ITAL 101 Class Days 1 - ? Flashcards
“To Be” - verb
essere
I am
(io) sono
you are (inf, singular)
(tu) sei
you are (formal, singlular)
(Lei) è
(w/ capital L).
Pronounced “eh”
he is
(lui) è
Pronouced “eh”
she is
(lei) è
Pronounced “eh”
we are
(noi) siamo
you are (inf, plural)
(voi) siete
You are (plural, formal)
(Loro) sono
(capital L)
They are
(loro) sono
(lower case L)
What does it mean?
Cosa vuol dire?
Good health (sneeze)
Salute
(sa-lute-ay)
Name
Names
(il / un) Nome
(i) Nomi
Last name
(il / un) cognome
(cone-YOme-ay)
What is a word that looks and means the same in English and Italian
Cognate
What is a word that looks the same in English and Italian, but does not mean the same thing
False Cognate
How do you pronounce…?
Come si pronuncia
(pro-nune-cha)
How do you write…? or, How is is spelled…?
Come si scrive
(scree-vay)
Chapter
(il / un) capitolo
(cap-ee-toe-lo)
Month
Months
(il/un) mese (may-say)
(i) mesi (may-zee)
How many regions are in Italy?
20 - including islands
Corsica is not Italian
How many dialects are there in Italy?
37
To remember
- I remember
- you (inf) remember
- he/she/you remember
- we remember
- you (plur) remember
They remember
Ricordare
(ree-cor-dARe)
- (io) recordo
- (ti) recordi
- (lui/lei/Lei) recorda
- (noi) recordiamo
- (voi) recordate
- (loro) recordano
To Repeat
Cojugate it
Ripetere
(ree-pe-ter-ay)
(io) ripeto
(tu) ripeti
(lui/lei/Lei) ripete
(noi) ripetiamo
(voi) ripetete (ree-pe-TET-tay)
(loro) ripetono (ree-PET-tano)