ee-oh
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Michele (pronunciation)
Mee-kay-leh | Male name
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Tommaso (pronunciation)
Toe-mah-zo
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Massimo (pronunciation)
Mah-ssee-mo | Name given to oldest son
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Marisa (pronunciation)
Mah-ree-za
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Teresa (pronunciation)
Terr-eh-za
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Udine (pronunciation)
OO-din-eh | Udine is a city
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Nome e cognome
Name and last name Coh-nyoh-meh Seen on forms
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Non c’è male.
Not bad.
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Not bad.
Non c’è male.
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In five minutes
Fra cinque minuti
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Ti piace l’italiano?
Do you like Italian (language)?
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Do you like Italian?
Ti piace l’italiano?
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Excuse me Giacomo but I am late.
Scusa, Giacomo, ma sono in ritardo.
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Do you have a lesson tomorrow?
Hai lezione domani?
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Yes, I have an Italian lesson. | English, math, history
Sì, ho lezione d’italiano. d’inglese di matematica di storia
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How many letters are foreign to Italian and how do they pronounce them?
``` 5 J - i linga K - kappa X - ics Y - ipsilon W - vu doppia ```
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``` How do you say these letters? H F C Z ```
acca effe (eff-eh) chi zeta
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16
sedici | Not seidici
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17
diciasette
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18
diciotto
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19
diciannove
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doctor
il dottore | la dottoressa
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professor
il professore | la professoressa
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student
lo studente | la studentessa
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Mr.
signore
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Mrs.
signora
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Ma vs mah
Ma - but | Mah - Oh
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A lot
molto
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and
e
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CAP
Zip Code (seen on forms, means Codice di Avviamento Postale)
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When does s sound like z?
When preceded and followed by vowels, e.g. casa
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parente
relative | false friend pa-ren-teh
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fattoria
farm (false friend) | fah-tor-EE-uh
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libreria
bookstore | lee-brer-ee-uh
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fabbrica
factory | FAH-bree-ka
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Euro (pronunciation)
eh-ur-oh
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po' vs Po
``` po' = poco means small (accent) Po= river Po (no accent) ```
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ho fame
I'm hungry. (lit. I have hunger)
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Pleasure (to meet you)
piacere | pia-chair-eh
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What is your name? | Informal.
Come ti chiami? | Co-meh tee key-ah-mi
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See you tomorrow
A domani or Ci vediamo domani (we will see each other tomorrow)
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See you soon
A presto
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See you next week
Alla settimana prossima
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Until next time
Alla prossima
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What’s wrong?
Cosa c’è che non va? (Literally “what doesn’t go) | Pronounced Cosa chey kay non va
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It’s raining
Piove | pee-oh-veh
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What is your name? | Formal or third person feminine
Lei come si chiama?
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Good afternoon
Buon pomeriggio (pom-err-REE-jo) Not pom-err-ee-gee-oh
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Good evening
Buona sera
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Good night
Buona notte
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So so
Così così
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Have a good day | Said when leaving
Buona Giornata | Jor-nata, not gee-or-nata
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See you later
A più tardi
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You’re welcome
Prego
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This way please.
Prego, da questa parte.
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It is nothing.
Di nulla. | Literally “of nothing”
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There is nothing to thank for.
Non c’è di che. | Non chey dee kay
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Please
Per favore
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Here is
Ecco
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Among or between
Fra
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With
Con
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I like
Mi piace
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You like
Ti piace
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That’s sad, unlucky
Che peccato | Literally “what a sin”
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but
ma
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Late
in ritardo | Literally “in delay”
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You have
Hai
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Tuesday
martedi | Mar-ta-DEE
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Thursday
giovedi joe-veh-DEE
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breakfast
colazione | coh-la-tzee-oh-neh
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I am early
Sono in anticipo ahn-Tee-chee -poe
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I am on schedule
Sono in orario | Better than sono puntuale
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relative
parente
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farm
fattoria | Fah-to-REE-ah
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bookstore
libreria
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factory
fabbrica
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I'm hungry.
ho fame
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How are you? | formal
Come sta?
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How are you? | informal
Come stai?
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le Alpi
The Alps
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gli Appennini
the Appennines (mountains down the center of Italy)
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la baia
the bay
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la capitale
the capital (of a country)
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il capoluogo
the capital of a region
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la catena di montagne
the mountain range
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la città
the city
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il fiume
the river
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il golfo
the gulf
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l’isola
the island
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il lago
the lake
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il mare
the sea
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la montagne
the mountain
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il paese
the country or small town | pie-eh-zee
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la penisola
the peninsula
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il Po
the Po river
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il porto
the port
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la provincia
the province
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la regione
the region Ray-joe-nay
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lo stretto
the strait
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The Alps
le Alpi
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the Appennines
gli Appennini
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the bay
la baia
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the capital (of a country)
la capitale
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the capital of a region
il capoluogo
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the mountain range
la catena di montagne
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the city
la città
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the river
il fiume
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the gulf
il golfo
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the island
l’isola
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the lake
il lago
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the sea
il mare
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the mountain
la montagne
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the country or small town
il paese | pie-eh-zee
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the peninsula
la penisola
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the Po river
il Po
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the port
il porto
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the province
la provincia
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the region
la regione | Ray-joe-nay
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the strait
lo stretto
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Mr. and Mr. Mannini
signore signor Mannini (Notice the ‘e’ is dropped and it stays lower case) Rule: titles ending in -re drop the final -e when they precede a name (includes dottore and professore)
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professor and Professor Renzi
professore professor Renzi (Notice the “e” is dropped and it stays lower case) Rule: titles ending in -re drop the final -e when they precede a name (includes dottore and signore)
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via | numero civico
Seen on forms ``` Via (put your street name) Numero civico (put your street number ```
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Ci vediamo più tardi.
See you later!