5B Flashcards
Vorrei…
I would like…
essere a dieta
to be on a diet
tatto/a in casa
homeade
al ristorante
at the restaurant
l’antipasto
appetizer
la bottiglia
bottle
il conto
bill
il contorno
side dish
il dolce
dessert
l’insalata
salad
il primo/ secondo piatto
first/ second course
il servizio
service
la tazza
cup; mug
i pasti
meals
la colazione
breakfast
il pranzo
lunch
la merenda
afternoon snack
lo spuntino
snack
la cena
dinner
le bibite
drinks
l’acqua (frizzante, naturale)
(sparkling, still) water
la birra
beer
il latte
milk
il succo (d’arancia)
(orange) juice
il te’
tea
il vino (bianco, rosso)
(white, red) wine
per parlare del cibo
talking about food
il gusto
flavor; taste
dolce
sweet
leggero/a
light
insipido/a
bland
pesante
rich, heavy
piccante
spicy
saporito/a
tasty
salato/a
salty
il cuoco (la cuoca)
cook
assaggia la zuppa (assaggiare)
to taste the soup
il piatto
plate
il menu
menu
il coltello
knife
la tovaglia
table cloth
la forchetta
fork
il tovagliolo
napkin
il sale
salt
il pepe
pepper
il bicchiere
glass
la caraffa d’aqua
water pitcher
la scodella
bowl
il cucchianino
small spoon
il cucchiaio
big spoon
Lei ordina (ordinare)
Her order (to order)
Indirect Objects are always preceded by the prepositions..
a / per
consigliare
to recommend
mostrare
to show
preparare
to prepare
prestare
to lend
regalare
to give (as a gift)
restituire (-isc-)
to give back
Indirect Object Pronouns
mi (to, for me) ti (to, for you) Le (to, for you formal m./f.) gli (to, for him) le (to, for her) ci (to, for us) vi (to, for you all) gli (loro) (to, for them)
Indirect Object identifies..
to whom, for whom
Indirect Object Pronouns either precede…
a conjugated verb or are attached to an infinitive.
Il cuoco non gli prepara il doce.
The cook doesn’t prepare the dessert for him.
Devi darle una buona mancia.
You have to give her a good tip.
Indirect Object Pronoun (loro) always gets placed…
after a verb and never attached to infinitives.
Indirect Object Pronoun (gli)
to / for them
Il cameriere mostra loro il menu.
Il cameriere gli mostra il menu.
The waiter is showing them the menu.
Volete regalare loro la torta?
Volete regalagli la torta?
Do you want to give them the cake?
Pronouns (le and gli) never elide before vowels and past participles…
do not agree in gender or # with indirect object pronouns.
La mamma sta bene. Le ho telefonato ieri.
Mom is feeling well. I called her yesterday.
Chi e’ Giorgio? Non gli abbiamo mai parlato.
Who is Giorgio? We’ve never talked to him.
L’insalata mi piace.
I like salad
Ti piacciono i dolci fatti in casa?
Do you like homemade desserts?
Vi e’ piaciuta la zuppa?
Did you like the soup?
mancare
to miss
bastare
to be enough
restare
to remain
sembrare
to seem
dispiacere
to be sorry
Verbs conjugated with ‘essere’ in passato prossimo
bastare mancare sembrare restare dispiacere
I peperoncini vi sono sembrati piccanti?
Did the peppers seem spicy to you?
Marco, mi manchi! Ti manco anch’io?
Marco, I miss you! Do you miss me, too?
adesso
now
di solito
usually
dopo
after, afterwards
non…piu’
no more, no longer
poi
then, later
presto
soon, quickly
prima
before, first
qualche volta
sometimes
subito
immediately, right away
tardi
late
adverbs describe..
how, when, where actions take place
Ordiniamo subiuto l’antipasto?
Shall we order the appetizer right away?
Caterina non e’ piu’ a dieta.
Caterina isn’t on a diet anymore.
-mente ending to a feminine singular adjective is equivalent to…
ly in English
allegra
allegramente
cheerful
cheerfully
frequente
frequentemente
frequent
frequently
lenta
lentamente
slow
slowly
rara
raramente
rarely
veloce
velocemente
quick
quickly
vera
veramente
truly
I cani magiano rapidamente.
The dogs eat quickly.
L’ho vista recentemente.
I saw her recently.
If adjective ends in -le or -re…
drop the final -e before adding -mente ending
Finalmente arriva l’antipasto.
The appetizer is finally arriving
Mangiano regolarmente alla mensa?
Do they eat at the cafeteria regularly?
La zuppa non e’ particolarmente saporita.
The soup isn’t particularly tasty.
Leggermente and violentemente are exceptions.
Keep -er
Words that act as either adjective or adverbs
molto ( a lot, many, very)
poco (a little, few, not very)
troppo (too much, too)
tanto (so much, so many, so)
Questo ristorante offre molte bibite.
This restaurant offers lots of drinks
Il te’ e’ molto buono.
The tea is very good.
Ci sono troppi dolci!
There are too many desserts!
I dolci sono troppo pesanti.
The desserts are too heavy.
Adverbs are usually placed…
immediately after the verb they modify or before the adjective or adverb they modify.
Bevo raramente il succo di mela.
I rarely drink apple juice.
Sono veramente piccanti.
They are really spicy.
In compound tenses, (ancora, gia’ mai, piu’ and siempre) always immediately precede…
the past participle
Non hai mai assaggiato il tiramisu’?
You’ve never tasted tiramisu?
Ho gia’ chiesto il conto.
I have already asked for the check.
chiedere
to ask or request
dare
to give
dire
to say or tell
domandare
to ask a question
insegnare
to teach
mandare
to send
offrire
to offer
parlare
to speak
portare
to bring or wear
rispondere
to respond
scrivere
to write
spiegare
to explain
telefonare
to call
espressioni
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