Mango Italiano: Chapter 2 Flashcards
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Do you speak English?
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Parla inglese?
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To speak
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Parlare
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You speak (formal, one person)
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Parla
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Q
English
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inglese
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Excuse me (Formal, one person)
A
Scusi
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Q
Italian
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Italiano
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Q
Excuse me, do you speak Italian?
A
Scusi, parla italiano?
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Q
You speak (informal, one person)
A
Parli
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Q
Excuse me (informal, one person)
A
Scusa
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Q
Excuse me, do you speak English (informal, one person)
A
Scusa, parli inglese?
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Q
Do you speak Italian? (Informal, one person)
A
Parli italiano?
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Culture Note
In Italy, the number of Italians who can speak English fluently is very low, not more than 20%, according to a recent EU survey. But the number of people who boast about being able to speak it is around 80%!
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French
A
francese
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or
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o
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Do you speak English or French? (Informal, one person_
A
Parli inglese o francese?
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Q
Excuse me, do you speak English or French? (Formal, one person)
A
Scusi, parla inglese o francese?
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Q
Spanish
A
Spagnolo
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Q
Excuse me, do you speak Italian or Spanish? (Informal, one person)
A
Scusa, parli italiano o spagnolo?
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Grammar Note
Notice that in Italian the names of languages are not capitalized!
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Q
I don’t understand
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Non capisco
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Q
to understand
A
capire
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Q
I understand
A
Capisco
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don’t
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non
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Grammar Note
The little word non plays a great role in Italian. You can use it to say “don’t,” “didn’t,” “doesn’t” and in general you can use it to negate any verb. For example, you can say non parlo (I don’t speak), non è (he/she/it isn’t) etc.
A
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I understand Italian
Capisco l'italiano
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Grammar Note
Notice that with the verb capire, we have to use the definite article ("the," in English) with the name of the language. As seen before, for singular, masculine nouns, the article is il, lo if the noun begins with "s" + consonant or "z", "y," "gn", "ps", and "pn"; and l' in front of a noun that starts with a vowel or with "h." For feminine singular nouns, the article is la. However, if the noun begins with a vowel, the article is still l', same as for masculine nouns.
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I understand Spanish
Capisco lo spagnolo
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Grammar Note
| Did you remember that a masculine noun that starts with s + consonant takes the definite article lo?
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I don't understand Italian
Non capisco l'italiano
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I don't understand English
Non capisco l'inglese
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I don't understand it
Non lo capisco
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Grammar Note
In addition to being a masculine definite article, the word lo can be a direct object pronoun meaning either "it" or "him." Non lo capisco means "I don't understand it" and it can also mean "I don't understand him."
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I understand it
Lo capisco
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Grammar Note
Did you guess that if non lo capisco means "I don't understand it," then to say "I do understand it" (lo capisco) you just need to take that non away?
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Culture Note
In Italy, students learn English in school, but they can't really speak it fluently--probably because Italian schools for a long time focused more on teaching grammar than conversation. Nonetheless, if you go to tourist places like Venice or Florence, most young people will be able to speak and understand English at least at a basic level, especially if you speak slowly and clearly.
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to speak
parlare
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I speak
parlo
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I speak English
Parlo inglese
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I don't speak Italian
Non parlo italiano
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I don't understand French. I speak English.
Non capisco il francese. Parlo inglese
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Excuse me, do you speak Italian or Spanish? (Informal, one person)
Scusa, parli italiano o spagnolo?
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Where are you from? (Formal, one person)
Di dov'è?
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To be
Essere
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Grammar Note
Notice that essere is an irregular verb, so it doesn't behave like other regular verbs. A verb that is "regular" is one that follows regular patterns of conjugation (that is, changing of the endings) according to who is performing the action (the subject). You will begin to notice patterns of verb endings for many of the verbs we will teach in this course, but since essere is irregular, you will just have to memorize its various forms.
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you are [he/she/it is] (formal, one person)
è
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Grammar Note
| Notice that è means both "you are", in a formal setting, and "he/she/it is".
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of
di
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Grammar Note
The preposition di is translated as "of," but it can take other meanings, depending on the context. Di will be translated as "from" in this context.
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Where
dove
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Grammar Note
| Dov'è is simply a contraction of the two words dove and è.
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Grammar Note
Since è can mean "you are" in a formal setting or "he/she/it is", Di dov'è? can be both the formal way to ask "Where are you from?" or the way to ask "Where is he/she/it from?
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Where are you from, sir?
Di dov'è, signore?
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Where are you from, madam?
Di dov'è, signora?
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Rome
Roma
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Are you from Rome, madam?
È di Roma, signora?
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You are (informal, one person)
sei
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Where are you from? (Informal, one person)
Di dove sei?
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Where are you from Mark?
Di dove sei Marco?
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Milan
Milano
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Are you from Milan, Marco? (Informal)
Sei di Milano, Marco?
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Are you from Milan or from Rome? (Informal, one person)
Sei di Milano o di Roma?
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Are you from Milan or from Rome, madam?
È di Milano o di Roma, signora?
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Grammar Note
Do you remember that Di dov'è? means also "Where is he/she/it from?" Keep this in mind when you answer the next question!
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Where is Mark from?
Di dov'è Marco?
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Where are you from, sir?
Di dov'è, signore?
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I'm American (male)
Sono americano
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I am
Sono
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American
americano
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I'm English
Sono inglese
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Grammar Note
In Italian, nationalities ending in -e, like inglese, can refer to either a woman or a man. Only nationalities ending in -o, like italiano, change their ending to -a, as in italiana, to become feminine, when referring to a woman.
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I'm American (female)
Sono americana
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Grammar Note
In many cases, language and nationality are the same word. For instance, inglese (English) Parlo inglese (I speak English) and Sono inglese (I am English). Or, francese (French): Parlo francese (I speak French). Sono francese (I am French). For languages that end in -o though, such as italiano, the nationality will change when the speaker is female. For instance: Sono italiana e parlo italiano (I am Italian and I speak Italian).
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German
Tedesco
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I'm German (male)
Sono tedesco
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I'm German (female)
Sono tedesca
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I'm italian (male)
Sono italiano
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I'm italian (female)
Sono italiana
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Are you Italian or German, sir?
È italiano o tedesco, signore?
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Are you Italian or German madam?
È italiana o tedesca, signora?
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I am not German, I am American
Non sono tedesco, sono americano
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I am from Rome
Sono di Roma
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I am from New York
Sono di New York
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I am not from Rome
Non sono di Roma
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I am not from Rome, I am from Milan
Non sono di Roma, sono di Milano
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Paris
Parigi
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I am from Paris. I am French
Sono di Parigi. Sono francese
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London
Londra
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I am from London. I am English.
Sono di Londra. Sono inglese.
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I'm English
Sono inglese
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the north
il nord
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from the north
del nord
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Grammar Note
| In Italian, di + il contract to form del, so you say sono del nord.
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I am from the North
Sono del nord
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Grammar Note
| Remember that di literally means "of"? Keep this in mind as you work with the next challenge.
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of Italy
d'Italia
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Grammar Note
| Did you say, di Italia? You are almost correct. Italians prefer to omit the i of di. It sounds better this way, right?
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I am from the north of Italy
Sono del nord d'Italia
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the south
il sud
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I am not form the north. I am from the south of Italy
Non sono del nord. Sono del sud d'Italia
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Are you from the north or from the south? (Formal, one person)
Lei è del nord o del sud?
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to reside, to live
abitare
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I reside
abito
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Grammar Note
Abitare means "to reside in," and it's usually followed by a preposition and name of a location. To say "I live in" + the name of a city in Italian, we have to say abito a + city. For instance: Abito a Milano (I live in Milan).
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I reside in Rome
Abito a Roma
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but
ma
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I am from the north, but I reside in Rome
Sono del nord ma abito a Roma
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I am from the south but I reside in Milan
Sono del sud ma abito a Milano
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Sorry, I don't speak English
Mi spiace, non parlo inglese
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I'm sorry
Mi spiace
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Grammar Note
Another phrase that you will also hear along with mi spiace is mi dispiace. They are interchangeable and both mean "I'm sorry."
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I don't speak
Non parlo
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I'm sorry, I don't understand Italian
Mi spiace, non capisco l'italiano
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I'm sorry, I don't understand English
Mi spiace, non capisco l'inglese
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only
solo
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I'm sorry, I understand only English
Mi spiace, capisco solo l'inglese
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I'm sorry, I don't understand well
Mi spiace, non capisco bene
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a little
un po'
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Only a little
Solo un po'
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only a little Italian (only a little of Italian)
solo un po' d'italiano
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I am sorry, I understand only a little Italian
Mi spiace, capisco solo un po' d'italiano
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I speak only a little Italian
Parlo solo un po' d'italiano
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I'm sorry. I speak only English
Mi spiace, parlo solo inglese
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I'm sorry. I don't speak Italian.
Mi spiace, non parlo italiano
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I'm sorry, I don't understand well
Mi spiace, non capisco bene
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Salve! Sono Karl. Non sono italiano, sono della Germania del Nord, di Berlino. Parlo fluentemente tedesco e italiano. Capisco l'inglese e il francese. Abito a Istanbul, in Turchia. Capisco il turco un pochino, ma non lo parlo bene. Oggi è domenica e sono a Roma per il weekend. Fa bel tempo. È una bella giornata di autunno. L'Italia è un paese fantastico, davvero.
