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Contents
Welcome to the Michel Thomas Method 2
Perfect Italian index 4
Perfect Italian Vocabulary index 30
EnglishItalian glossary 40
Getting started with the Perfect Italian Review CD-ROM 53
2
Welcome to the Michel
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About Michel Thomas 3
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4 Perfect Italian index
CD 1 Track 1
0:00 Introduction
1:53 Im very happy to be here with you. Sono molto contento di essere qui con lei.
2:10 with all of you con loro / con voi
2:32 I would like to see it. Vorrei vederlo.
2:39 I want it now. Lo voglio adesso.
2:56 I want some. Ne voglio.
3:01 I bought some. /Ive bought some. Ne ho comprato.
3:13 I didnt buy any because I Non ne ho comprato perch
didnt find any. non ne ho trovato.
3:38 Can you tell me where it is? Pu dirmi dov?
3:54 Can you tell me where Pu dirmi dove si pu trovare?
one can find it?
4:12 one can si pu
4:26 How does one say it? Come si dice?
4:44 I like to see it. Mi piace vederlo.
4:58 I would like to see it. Vorrei vederlo.
5:24 It would please me to see it. Mi piacerebbe vederlo.
5:39 I like very much to travel. Mi piace molto viaggiare.
6:01 Im sorry but I cannot wait Mi dispiace ma non posso
because I have to leave soon. aspettare devo partire subito.
7:44 I will have to dovr
7:49 I would have to dovrei
7:53 I should dovrei
7:53 dovrei is used for I would have to and I should.
8:10 I should leave now. Dovrei partire adesso.
8:31 I cannot stay. / I cannot remain. Non posso rimanere.
8:53 Can you tell me? Pu dirmi?
9:02 When will you be able to do it? Quando potr farlo?
9:33 When would you be able to Quando potrebbe farlo?
do it? / When could you do it?
9:38 potrebbe is used for would you be able to and could you.
10:02 could in English expresses two different tenses: the past (I couldnt do it =
I wasnt able to do it) and the conditional (I couldnt do it = I wouldnt be able
to do it).
10:49 I could (I would be able) potrei
11:06 I could (I was able) potevo
CD 1 Track 2
5
0:17 The familiar form for you is tu, which is used for family, children, friends and
colleagues. When youve just met someone, use Lei. Dont initiate the use of tu.
1:36 I speak parlo
1:47 he speaks / you speak (Lei) parla
1:52 you speak (Carla/Roberto) parli
1:53 For tu, Carla, Roberto the form is parli. That -i is used with all verbs.
2:10 Im selling vendo
2:14 youre selling (tu) vendi
2:30 to leave partire
2:32 youre leaving (tu) (tu) parti
2:53 to have avere
2:55 I have ho
2:59 he has ha
3:04 you have (tu) hai
3:17 to go andare
3:37 we go andiamo
3:49 I go / Im going vado
3:55 hes going va
4:02 youre going (tu) vai
4:10 to be essere
4:22 I am sono
4:27 he is / she is / it is
4:37 you are (tu) sei
4:49 Where are you? (tu) Dove sei?
4:56 to know sapere
5:01 I know so
5:06 I dont know it. Non lo so.
5:12 He knows it. Lo sa.
5:17 Dont you know it? (signore) Non lo sa?
5:30 You know it. (tu) Lo sai.
5:41 I can posso
5:46 he can pu
5:50 Can you tell me, signore? Pu dirmi / Mi pu dire, signore?
6:22 to want volere
6:26 I want it. Lo voglio.
6:31 I dont want any. Non ne voglio.
6:36 Do you want any? (signore) Ne vuole?
6:45 Do you want it? (Carlo) Lo vuoi?
6 6:53 For you (plural) we have been using loro (they, you all), but voi is used very
much. For the ending of the voi form simply go to the infinitive and replace the
r with t: -are > -ate, -ere > -ete, -ire > -ite
7:37 you speak (voi) parlate
7:45 youre leaving (voi) voi partite
8:02 Youre selling it. Lo vendete.
8:13 Can you see it? Potete vederlo?
8:26 Cant you see it? Non potete vederlo?
8:29 Dont you want to do it? Non volete farlo?
8:33 Why dont you tell me? Perch non mi dite?
8:44 Why dont you do it? Perch non lo fate?
8:54 Why dont you know where it is? Perch non sapete dov?
9:06 Why dont you know Perch non sai dov?
where it is? (Roberto)
CD 1 Track 3
0:19 I speak parlo
0:24 they speak parlano
0:34 With all -are verbs, for they you go from the first person parlo to parlano.
For all other verbs, the first person -o will lead you to the third person -ono,
which maintains the same stress.
1:15 Im leaving parto
1:20 they are leaving partono
1:40 Im selling it. Lo vendo.
1:48 Theyre selling it. Lo vendono.
2:04 I have ho
2:12 you have (tu) hai
2:38 they have hanno
2:39 you have (voi) avete
2:48 we have abbiamo
2:54 I am sono
2:58 they are sono
3:07 I am busy. Sono occupato.
3:21 They are busy (now). Sono occupati / occupate (adesso).
3:52 You are busy. (tu) Sei occupato (occupata).
4:03 you are (voi) siete
4:10 Im going vado
4:15 hes going va
4:18 youre going (tu) vai
4:21 theyre going vanno 7
4:26 vado vanno follows the same pattern as ho hanno
4:36 to give / to donate dare
4:41 I give do
4:49 you give (tu) dai
4:52 they give danno
5:14 I want voglio
5:19 they want vogliono
5:30 I can posso
5:32 they can possono
5:35 you can (voi) potete
5:45 you want (voi) volete
5:51 we want vogliamo
5:55 we can possiamo

CD 1 Track 4
0:00 to say / to tell dire
0:07 Im telling / Im saying dico
0:18 Im telling you. (signore) / Le dico.
Im telling her.
0:34 Im telling him. Gli dico.
0:38 Im telling it to him. Glielo dico.
0:46 The combination of gli + lo changes to glielo.
0:57 Im giving it to her. Glielo do.
1:11 They are not telling me. Non mi dicono.
1:24 Theyre not telling it to me. Non me lo dicono.
1:35 If you have it to me, the mi changes to me lo.
1:49 to understand capire
1:52 I understand capisco
1:57 I dont understand it. Non lo capisco.
2:03 They dont understand it. Non lo capiscono.
2:11 I dont know him. Non lo conosco.
2:17 They dont know me. Non mi conoscono.
2:27 Im finishing finisco
2:34 Im finishing it. Lo finisco.
2:39 Theyre finishing it. Lo finiscono.
2:44 They dont want to do it. Non lo vogliono fare. /
8 Non vogliono farlo.
3:06 They dont want to tell me. Non vogliono dirmi. /
Non mi vogliono dire.

CD 1 Track 5
0:00 The key to voi is the infinitive.
0:19 Why cant you do it? Perch non potete farlo? /
Perch non lo potete fare?
0:49 Why cant they do it? Perch non possono farlo?
1:15 Why dont they do it? Perch non lo fanno?
1:26 Why dont you do it, signore? Perch non lo fa, signore?
1:40 Why dont you do it? Perch non lo fai?
(friend / Roberto)
1:53 Why dont you do it? (voi) Perch non lo fate?
2:04 Why dont you tell me? (voi) Perch non mi dite?
2:36 Why dont you tell it to me? Perch non me lo dite?
(voi)
3:00 Why dont you do it? (voi) Perch non lo fate?
3:13 Why dont you want to do it? (voi) Perch non volete farlo?
3:30 Why cant you tell it to Perch non me lo potete dire
me now? adesso? / Perch non potete
dirmelo adesso?
CD 1 Track 6
0:06 We cannot do it because Non possiamo farlo perch non
we dont want to do it. vogliamo farlo.
0:26 Were going to see it. Andiamo a vederlo.
1:00 Can you please show me Puoi mostrarmi cosa hai comprato?
what you have bought?
1:36 Can you make me see Pu farmi vedere?
(what youve bought)?
2:10 This is not what I want. Questo non quello che voglio /
ci che voglio.
2:25 Im preparing it. Lo preparo.
3:04 Im preparing it right now. Lo sto preparando.
3:31 Im just about to prepare it. Sto per prepararlo.
3:50 stare belongs to the handful of verbs (avere, essere, andare, fare)
that doesnt follow the usual sequence: sto (I), stanno (they),
sta (he/she/it), stai (you), stiamo (we), state (you, voi)
CD 1 Track 7
9
0:29 I have ho
0:39 I will leave (to leave I have) partir
0:47 he will leave (to leave he has) partir
0:53 you will leave (to leave you partirai
have), Roberto
1:02 they will leave (to leave partiranno
they have)
1:10 The r is the key sound for the future tense. The endings are:
-r, -rai, -r and -ranno. You hook them onto the infinitive except for the -are
verbs where -ar changes to -er (preparer).
2:28 At what time will you leave, Roberto? A che ora partirai, Roberto?
2:38 At what time will you leave, signore? A che ora partir, signore?
2:46 you will leave (voi) partirete, voi partirete
3:03 we will leave partiremo
3:31 we would leave partiremmo
3:59 We will do it. Lo faremo.
4:07 We would do it. Lo faremmo.
4:13 We wouldnt do it. Non lo faremmo.
4:21 We wont do it. Non lo faremo.
4:45 He wont tell me. Non mi dir.
4:53 We wont do it. Non lo faremo.
5:04 We wouldnt do it. Non lo faremmo.
5:12 They will do it. Lo faranno.
5:20 I wont do it. Non lo far.
5:30 Why wont you do it? (tu) Perch non lo farai?

CD 1 Track 8
0:07 I would do farei
0:13 he would do farebbe
0:40 they would do farebbero
0:49 They wouldnt do it. Non lo farebbero.
0:56 He wouldnt tell me. Non mi direbbe.
1:06 They wouldnt tell me. Non mi direbbero.
1:38 You will be here. Sar qui.
1:55 I will be here. Sar qui.
1:59 They will be here soon. Saranno qui subito.
2:06 right away subito
2:06 soon presto
10 2:15 later pi tardi
2:20 We will be here. Saremo qui.
2:26 But it wouldnt be possible Ma non sarebbe possibile cos.
that way.
2:42 We would be very happy Saremmo molto contenti /
to do it. felici di farlo.
3:12 It will please me very Mi piacer molto farlo.
much to do it.
3:26 But I wouldnt like to do it. Ma non mi piacerebbe farlo.
(It wouldnt please me to do it.)
3:46 It would be very important Sarebbe molto importante
for me. per me.
4:02 I will have it for you. Lo avr (Lavr) per te.
4:18 But we wont have it today. Ma non lavremo oggi.
4:28 I wouldnt have it today. Non lavrei oggi.
4:49 I will leave partir
4:53 they will leave partiranno
5:01 you will leave partir
5:06 you (Roberto) will leave partirai
5:16 you all will leave partirete
5:25 When will you leave? (voi) Quando partirete?
5:49 We will leave soon. Partiremo presto.
6:00 But we wouldnt leave today. Ma non partiremmo oggi.
6:17 he will leave partir
6:22 he would leave partirebbe
6:42 they would leave partirebbero
7:02 He told me that he wont leave. Mi ha detto che non partir.
7:23 I really know that he Veramente so che non
wouldnt leave. partirebbe.
7:50 Im sure that they wouldnt Sono sicuro che non partirebbero
leave today. oggi.
8:20 you would leave (tu) partiresti
8:30 The would part for tu is -resti and for voi its -reste.
9:01 You would be here. (tu) Saresti qui.
9:18 You would be here (all of you). Sareste qui. / Voi sareste qui.
9:30 The r is the key for will and would. Remember to hit the endings.
CD 1 Track 9
11
0:00 I will have it. Lavr.
0:09 I would have it. Lavrei.
0:16 I would have bought it. Lavrei comprato.
0:22 We would have waited for you. Ti avremmo aspettato.
0:35 We would have waited for him. Lavremmo aspettato.
0:45 They wouldnt have waited Non mi avrebbero aspettato.
for me.
1:22 He would have seen me and Mi avrebbe visto e mi avrebbe
he would have told me why detto perch non lo far (cos).
he wont do it (that way).

CD 1 Track 10
0:27 / Im just about to prepare it. Lo sto per preparare. /
0:54 Sto per prepararlo.
0:38 Im in the process of Lo sto preparando. /
preparing it. Sto preparandolo.
1:32 I will tell you tomorrow. Le dico domani.
1:52 I tell you. (Roberto) Ti dico.
1:55 I tell it to you (tomorrow). Te lo dico (domani).
2:05 I will tell him. Gli dico.
2:11 I will tell it to him. Glielo dico.
2:24 I will tell it to you tomorrow. Glielo dir domani.
(signore)
3:59 He wouldnt tell it to me. Non me lo direbbe.
CD 1 Track 11
0:16 We have a past -ing tense in English: I was preparing, I was doing it, he was
buying it. We also have a present -ing tense: am/are/is doing. In the past its was
or were doing: the w-ing tense.
1:38 I was speaking parlavo
1:52 he was speaking parlava
2:06 they were speaking parlavano
2:20 you were speaking (tu) parlavi
2:31 you were speaking (voi) parlavate
2:42 we were speaking parlavamo
2:49 I was selling vendevo
2:56 they were selling vendevano
12 3:13 he was selling vendeva
3:18 you were selling (Roberto) vendevi
3:34 we were selling vendevamo
3:41 I was leaving partivo
3:47 he was leaving partiva
3:52 you (Roberto) were leaving partivi
3:59 they were leaving partivano
4:05 we were leaving partivamo
4:14 you were leaving (voi) partivate
4:23 Im doing (it). (Lo) faccio.
4:32 Theyre doing (it). (Lo) fanno.
4:38 Youre doing it. (tu) Lo fai.
4:44 Hes doing it. Lo fa.
4:48 Youre doing it. (voi) Lo fate.
4:50 Were doing it. Lo facciamo.
4:54 I was doing it. Lo facevo.
5:01 He was doing it. Lo faceva.
5:07 They were doing it. Lo facevano.
5:15 We were doing it. Lo facevamo.
5:24 You were doing it. (voi) Lo facevate.
5:34 The w-ing tense expresses a straight line in the past, either a short straight line
or a very long line.
6:10 I did it. / Ive done it. Lho fatto.
6:12 In English you dont make a sharp distinction between a dot or a straight line
in the past. In Italian the line in the past (I was doing facevo) can also be a
broken line (I used to do it, often, every day).
7:18 I did it every day. Lo facevo ogni giorno.
7:38 I was doing it. Lo facevo.
7:45 I did it. Lho fatto.
CD 2 Track 1
0:11 A few verbs when used in the past tense express a straight line in the past, such
as to know. I knew doesnt refer to a specific moment in the past (a dot past),
but to knowledge youve had for some time, either a short or a long period
of time.
0:48 I knew sapevo
0:51 I knew it. Lo sapevo.
0:54 I didnt know it. Non lo sapevo.
1:18 I found out. Lho saputo.
1:29 I found out that it will be Ho saputo che sar pronto
ready soon. presto. 13
1:50 I didnt know it. Non lo sapevo.
2:15 Another verb that usually expresses a line in the past is volere (to want):
I wanted I always wanted it.
2:50 I have wanted it. Lho voluto.
2:38 I (always) wanted it. Lo volevo.
3:16 I didnt want to buy it. Non volevo comprarlo.
3:29 I was looking at it (but) I didnt Lo guardavo (ma) non ho
want to buy it. (at that moment) voluto comprarlo.
4:15 I didnt want to have it. Non volevo averlo.
4:29 I dont understand what you mean. Non capisco ci che vuole dire.
5:03 Other verbs with a past tense that expresses a line in the past are avere
and essere.
5:46 I didnt want to do it because I Non volevo farlo perch
didnt have the time to do it non avevo (il) tempo di farlo
because I was very busy. perch ero molto occupato.
6:34 I was ero
6:46 I had avevo
6:49 I wanted volevo
6:51 I knew sapevo
7:08 I could potevo
7:13 I couldnt find it. Non potevo trovarlo.
7:27 I didnt know where it was. Non sapevo dovera.
8:40 I was looking for it but I Lo cercavo ma non lho trovato.
didnt find it.
9:09 I was looking for it but I Lo cercavo ma non potevo
couldnt find it. trovarlo.
CD 2 Track 2
0:00 could in English expresses two different tenses: he couldnt do it can mean
he wouldnt be able to do it or he wasnt able to do it.
1:15 He couldnt do it. / He wouldnt Non potrebbe farlo.
be able to do it.
2:09 He couldnt do it (yesterday). Non poteva farlo.
3:25 Could you tell me where it is? Potrebbe dirmi dov?
4:05 Can you tell me where it is? Pu dirmi dov?
4:20 Could you please tell me Potrebbe dirmi dov?
where it is?
4:57 He was looking for it and Lo cercava e non poteva
he couldnt find it. trovarlo.
CD 2 Track 3
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0:00 must / to have to dovere
0:18 I must see it. Devo vederlo.
0:30 You have to tell me. Deve dirmi.
0:42 You have to tell me. (Roberto) Devi dirmi.
0:57 You all have to tell me. Dovete dirmi.
1:10 We have to buy it. Dobbiamo comprarlo.
1:31 I will have to do it. Dovr farlo.
1:50 He will have to be here. Dovr essere qui.
2:05 Whenever you have two or three consecutive verbs, the second and the third
verb will be in the infinitive, except after any form of avere or essere. avere
and essere are the two diving towers after which you dive into the past.
2:52 He would have to be here. Dovrebbe essere qui.
3:51 He should be here. Dovrebbe essere qui.
4:00 You should tell me. Dovrebbe dirmi.
4:10 I think that you should do it. Penso che / Credo che dovresti farlo.
(Roberto)
4:58 I think that you should do it. (voi) Penso che dovreste farlo.
5:25 We have to buy it. Dobbiamo comprarlo.
5:38 you would have to (tu) dovresti
6:18 You should tell me. (tu) Dovresti dirmi.
6:34 You all should come (with me). Dovreste venire (con me).
7:02 He had to wait. Ha dovuto aspettare. /
Doveva aspettare.
CD 2 Track 4
0:00 I wont be able to do it without you. Non potr farlo senza di te.
0:21 I couldnt have done it Non avrei potuto farlo
without you. / I wouldnt have senza di te.
been able to do it.
2:34 If could is not clearly in the past, use potrei, potrebbe, potresti, potreste,
potrebbero, potremmo. If it is clearly the past, use potevo.
3:45 Could you wait for me now? Potrebbe aspettarmi adesso?
(signore)
4:11 Could you wait for me now? Potresti aspettarmi adesso?
(Roberto)
4:46 Could you wait for me now? Potreste aspettarmi adesso?
(voi)
4:59 Im sorry but I couldnt wait Mi dispiace ma non ti potevo
for you because I had to leave. aspettare perch dovevo partire /
ho dovuto partire.
6:00 I havent been able to wait (for you). Non ho potuto aspettarti.
6:23 to go away andare via / partire / andarmene 15
6:50 Im leaving parto / me ne vado / vado via
7:27 I had to leave. Ho dovuto andarmene.
CD 2 Track 5
0:17 To say I could have done it in Italian change it in English to I would have been
able to do it. To say I could have told you change it in English to I would have
been able to tell you.
1:03 I couldnt do it now. Non potrei farlo ora. /
Non potrei farlo adesso.
1:12 I couldnt do it yesterday. Non potevo farlo ieri.
1:35 I have not been able to do it. Non ho potuto farlo.
2:02 I could have / I would have avrei potuto
been able
3:02 I could not have waited for you. Non avrei potuto aspettarti.
3:26 I could have told you. Avrei potuto dirle.
3:50 I couldnt have gone there. Non avrei potuto andarci.
5:04 I would have to do it. Lo dovrei fare. / Dovrei farlo.
7:26 I should do it. Dovrei farlo.
7:31 You should tell me. (signore) Dovrebbe dirmi.
7:50 I should dovrei
7:55 You should wait for me. (tu) Dovresti aspettarmi.
8:53 You have to wait for me. Devi aspettarmi.
CD 2 Track 6
0:00 The handles: potere (can, to be able), dovere (to have to, must,
2:46 should, supposed to), volere (to want, to wish, would like). They are used a lot
and are followed by infinitives.
2:53 to be able to potere
5:41 Can you tell me? (voi) Potete dirmi?
6:06 Can you tell me? (tu) Puoi dirmi?
6:27 Can you tell me? (signore) Pu dirmi?
6:41 Could you tell me? (tu) Potresti dirmi?
7:08 Could you tell me? (signore) Potrebbe dirmi?
8:15 I was looking for it (but) Lo cercavo ma non potevo trovarlo /
I couldnt find it. non lo potevo trovare.
9:20 I couldnt find it (at that moment). Non lho potuto trovare.
9:48 (At that time) I had not Non avevo potuto trovarlo.
16 been able to find it.
10:19 I could have told you Avrei potuto dirle dovera.
where it was.
12:33 It is important not to guess. The thinking out process may seem long, but the
time it takes to think out something is very short. Take your time.

CD 2 Track 7
0:00 I asked you. Ti ho chiesto.
0:19 In diving chiedere becomes chiesto, dire becomes detto and fare becomes
fatto.
0:39 I have done it. Lo ho fatto. / Lho fatto.
1:16 I havent done it. Non lho fatto.
1:26 He didnt do it. / He has not done it. Non lo ha fatto.
1:46 I saw it. Lho veduto.
2:27 Ive seen him. Lo ho visto. / Lho visto.
2:47 Ive seen her. La ho vista.
2:54 In diving, the word you dive into will agree with lo, la or another direct object
that you are using.
3:39 Ive seen them. Li ho visti. / Le ho viste.
4:30 In diving, scrivere becomes scritto. parlare > parlato, partire > partito, sentire
(to hear) > sentito, vendere > venduto. However, some verbs are different,
such as vedere which becomes veduto or visto.
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0:00 In diving, chiedere becomes chiesto.
0:17 He asked me. Mi ha chiesto.
0:31 Why didnt you ask me? (tu) Perch non mi hai chiesto?
0:53 In diving, dire becomes detto.
1:07 Why didnt you tell me? (signore) Perch non mi ha detto?
1:25 In diving, fare becomes fatto.
1:37 I did it. Lo ho fatto. / Lho fatto.
1:47 I didnt do it. Non lho fatto.
1:55 Why didnt you do it? (signore) Perch non lo ha /
Perch non lha fatto?
2:23 I didnt do it because I didnt Non lho fatto perch non
know that you wanted to sapevo che voleva averlo.
have it.
4:21 that you wanted to have it che ha voluto averlo /
(at that moment) che lha voluto avere
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0:07 Could you please tell me? Potrebbe dirmi?
0:58 He couldnt tell me because Non poteva dirmi perch
he did not know it. non lo sapeva.
3:11 I could have told you. / Avrei potuto dirle.
I would have been able to
tell you.
4:11 He couldnt have done it that way. Non avrebbe potuto farlo cos.

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0:23 Whenever you want to say they, the I form leads you into it.
0:41 Im leaving parto
0:50 they leave partono
1:00 Theyre telling me. Mi dicono.
1:13 I know so
1:17 they know sanno
1:20 There are a handful of verbs which are different in the they form:
avere > hanno, essere > sono, dare > danno, andare > vanno, stare > stanno,
fare > fanno
2:50 they understand capiscono
3:04 they are finishing finiscono
3:26 For voi you always go to the infinitive.
4:22 youre saying / telling (voi) dite
5:27 They cannot do it. Non possono farlo.
6:00 They dont want to do it Non vogliono farlo cos.
that way.
6:16 Theyre not telling me. Non mi dicono.
6:28 They dont understand it. Non lo capiscono.
6:40 The only other exception for they, apart from the verbs above, is the -are
verbs. You dont use parlo for the they form; its parlano.
7:47 they are eating mangiano
8:00 they are selling vendono
8:10 They dont see it. Non lo vedono.
8:20 theyre finishing finiscono
8:49 I know him. Lo conosco.
9:00 They dont know him. Non lo conoscono.
18 9:13 For voi (you all) the key is the infinitive. You just replace the r of the infinitive
with a t. The endings are -ate, -ete or -ite, depending on the verb.
9:38 At what time are you all leaving? A che ora partite?
9:52 At what time are they leaving? A che ora partono?
10:16 to have to, must dovere
10:27 I must devo
10:34 They have to be here soon. Devono essere qui presto.
10:59 they have to devono
11:06 you have to (voi) dovete
11:10 You all have to tell me. Dovete dirmi.
11:58 I have ho
12:04 they have hanno
12:13 you have (voi) avete
12:28 you are doing fate
12:59 Why dont you tell me? (voi) Perch non mi dite?
13:04 Why dont they tell me? Perch non mi dicono?

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0:00 We cannot find it. Non possiamo trovarlo.
0:29 I will be able to do it. Potr farlo.
0:52 I wont be able to do it that way. Non potr farlo cos.
1:10 He wont be able to come with us. Non potr venire con noi.
1:26 Theyre not coming. Non vengono.
1:55 I come vengo
2:16 Why dont you come? (voi) Perch non venite?
2:47 You have to wait for me. (signora) Deve aspettarmi.
3:25 You have to wait for me. (Roberto) Devi aspettarmi.
3:39 youre leaving parti
3:45 you have to devi
4:05 we have to dobbiamo
4:18 we have abbiamo
4:27 We have to wait here. Dobbiamo aspettare qui.
4:41 I will have to do it. Dovr farlo.
5:02 We will have to do it. Dovremo farlo.
5:27 We would have to do it. Dovremmo farlo.
6:04 We should do it. Dovremmo farlo.
6:11 You should wait for me. (signore) Dovrebbe aspettarmi.
7:22 he should / he would have to dovrebbe
7:27 they should / dovrebbero 19
they would have to
7:40 you should (Roberto) dovresti
7:55 you should (voi, all of you) dovreste
8:27 They should tell me. Dovrebbero dirmi.
8:43 Could you tell me? (Roberto) Potresti dirmi?
9:13 All of you could tell me. (voi) Potreste dirmi.
9:33 They couldnt tell me. Non potrebbero dirmi.
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0:00 The key to will and would is the r of the infinitive. For will use the have
endings: -o, -ai, -a or -anno are hooked onto the r of the infinitive to give you
the future tense endings.
0:49 I will leave partir
1:05 he will leave partir
1:10 you (Roberto) will leave partirai
1:36 For we will we have to be very careful and make the sound distinction between
we will (-remo) and we would (-remmo).
2:16 you will leave (voi) partirete
2:50 We will tell you. Ti / Le diremo.
3:12 We wouldnt tell him. Non gli diremmo.
3:29 We wouldnt give it to him. Non glielo daremmo.
4:42 When will you leave? (voi) Quando partirete?
5:05 When will you do it? (voi) Quando lo farete?
5:22 When will you do it? (signore) Quando lo far?
5:33 When will you do it? (Roberto) Quando lo farai?
5:42 When will they do it? Quando lo faranno?
(OR you all, formal)
5:59 He told me. Mi ha detto.
6:17 He told me that he Mi ha detto che non lo farebbe /
wouldnt do it. non lo avrebbe fatto.
7:37 The endings for will are: -r, -rai, -r, -ranno, -remo, -rete
8:01 I would do it. Lo farei.
20 8:17 He would do it. Lo farebbe.
8:23 They would do it. Lo farebbero.
8:32 We would do it. Lo faremmo.
9:01 You would do it. (tu) Lo faresti.
9:17 You would do it. (voi) Lo fareste.

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0:30 I can posso
0:47 we can possiamo
0:54 you can (Roberto) puoi
1:01 Can you tell me? (Roberto) Puoi dirmi?
1:10 Can you tell me? (signora) Pu dirmi?
1:22 all of you can (voi) potete
1:40 I will be able to do it. Potr farlo.
1:50 I wont be able to do it Non potr farlo cos.
that way.
2:03 He will be able to do it. Potr farlo.
2:10 They will be able to do it. Potranno farlo.
2:19 You will be able to do it. (signore) Potr farlo.
2:29 He wont be able to do it. Non potr farlo.
2:35 You (Roberto) will be able Potrai farlo.
to do it.
2:46 We will be able to do it. Potremo farlo.
2:56 We would be able to do it. Potremmo farlo.
3:30 We couldnt find it. Non potevamo trovarlo.
3:42 I couldnt go there last night. Non potevo andarci ieri sera.
4:01 I couldnt go there tonight. Non potrei andarci stasera.
4:45 Can you tell me? (voi) Potete dirmi?
5:19 Could you tell me? (Roberto) Potresti dirmi?
5:37 Could you tell me? (voi) Potreste dirmi?
5:50 The forms for could are: potrei, potrebbe, potresti, potreste, potrebbero,
potremmo. For could in the past use potevo. For could have you have to use
the equivalent of would have been able to.
6:47 You could have told me. Avrebbe potuto dirmi.
7:11 I could have told you. Avrei potuto dirti / dirle.
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0:00 should in Italian is the same as would have to.
0:17 I should do it. Dovrei farlo.
0:33 You should wait for me. Dovrebbe aspettarmi.
0:55 We should go there. Dovremmo andarci.
1:11 They should come with us. Dovrebbero venire con noi.
1:28 All of you should wait for us. Dovreste aspettarci.
1:50 For should have you have to use the equivalent of would have had to; just as
for could have you have to use the equivalent of would have been able to.
2:10 You could have told me. (voi) Mi avreste potuto dire. /
Avreste potuto dirmi.
3:08 I could have done it. Avrei potuto farlo.
3:36 I should have avrei dovuto
3:44 I should have told you. Avrei dovuto dirle / dirti.
4:15 We should have left earlier. Avremmo dovuto partire pi presto.
4:32 earlier pi presto
4:49 in a little while fra poco

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0:15 In Italian some verbs in the past use essere (be): you have to dive from the
essere tower. They are verbs of coming and going. We still have some
examples in modern English: The time is come. He is gone.
1:55 I went sono andata
2:27 we went siamo andati / andate
2:52 Where did you go? (Carla) Dove sei andata?
4:09 Where did you go? (girls) Dove siete andate?
4:30 Where did you go? Dove siete andati?
(mixed group)
4:44 We went to see it. Siamo andati a vederlo.
5:06 he left partito
5:32 At what time did you leave? A che ora partito?
(signore)
5:48 At what time did you leave? A che ora sei partita?
(Carla)
6:11 we left siamo partiti
6:34 Weve just left. Siamo appena partiti.
6:48 He just arrived. / appena arrivato.
He has just arrived.
7:11 we went out siamo usciti
7:27 to go out uscire
22 7:36 Im going out esco
7:48 theyre going out escono
7:59 you are going out (voi) uscite
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0:00 To form the polite imperative, take the first person of the verb and change -o
to -a, except with the -are verbs.
0:18 Go out! Esca!
0:38 Dont go out! Non esca!
1:11 Dont go out! (tu) Non uscire!
1:13 Dont tell me! (Roberto) Non mi dire! / Non dirmi!
1:42 Dont wait for me! (friend) Non aspettarmi!
2:05 Come. (signore) Venga.
2:35 Dont go there. (Roberto) Non andarci.
2:52 Dont come. (signore) Non venga.
3:14 Dont tell me. (Roberto) Non dirmi. / Non mi dire.
3:26 Tell me. (signore) Mi dica.
4:07 Dont tell me. Non mi dica.
4:26 The polite imperative with -are verbs is not formed with -a but with -i.
4:40 Speak more slowly. Parli pi lentamente.
5:11 Speak! (Roberto) Parla!
5:28 Leave! (signore) Parta!
5:38 Leave! (Roberto) Parti!
5:54 Speak Italian with me, Roberto! Parla italiano con me, Roberto!
6:06 Speak Italian with me (signore)! Parli italiano con me!
6:23 Dont speak! (tu) Non parlare!
7:00 There are a few exceptions to the commands for the tu form.
7:17 Im telling you. Le dico.
7:29 Tell me. (signore) Mi dica.
7:56 Dont tell me. (Roberto) Non dirmi. / Non mi dire.
8:29 Dont tell me what you Non mi dire / Non mi dir ci
want to buy. che vuoi comprare.
8:56 Tell me. (Roberto) Dimmi.
9:13 Do it. Fallo.
9:26 Dont do it. (Roberto) Non farlo. / Non lo fare.
9:41 Give me. Dammi.
9:54 Dont give me. Non mi dare.
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0:00 Hes just arrived. appena arrivato.
0:12 He would have arrived earlier. Sarebbe arrivato pi presto / prima.
0:44 We are learning how to use would have with either avrei or sarei, but also to
make a distinction between would and would have, could and could have,
should and should have. Well talk about going into the woulds in one direction
and into the coulds and the shoulds in a separate direction, away from the
woulds. It is very important to keep the coulds and the shoulds out of the
woulds. Whenever you want to go into the woulds, you know you have
to hit the r.
2:13 You would do it. Lo farebbe.
4:17 They wouldnt do it. Non lo farebbero.
4:28 I wouldnt do it. Non lo farei.
4:37 I would have done it. Lo avrei fatto.
5:02 I wouldnt do it now. Non lo farei.
5:08 I wouldnt have done it. Non lo avrei fatto.
5:18 We wouldnt buy it. Non lo compreremmo.
6:19 I will buy comprer
6:27 he will buy comprer
6:34 we will buy compreremo
6:41 we would buy compreremmo
6:47 we would have bought avremmo comprato
7:40 Whenever you want to go into the woulds, you have to hit the r, whether it is
a plain would or would have. With would have you have to know if you have
to dive from avere or essere. So would have is either avrei (avrei parlato
I would have spoken) or sarei (sarei partito I would have left).
8:35 he would leave partirebbe
8:49 he would have left sarebbe partito
9:19 He would buy it. Lo comprerebbe.
9:43 He would have bought it. Lo avrebbe comprato.
10:03 He wouldnt tell me. Non mi direbbe.
10:18 He wouldnt have told you. Non ti avrebbe detto.
10:53 He would arrive soon. Arriverebbe presto.
11:23 He would have arrived a Sarebbe arrivato molto tempo fa.
long time ago.
11:46 fa means ago.

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0:00 would have is either avrei, avrebbe, avremmo, etc. or sarei, sarebbe, saremmo,
sarebbero, saresti, etc.. Keep the coulds and the shoulds out of the woulds.
With could you have to know if it is clearly the past (potevo, poteva etc.) or
plain could (potrei, potrebbe etc.).
0:47 I couldnt find it. Non potevo trovarlo.
(I wasnt able to find it.)
1:08 I couldnt find it (wouldnt Non potrei trovarlo.
be able to find it).
1:56 You could have told me. Mi avresti potuto dire. /
Mi avrebbe potuto dire.
2:40 I know that you couldnt do it. So che non potrebbe farlo.
3:41 He wasnt able to do it. Non poteva farlo.
4:08 I could do it. Potrei farlo.
4:29 I could have told you. Avrei potuto dirle.
4:50 I would have left sooner. Sarei partito pi presto.
5:35 I could have left sooner. Avrei potuto partire pi presto.
5:54 I would have arrived on time. Sarei arrivato in tempo.
6:43 You have to wait for me. Deve aspettarmi.
8:32 You should wait for me. (signore) Dovrebbe aspettarmi.
8:52 You should have waited for me. Avrebbe dovuto aspettarmi.
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0:00 to go up salire
0:07 Im going up salgo
0:26 theyre going up salgono
0:35 youre going up (voi) salite
0:50 I went up sono salito
1:11 I have been sono stato
1:27 he has been stato
1:36 she has been stata
1:46 I was there yesterday. / Cero ieri. / Ci sono stato ieri.
Ive been there yesterday.
2:24 there was cera
2:27 there is c
2:31 there are ci sono
2:37 There are many problems. Ci sono molti problemi.
2:40 There are many people. C molta gente.
3:06 There are so many people. C tanta gente. 25
3:25 There were so many people. Cera tanta gente.
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0:00 Wait! (tu) Aspetta!
0:30 Wait! (signora) Aspetti!
0:41 Speak! (lei) Parli!
0:51 Speak! (Roberto) Parla!
0:58 These endings (-a for Roberto and -i for signore) are for the command forms
of -are verbs. For all other verbs you switch them around (-i for Roberto and
-a for signore).
1:27 At what time are you leaving? A che ora parte?
1:49 At what time do we leave? / A che ora partiamo?
At what time are we leaving?
1:59 Lets leave! Partiamo!
2:13 Lets go! Andiamo!
2:20 Im coming vengo
2:25 theyre coming vengono
2:29 youre coming (voi) venite
2:36 were coming veniamo
2:42 hes coming viene
2:49 youre coming (Roberto) vieni
2:58 Come! (signora) Venga!
2:60 Come! (Roberto) Vieni!
3:22 Tell me! (Roberto) Dimmi!
3:41 Dont tell me! Non mi dire!
3:53 Tell me! (signore) Mi dica!
4:18 Tell it to me now! (signore) Me lo dica adesso!
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0:00 The command tense or subjunctive is formed in the same way as the command
for signore, signora. In English we also have the subjunctive, although it is not
used much, whilst in Italian it is used a lot. In English you use the subjunctive
when you say if I were instead of if I was or in emphatic expressions, such as
it is absolutely necessary that you be here. In English in most cases you can
get round this. For example, you can say I want you/him to do it. In Italian you
cant say this, so you have to say I want that you/he do it. You have to use the
subjunctive.
3:44 Speak! (signore) Parli!
26 4:17 that I speak / that you parli
(tu) speak / that he speak(s)
4:27 (that) they speak parlino
4:41 (that) we speak parliamo
4:47 (that) you speak parliate
4:52 parliamo is the same as the command form, but parliate is different from the
command form which is parlate.
5:43 I want you to speak. Voglio che parliate.
6:55 To form the subjunctive with verbs that dont end in -are, its the same pattern
but you use -a, instead of -i.
7:23 I leave (subj.) parta
7:26 you leave (tu) (subj.) parta
7:28 he/she/it leaves (subj.) parta
7:30 you leave (signore) (subj.) parta
7:34 they leave (subj.) partano
7:45 we leave (subj.) partiamo
8:04 you leave (voi) (subj.) partiate
8:24 I want you to leave (voi) with me. Voglio che partiate con me.
8:53 At what time are you leaving? (voi) A che ora partite?
9:11 Why dont you want me Perch non vuole / vuoi /
to sell it? volete che lo venda?
9:52 I dont want you to sell it. Non voglio che lo venda.
10:15 The subjunctive is a mood tense: it expresses an element of doubt,
of uncertainty, not an established fact.
10:35 I want you to do it. Voglio che lo faccia.
11:01 I want you to tell me. Voglio che mi dica.
11:16 At what time do you want (A che ora) vuoi / vuole che
me to finish? finisca?
11:33 I want you to call me. Voglio che mi chiami.

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0:00 The subjunctive of essere and avere is a little different. For have start from
abbiamo (we have). The subjunctive for I, you, he/she/it is: abbia, abbia, abbia.
For be start from siamo (we are). The subjunctive for I, you, he/she/it is: sia,
sia, sia.
1:59 It is important that you be here. importante che tu / che lei sia qui.
2:28 It is important that I be here. importante che (io) sia qui.
2:40 It is important that they be here. importante che siano qui.
3:07 It is important that all of importante che siano qui.
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3:25 it is important bisogna
3:43 I have need, I need ho bisogno
3:50 I need it / I have need of it. Ne ho bisogno.
4:21 I dont need it. Non ne ho bisogno.
4:41 It is important that he is here. Bisogna che lui sia qui.

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0:00 The subjunctive or command tense for have is: abbia, abbia, abbia, abbiano,
and abbiamo, abbiate. And for to be: sia, sia, sia, siano, and siamo, siate.
The past subjunctive is also much used in Italian. For -are verbs it is -assi.
0:50 It was necessary that I spoke. Era necessario che parlassi.
0:59 I spoke (subj.) parlassi
1:24 you spoke (tu) (subj.) parlassi
1:27 he, she, it, you spoke parlasse
(lei) (subj.)
1:34 they spoke (subj.) parlassero
1:38 we spoke (subj.) parlassimo
1:42 you spoke (voi) (subj.) parlaste
1:52 It was necessary that we spoke. Era necessario che parlassimo.
2:42 We can group the past subjunctive verb forms like this:
parlassi, parlassi, parlassimo
parlasse, parlaste, parlassero
3:44 For -are verbs the ending is -assi (parlassi), for -ere verbs -essi
(vendessi), for -ire verbs -issi (partissi).
4:02 you left (tu) (subj.) partissi
4:06 we left (noi) (subj.) partissimo
5:00 you left (voi) (subj.) partiste
5:10 he, she, it, you (lei) left (subj.) partisse
5:26 they left (subj.) partissero
5:34 you left (voi) (subj.) partiste
6:08 I sold (subj.) vendessi
6:23 you sold (tu) (subj.) vendessi
6:28 we sold (subj.) vendessimo
6:35 they sold (subj.) vendessero
6:41 you sold (voi) (subj.) vendeste
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0:20 From avere you make the past subjunctive avessi.
0:34 you had (tu) (subj.) avessi
0:40 we had (subj.) avessimo
0:56 they had (subj.) avessero
1:06 he, she, it, you (lei) had (subj.) avesse
1:22 you had (voi) (subj.) aveste
1:28 Use the past subjunctive after if (se), like in the English if I were here.
2:03 If I had known it, I would Se lo avessi saputo, lo
have done it. avrei fatto.
4:15 And I would have prepared E lo avrei preparato per lei.
it for you.
6:54 If I had the time, I would do it. Se avessi il tempo, lo farei.
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0:20 The past subjunctive of to be is fossi.
0:40 if I were se fossi
0:44 you were (tu) (subj.) fossi
0:49 he were (subj.) fosse
0:53 they were (subj.) fossero
1:01 we were (subj.) fossimo
1:06 you were (voi) (subj.) foste
1:14 avessi and fossi are used a lot in Italian. se fossi is used for if I had with all the
verbs conjugated with to be.
1:49 if I had left se fossi partito / partita
2:00 I left sono partita
2:30 I had left ero partita
3:08 if she had left se fosse partita
3:22 if we had left se fossimo partiti / partite
3:45 I would have made a Avrei fatto una prenotazione
reservation if I had known it. se lo avessi saputo.
4:38 I would have waited and I Avrei aspettato e ci sarei andata /
would have gone there. ci sarei andato.
7:18 if you had called me se mi avessi chiamato
7:49 and if you had told me e se mi avessi detto
8:05 that you wanted to have it che volevi averlo
8:22 I would have given it to you. Te lo avrei dato.
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0:20 The historic past is not used much in the spoken language. You will find it more
in literature. In some areas of Italy you will hear it also in the spoken language.
So instead of ha parlato you will hear parl (he spoke) or with -ere verbs you
will find vend (he sold). It is useful to recognize it, especially in reading.

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0:00 Advice on reading Italian
30 Perfect Italian Vocabulary index
NB CD references below refer to CDs 1, 2 and 3 of Perfect Italian
Vocabulary.
Introduction
CD 1 Track 1
Verbs
1 CD 1 Track 2
-are verbs: the good guys
evitare (to avoid); mangiare (to eat); usare (to use); inventare
(to invent); parlare (to speak); raccomandare (to recommend);
comprare (to buy)
Using quel, quei, quegli (that, those)
Using qualcosa di speciale (something special)
Using mi piace (it is pleasing/it pleases me)
mi piacciono (they are pleasing/they please me); gli piace
(it pleases him); ci piace (it pleases us); non ci piace (it doesnt
please us)
More -are verbs
gridare (to shout); guadagnare (to earn)
Wing tense endings: -are track and the other track (-ere, -ire verbs)
are avo (guadagnavo); ere evo (vivevo); ire ivo (capivo)
2 CD 1 Track 3
Inventing -are verbs using -tion words in English. Remove the -tion and
add -re.
invitation to invitare (to invite); etc.
More -are verbs
dimenticarsi (to forget); cenare (to dine); giustificare (to justify);
immaginare (to imagine); installare (to install); adorare (to adore);
considerare (to consider); ispirare (to inspire); studiare (to study);
consolare (to console); organizzare (to organize); etc.
3 CD 1 Track 4
-are verbs (various tenses)
comprare (to buy)
Using se fossi for if I were plus the conditional tense (-rei)
Se fossi ricco, comprerei un appartamento a Portofino. (If I were
richer, I would buy an apartment in Portofino.)
When would refers to the past
Quando ero ricco, compravo una macchina nuova tutti gli anni. (When
I was a rich man, I would buy/I used to buy/I bought a new car
every year.)
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More -are verbs (various tenses) 31
lavare (to wash); chiamare (to phone; to call); guardare (to look at);
prestare (to lend); lasciare (to leave); baciare (to kiss); scusare (to
excuse)
was in the process of plus the dot past
Stavo lavando i piatti quando mi ha chiamato. (I was washing the
dishes when you called me.)
is in the process of
Mi sta guardando adesso. (Shes looking at me now.)
Using -i ending for formal commands
Non mi tocchi! (Dont touch me!); Mi lasci stare. (Leave me alone.);
Mi scusi. (Excuse me.)
Using -a ending and hooking pronouns onto the verb for familiar
commands
Baciami. (Kiss me.); Scusami. (Excuse me.)
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The other track: -ere and -ire verbs
bere (to drink); leggere (to read); capire (to understand); rispondere
(to respond; to answer); scrivere (to write); ridere (to laugh);
piangere (to cry)
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Reflexive verbs when the subject and object are the same: think -self
nascondersi (to hide oneself); svegliarsi (to wake up; to wake
oneself up); sedersi (to sit down; to sit oneself down); alzarsi (to
get up or stand up; to get oneself up); lavarsi (to wash oneself);
sposarsi (to get married); vestirsi (to get dressed; to dress oneself);
addormentarsi (to fall asleep); divertirsi (to enjoy oneself); lamentarsi
(to complain); rendersi conto di (to realize); esprimersi (to express
onself); rallegrarsi con (to congratulate)
With added - ne
andarsene (to go away from here); dimenticarsene (to forget about
it)
The impersonal one
Si mangia bene qui. (One eats well here.); Si parla italiano qui.
(Italian is spoken here.); Come si dice questo in italiano? (How do
you say this in Italian?)
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More practice with -ere verbs and reflexives
promettere (to promise); permettere (to permit); proteggersi
(to protect oneself); difendersi (to defend oneself)
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32 More -ere and -ire verbs; future tense
bere (to drink); pulire (to clean); vendere (to sell); perdere
(to lose)
The future endings on all tracks: -r, -rai, -r, -remo, -rete, -ranno
Praticher sempre il mio italiano. (I will always practise my Italian.)
The -go -gono verbs
valere (to be worth); valere la pena (to be worth it); valgo to valga
in command tense
La, l (it) and li (them)
La chiave, lho perduta. (The key, Ive lost it.); I biglietti, non li ho
perduti. (The tickets, I havent lost them.)
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More -ere and -ire verbs: diving into the past; the command tense
temere (to fear); tossire (to cough); credere (to believe); crescere
(to grow); riconoscere (to recognize); mettere (to place, to put)
Using -a ending for formal commands
Lo metta nella mia macchina.
Using -i ending and hooking pronouns onto the verb for familiar
commands
Mettilo nella mia macchina.
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More -ere and -ire verbs; some special verbs
ammettere (to admit); insistere a (insist on); omettere (to omit);
decidere (to decide); ricevere (to receive); descrivere (to describe);
assistere a (to attend); dire (to say, to tell)
Another -go -gono verb
venire (to come), vengo, vengono
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Some more -ire verbs: without -isc, with -isc
without -isc: soffrire (to suffer); scoprire (to discover); aprire (to
open); dormire (to sleep)
with -isc: pulire (to clean), pulisco (I clean); contribuire
(to contribute), contribuisco (I contribute); finire (to finish), finisce
(he finishes); preferire (to prefer), preferiscono (they prefer); capire
(to understand), capisco (I understand)
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-urre, -orre, -arre verbs 33
tradurre (to translate), I translate = traduco; formal command tense
= traduca; past tense dives into tradotto
produrre (to produce), I produce = produco; past tense dives into
prodotto
comporre (to compose), I compose = compongo
attrarre (to attract), it attracts me = mi attrae (roll your r!)
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Verbs that go from -e to -ie
venire (to come) vieni, viene; tenere (to keep, to hold) tieni, tiene;
contenere (to contain) contiene
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Verbs that go from -o to -uo; rebel -are verbs
volere (to want) vuoi, vuole; potere (to be able) puoi, pu
andare (to go) vado, vai, va; fare (to make, to do) faccio, fai, fa;
dare (to give) do, dai, d
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Future
Future endings: -r, -rai, -r, -remo, -rete, -ranno (hit the r)
On the -are track change -are to -ere: parlare parler, invitare
inviteremo.
Rebel verbs: andare andr; venire verr
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Conditional
Conditional endings: -rei, -resti, -rebbe, -remmo, -reste, -rebbero
(hit the r).
volere vorrei; venire verrei; vedere vedrei; mi piace mi
piacerebbe; preferire preferirei
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Revising commands
formal you: non li metta qui (dont put them here), me lo dica (tell
me it), mi dia (give me)
familiar you: mettili qui (put them here), dimmi (tell me), dammi
(give me)
lets : parliamo, cantiamo, mangiamo, cambiamolo, andiamoci
familiar you in the negative (non + to form): non mangiarla
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34 Expressions that trigger the formal command tense
Whenever you want someone else to do something
volere che (to want that); preferire che (to prefer that); proporre che
(to propose that)
Expressing permission or prohibition
permettere/non permettere che (to permit/not to permit that)
Expressing emotion, doubt
temere che (to fear that); essere contento che (to be glad that);
dubitare che (to doubt that); essere ridicolo che (to be ridiculous
that); mi dispiace che (Im sorry that); un peccato che (its a
shame that); necessario che (its necessary that)
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The formal command tense in the past
-are track: parl-assi, parl-assi, parl-asse, parl-assimo, parl-aste,
parl-assero
-ere track: pot-essi, pot-essi, pot-esse, pot-essimo, pot-este,
pot-essero
-ire track: fin-issi, fin-issi, fin-isse, fin-issimo, fin-iste, fin-issero
Era impossibile che venisse. (It was impossible that he might come.)
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More about the formal command tense in the past
Dubito che Paolo abbia mangiato. (I doubt that Paolo has eaten.)
Dubitavo che venisse. (I doubted that you would come.)
Everyday expressions
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Verb expressions with stare
stare + -ando (-are track), -endo (other track)
stiamo mangiando (we are eating), stavamo mangiando (we were
eating), stavo finendo (I was finishing)
stare per + the to form of the verb (-are, -ere, -ire)
stiamo per cominciare a mangiare (we are about to start eating);
stavo per lavare la mia macchina (I was about to wash my car)
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Verb-plus expressions
cominciare a (to start to); smettere di (to stop doing something);
tornare a (to return to doing something); finire di (to finish doing
something)
These verb-plus expressions are followed by the to form of the verb
in examples such as these: Abbiamo smesso di mangiare. (We stopped 35
eating.); Avevamo finito di lavorare presto. (We had finished working
early.)
approfittare di qualcosa/qualcuno (to take advantage of something/
somebody)
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More verb-plus expressions
dimenticarsi di (to forget to)
contare su qualcosa/qualcuno (to count on something/somebody)
rendersi conto di qualcosa (to realize, to notice something)
essere/non essere daccordo con qualcuno (to agree/disagree with
somebody)
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Verb-plus combinations
vuol dire (it means), vuol dire che (it means that)
vale la pena + to form of the verb (it is worth it), valeva la pena (it
was worth it)
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Time expressions with da
Aspettiamo da unora. or unora che aspettiamo. (Weve been
waiting for an hour.)
Maria viveva a Roma da due anni. or Erano due anni che Maria viveva
a Roma. (Maria had been living in Rome for two years.)
Da quanto tempo aspetta? (How long have you been waiting?)
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Weather expressions with fare
Fa caldo. (Its hot.) Fa freddo. (Its cold.)
Che tempo fa? (Whats the weather like?) Fa bel tempo. (The
weather is good.) Faceva brutto tempo ieri. (The weather was bad
yesterday.)
C il sole. (Its sunny.) C molto vento. (Its very windy.) C nebbia.
(Its foggy.)
Piove. (Its raining.)
Some other uses of fare
fare una domanda (to ask a question)
fare un viaggio (to take a trip)
fare attenzione (to be careful)
farsi male (to hurt oneself)
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36
Expressions using avere/aver
avere freddo (to be cold)
avere caldo (to be warm)
avere sete (to be thirsty)
avere fame (to be hungry)
avere paura (to be afraid)
avere sonno (to be sleepy)
avere fretta (to be in a hurry)
avere ragione (to be right)
avere torto (to be wrong)
8 CD 3 Track 1
More expressions using avere
averne colpa (to be to blame)
aver voglia di (to desire to do something, to be in the mood for)
aver bisogno di (to need, to have need of)
avere X anni (to be X years old)
aver luogo (to take place)
avere pazienza (to be patient)
avere senso (to make sense)
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Uses of per
non possibile per me, il pacco per me, per poter parlare, per
quando, per la settimana prossima
Words used to ask questions
perch? (why?); quanto/quanta? (how much?); quanti?/quante? (how
many?); come? (how?); dove? (where?); chi? (who?); quale? (which?/
which one?)
Days of the week (see glossary)
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Time expressions
prima di (before)
dopo (after)
More days of the week (see glossary)
Seasons of the year (see glossary)
Months of the year (see glossary)
Double pronouns hooked on to the verb
Pu prepararmelo prima dellautunno?
Pu mandarglielo oggi?
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Telling the time 37
luna. (Its one oclock.)
Sono le due. (Its two oclock.)
Per le sei e mezza. (By 6.30.)
Erano le sei e un quarto. (It was quarter past six.)
mezzogiorno. (Its midday.) mezzanotte. (Its midnight.)
la mezza. (Its half past 12.)
Time of day (see glossary)
Numbers (see glossary)
12 CD 3 Track 5
More uses of da
for and since: Studiamo italiano da tre mesi/da giugno.
from: Treno in arrivo da Roma Termini.
to + person: Vado da Roberta.
used for: Abiti da bambini.
as, like: Studio da ingegnere.
by: Questo libro scritto dal mio amico.
qualcosa, molto, niente + da + to form of the verb: Vorrei qualcosa
da bere.
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Uses of a
time: alle otto
place: al ristorante
after verbs of movement: andare a vedere; portare a vedere; venire a
prendere
English per: quaranta miglia allora
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Uses of per
through a place or space: passato per il parco ieri.
duration of time (action now finished): Ho studiato per
sedici anni.
Some expressions using per
per questo (because of that; therefore)
per lamor del cielo (for heavens sake)
per esempio (for example)
per caso (by chance)
per la strada (in the street)
per scherzo (as a joke)
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38 Useful expressions
il bello che (the good thing is that)
il brutto che (the bad thing is that)
il peggio che (the worst thing is that)
limportante (the important thing)
il necessario (what is necessary)
il possibile (what is possible): Far il possibile per aiutarla.
(Ill do what is possible to help you.)
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Combining di with the
Combinations with plural nouns: dei libri; degli studenti; delle ragazze
(compare with those: quei libri; quegli studenti; quelle ragazze)
Showing possession: la macchina della mia ragazza (my girlfriends car)
Origin: Di dov? (Where are you from?); Quelle arance sono della Sicilia.
(Those oranges are from Sicily.)
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Combining in with the.
Verona una citt nel Veneto.
Il mio paese molto importante nel mondo.
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Expressions with stare
sto cucinando (I am right now in the process of cooking)
sto per cominciare (I am about to start)
stare male (to be unwell)
stare bene (to be well)
Come sta? (How are you?) Non c male. (Not bad.)
Quella giacca ti sta bene. (That jacket suits you.)
stare da + person (to stay at somebodys place)
Expressions with volere
Ci vuole unora. (It takes an hour.) Ci vogliono due orez. (It takes two
hours.)
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Using double negatives
Non ho visto nessuno. (I didnt see anybody.)
Non conosco nessuno in Italia. (I dont know anybody in Italy.)
Expressions using negatives
neanchio (neither do I)
Neanche per sogno! (No way!)
n la geografia n la storia (neither geography nor history)
Potrei farlo o oggi o domani. (I could do it either today or tomorrow.)
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Making comparisons 39
pi/meno intelligente (more/less intelligent)
il pi/il meno intelligente (the most/the least intelligent)
migliore di/peggiore di (better than/worse than)
il migliore (the best); il peggiore (the worst)
pi piccolo di (smaller than)
il pi piccolo (the smallest)
Ha meno soldi di me. (He has less money than me.)
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Using opposites to build vocabulary.
bello brutto (beautiful ugly)
buono cattivo (good naughty)
facile difficile (easy difficult)
piccolo grande (small large)
entrata uscita (entry exit)
40 EnglishItalian glossary
NB This glossary contains vocabulary from Perfect Italian Vocabulary, as
well as some extra vocabulary which is taught in Total Italian with the Michel
Thomas Method. Go to www.michelthomas.co.uk for more information.
o/a = agreeable in masculine/feminine

*bonus words = further illustrate or fill in structural and word categories
a, an un, uno, una *although bench

able, to be potere always sempre
about (to), to be stare per ambition, an/the un/lambizione
absolute assoluto/a amuse oneself, to divertirsi
abundant abbondante and e
abusive offensivo/a animal, an/the un/lanimale
accept, to accettare another un altro, unaltra
acceptable accettabile *answer, the la risposta
*accuse, to accusare answer, to rispondere
*acquainted with, to be conoscere anything qualcosa
action, an/the un/lazione anything, not niente
actually realmente; in realt apartment, an/the un/lappartamento
*address, an/the un/lindirizzo appointment, the lappuntamento
*admire, to ammirare *April aprile
admissible ammissibile arbitrary arbitrario/a
admit, to ammettere arrive, to arrivare
adorable adorabile article, an/the un/larticolo
adoration, the ladorazione artist, an/the un/lartista
adore, to adorare artistic artistico/a
adventure, the lavventura as come
afraid, to be avere paura as well anche
after dopo *ask, to domandare, chiedere
afternoon, an/the un/il pomeriggio ask a question, to fare una domanda
afternoon, this oggi pomeriggio asleep, to fall addormentarsi
afternoon, tomorrow domani pomeriggio association, the lassociazione
afternoon, yesterday ieri astute astuto/a
pomeriggio at a, in
afterwards poi attend, to (meeting) partecipare a;
age, an/the un/let assistere a (una riunione)
*ago fa attend, to (school) frequentare la scuola
*ago, a long time molto tempo fa attention, the lattenzione
agree, to essere daccordo attention, to pay prestare attenzione
agree with, to essere daccordo con attract, to attrarre
agriculture, the lagricoltura attribute, an/the un/lattributo
alarm, to allarmare *August agosto
alarming allarmante *aunt, an/the una/la zia
all tutto/a automatic automatico/a
almost quasi automatically automaticamente
alone da solo/a autumn, the lautunno
also anche avoid, to evitare
avoidable evitabile car, a/the una/la macchina; un/lauto
careful attento/a 41
back, to be essere di ritorno careful!, be Attento!; Attenzione!
bad cattivo; brutto (tempo) careful, to be fare attenzione
bad, not non c male case, a/the (situation) un/il caso
be, to essere case of, in in caso di
beach, a/the una/la spiaggia cathedral, a/the una/la cattedrale
bear, to sopportare *century, a/the un/il secolo
bearable sopportabile *chair, a/the una/la sedia
beautiful bello/a change, to cambiare
because perch changes, the i cambiamenti
because of this per questo character, a/the un/il carattere
beer, a/the una/la birra *cheap economico/a
before prima (di) child, a/the un/il bambino, una/
behind dietro (a) la bambina
believe, to credere children, the i bambini; i figli
believable credibile chilly, its fa fresco
best il meglio; il/la migliore, i/le migliori *church, a/the una/la chiesa
better meglio; migliore/i city, a/the una/la citt
between tra; fra *clean pulito/a
big grande clean, to pulire
bit, a un poco *clear chiaro/a
*black nero/a clever intelligente
blame, the la colpa climate, a/the un/il clima
*blue azzurro/a; blu *climb up/onto, to salire (su)
book, a/the un/il libro close, to chiudere
bored, to get annoiarsi closed chiuso/a
boy, a/the un/il ragazzo clothing, the gli abiti
boyfriend, a/the un/il ragazzo; coffee, a/the un/il caff
un/il fidanzato *coincide with, to coincidere (con)
boys and girls, the i ragazzi coincidence, a/the una/la coincidenza
break, to have a fare una pausa cold freddo/a
bring, to portare cold, its fa freddo
brother, a/the un/il fratello cold, to be avere freddo
brother, a/the little un/il fratellino colour, a/the un/il colore
*brother-in-law, a/the un/il cognato come, to venire
brothers and sisters i fratelli compatible compatibile
*brown marrone competent competente
building, a/the un/ledificio complain, to lamentarsi di
but ma compose, to comporre
buy, to comprare comprehend, to capire; comprendere
by (a certain time) per; prima di comprehensible comprensibile
by chance per caso *comprehension, the la comprensione
by no means neanche per sogno computer, a/the un/il computer
by the way a proposito *conclude, to concludere
conclusion, a/the una/la conclusione
call, to chiamare condition, a/the una/la condizione
can (to be able to) potere *confirm, to confermare
canal, a/the un/il canale confirmation, a/the una/la conferma
capable capace (di) confusion, the la confusione
congratulate, to rallegrarsi con defend, to difendere
42 consider, to considerare defend oneself (from), to difendersi (da)
consideration, a/the una/la considerazione defensive difensivo/a
consolation, a/the una/la consolazione definable definibile
console, to consolare define, to definire
*construct, to costruire deniable negabile
constructive costruttivo/a dentist, a/the un/il dentista
*consult, to consultare deny, to negare
contain, to contenere depression, a/the una/la depressione
*continuation, a/the una/la continuazione describe, to descrivere
continue, to continuare (a) desirable desiderabile
contrary contrario/a desire, to desiderare
contrary, on the al contrario desire to, to have a avere voglia di
contribute, to contribuire devil, a little un diavoletto
*contribution, a/the un/il contributo dictionary, a/the un/il dizionario
conversation, a/the una/la conversazione difference, a/the una/la differenza
conviction, a/the una/la convinzione different differente
cook, to cucinare difficult difficile
cool fresco/a dine, to cenare
cost, to costare dinner, a/the una/la cena
cottage, a/the una/la casetta dinner, to have cenare
*cough, a/the una/la tosse direction, a/the una/la direzione
cough, to tossire directions to indicazioni per
count, to contare director, a/the un/il direttore
count on, to contare su *dirty sporco/a
country, a/the un/il paese disaster, a/the un/il disastro
cousin, a/the un/il cugino, discipline, the la disciplina
una/la cugina discount, a/the uno/lo sconto
cover, to coprire discover, to scoprire
credible credibile *discovery, a/the una/la scoperta
credit, a/the un/il credito dish, a/the un/il piatto
credit card, a/the una/la carta di credito distance, the la distanza
cry, to piangere do, to fare
culture, a/the una/la cultura *doctor, a/the un/il medico
cup, a/the una/la tazza dog, a/the un/il cane
*dollar, a/the un/il dollaro
*damage, the il danno door, a/the una/la porta
dance, to ballare dot, on the in punto
dangerous pericoloso/a doubt, a/the un/il dubbio
date, to (go out with) uscire con doubt, to dubitare
daughter, a/the una/la figlia doubt, without a senza dubbio
*daughter-in-law, a/the una/la nuora dramatic drammatico/a
day, a/the un/il giorno dream, a/the un/il sogno
*day after tomorrow dopodomani dress, to vestire
*day before yesterday laltro ieri dressed, to get vestirsi
December dicembre drink, to bere
decide, to decidere drinkable bevibile
decision, a/the una/la decisione drive, to guidare
decision, to make a prendere una decisione
decisive decisivo/a early presto
earn, to guadagnare fantastic fantastico/a
easy facile far lontano 43
eat, to mangiare far away from lontano da
economic economico/a fascinate, to affascinare
*economy, the leconomia fascinating affascinante
eight otto fast (quick) rapido/a
*eighteen diciotto fast (quickly) rapidamente
*eighty ottanta *fat grasso/a
either or o o *fatal mortale
elegance, the leleganza father, a/the un/il padre
*elegant elegante *father-in-law, a/the un/il suocero
*eleven undici fault, a/the una/la colpa
*e-mail, an/the un/le-mail fault, to be at averne colpa
emergency, an/the un/lemergenza fear, a/the una/la paura
engineer, an/the un/lingegnere fear, to temere
English inglese *February febbraio
enjoy oneself, to divertirsi few pochi/poche
enough abbastanza few, a qualche, alcuni/e
*enter, to entrare fianc, a/the un/il fidanzato
entrance, an/the un/lentrata fiance, a/the una/la fidanzata
equivalent, an/the un/lequivalente fifteen quindici
especially specialmente *fifty cinquanta
*Euro, a/the un/leuro film, a/the un/il film
evening, an/the una/la sera finally finalmente
evening, this stasera find, to trovare
evening, tomorrow domani sera fine, a/the una/la multa
evening, yesterday ieri sera *fine, its va bene
every tutti i/gli, tutte le; ogni finish, to finire di
*everyone tutti *first primo/a
everything tutto *first of all prima di tutto
evident evidente five cinque
exactly esattamente flexible flessibile
example, an/the un/lesempio Florence Firenze
example, for per esempio fluently correntemente
excellent eccellente foggy, its c nebbia
exclusive esclusivo/a food, a/the un/il cibo
excuse me mi scusi (formal); scusami for; for me, you, you (friend), us per; per
(informal); scusatemi (plural) me, lei, te, noi
exit, an/the un/luscita forget (about), to dimenticarsi (di)
expansion, the lespansione form, to formare
*expensive caro/a formation, a/the una/la formazione
explanation, an/the una/la spiegazione fortunately per fortuna
express, to esprimere forty quaranta
express oneself, to esprimersi four quattro
expression, an/the un/lespressione *fourteen quattordici
extension, the lestensione Friday venerd
friend, a/the un/lamico, un/lamica
fall (season) lautunno friends, the gli amici, le amiche
*fall, to cadere from da, di
famous famoso/a front of, in davanti a
function, a/the una/la funzione have to, to dovere
44 function, to funzionare he lui, egli
fusion, a/the una/la fusione heat, the il caldo
future, a/the un/il futuro *heavy pesante
*hello salve
general generale Help! Aiuto!
*generate, to generare help, the laiuto
generation, a/the una/la generazione help, to aiutare
*generous generoso/a *her (as in I saw her) la
Genoa Genova *her, to le; a lei
geography, the la geografia her, hers il suo, la sua, i suoi,
gift, a/the un/il regalo le sue
girl, a/the una/la ragazza here qui
girlfriend, a/the una/la fidanzata hereditary ereditario/a
give, to dare hide, to nascondere
go, to andare hide oneself, to nascondersi
go away, to andarsene *him lo
go out, to uscire *him, to gli; a lui
go out with someone, to uscire con his il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue
qualcuno history la storia
good buono/a honest onesto/a; sincero/a
*good afternoon buongiorno hope, a/the una/la speranza
*good evening buonasera hope, to sperare
good for, to be fare bene a hope so!, I Spero di s!
*good morning buongiorno *horoscope, a/the un/loroscopo
*good night buonanotte horrible orribile
good that , its bene che hot, its fa caldo
goodbye arrivederci hot, to be avere (molto) caldo
*grandchildren, the i nipotini hour, an/the un/lora
grandfather, a/the un/il nonno hour, per allora
*grandmother, a/the una/la nonna house, a/the una/la casa
*grandparents, the i nonni how? come?
great grande How are you? Come sta? (formal); Come
*green verde stai? (informal); Come state? (plural)
*grey grigio/a How do you say ? Come si dice ?
grow, to crescere how long? quanto tempo?
guilt, the la colpa how long (for)? da quanto tempo?
guilty, to be averne colpa how many? quanti?; quante?
how much? quanto?; quanta?
half mezzo/mezza How old is ? Quanti anni ha ?
half past (hour) e mezza Hows it going?; How are things? Come va?
hand, a/the una/la mano *however tuttavia
hand, to lend a dare una mano *humanity, the lumanit
handsome bello/a *hundred cento
*happen, to succedere hunger, a/the una/la fame
happy felice, contento/a hungry affamato
harm, the il danno hungry, to be avere fame
harm oneself, to farsi male hurry, a/the una/la fretta
haste, the la fretta hurry, to be in a avere fretta
have, to avere hurt, to get farsi male
*husband, a/the un/il marito it lo/la
it is 45
I io *its il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue
ice cream, an/the un/il gelato Italian italiano/a
idea, an/the un/lidea Italy Italia
if se
ill malato/a jacket, a/the una/la giacca
imagine, to immaginare January gennaio
imagination, the limmaginazione joke, a/the uno/lo scherzo
imaginative immaginativo/a July luglio
importance, the limportanza June giugno
important importante *justification, a/the una/la giustificazione
impossible impossibile justify, to giustificare
impression, an/the un/limpressione
improbable improbabile keep, to tenere
in in, a key, a/the una/la chiave
*include, to includere kilometre, a/the un/il chilometro
incompatible incompatibile kiss, to baciare
incompetent incompetente know, to (be acquainted with) conoscere
incredible incredibile know, to (facts) sapere
indefinable indefinibile know, to (how to do something) sapere
inevitable inevitabile
inflexible inflessibile *language, a/the una/la lingua
influence, an/the un/linfluenza large grande
*inform, to informare last ultimo/a
*information, the linformazione late tardi
ingredient, an/the un/lingrediente later pi tardi
*in-laws, the i suoceri laugh, to ridere
*inside dentro lawyer, a/the un/lavvocato
insist, to insistere (a) learn, to imparare
insist on, to insistere su least, at almeno
insistent insistente least, the il/la meno
*inspiration, an/the un/lispirazione leave, to lasciare
inspire, to ispirare leave, to (depart) uscire; partire; andarsene
install, to installare Leave me alone! Mi lasci stare!
*installation, an/the un/linstallazione leave off, to (doing something) smettere
instead of invece di (+ to form of the di
verb) lend, to prestare
institute, an/the un/listituto lend a hand, to dare una mano
intelligent intelligente less meno
intention, an/the un/lintenzione less than meno di
interesting interessante *lesson, a/the una/la lezione
intolerant intollerante letter, a/the una/la lettera
intolerable intollerabile liberate, to liberare
*invade, to invadere liberation, a/the una/la liberazione
invasion, an/the un/linvasione *liberty, the la libert
invent, to inventare like, I mi piace
invention, an/the un/linvenzione like, Id mi piacerebbe; vorrei
invitation, an/the un/linvito like this cos
invite, to invitare literature, a/the una/
la letteratura *Monday luned
46 little piccolo/a money, the i soldi; il denaro
little, a un po; poco/a month, a/the un/il mese
live, to vivere, abitare moon, a/the una/la luna
locate, to trovare moped, a/the un/il motorino
long lungo/a more pi; di pi
look at, to guardare more or less pi o meno
look for, to cercare more than pi di
lose, to perdere morning, a/the un/il mattino,
lot, a molto/a una/la mattina
love, to amare morning, this stamattina
luck una/la fortuna morning, tomorrow domani
luck!, What Che fortuna! mattina
luckily per fortuna morning, yesterday ieri mattina
*lunch, a/the un/il pranzo most, the il/la/i/le pi
*lunch, to have pranzare mother, a/the una/la madre
*mother-in-law, a/the una/la suocera
magic magico/a *mountain, a/the una/la montagna
make, to fare *move, to muovere; trasferirsi
man, a/the un/luomo, gli uomini movie, a/the un/il film
man, a great un granduomo *Mr Signor
manage, to riuscire a *Mrs Signora
map, a/the una/la mappa much molto
*March marzo much, too troppo
marketable vendibile much, very moltissimo
marketable, not invendibile much as, as tanto quanto
married, to get sposarsi museum, a/the un/il museo
marry, to sposare music, the la musica
*May maggio must dovere
me mi; me my il mio, la mia, i miei, le mie
Me neither! Neanchio!
Me too! Anchio! *name, a/the un/il nome
*meal, a/the un/il pasto nation, a/the una/la nazione
mean, to voler dire naturally naturalmente
*meantime, in the nel frattempo naughty cattivo/a
*medicine, a/the una/la medicina navigable navigabile
*meet, to riunirsi; incontrarsi *navigate, to navigare
meeting, a/the una/la riunione near vicino (a)
message, a/the un/il messaggio nearby qui vicino
midday mezzogiorno nearly quasi
midnight mezzanotte necessary necessario
mile(s), the il miglio, le miglia need, to aver bisogno di
*million, a/the un/il milione negative negativo/a
mine il mio, la mia, i miei, le mie neither neanche; nemmeno
minute, a/the un/il minuto neither nor n n
*Miss Signorina *nephew, a/the un/il nipote
mission, a/the una/la missione never non mai
missionary, a/the un/il missionario, una/la new nuovo/a
missionaria *newspaper, a/the un/il giornale
moment, a/the un/il momento next prossimo/a
next time, the la prossima volta opposite di fronte a
next week la prossima or o 47
settimana orange, an/the un/larancia
*niece, a/the una/la nipote *orange (colour) arancione
night, a/the una/la notte order to, in per (+ to form of the verb)
night (last) ieri sera ordinary ordinario/a
*nine nove organization, an/the una/la organizzazione
*nineteen diciannove organize, to organizzare
*ninety novanta other, another un altro, unaltra
no nessuno/a *ought to dovere
No! No! our, ours il nostro, la nostra,
no one nessuno i nostri, le nostre
No way! Neanche per sogno! out of, to get uscire da
nobody, no one nessuno *outside fuori (da)
noon, the il mezzogiorno
not non package, a/the un/il pacco
Not at all! Niente affatto! *pain, a/the un/il dolore
nothing niente parents, the i genitori
nothing special niente di speciale park, a/the un/il parco
*November novembre parking una/la sosta
now ora, adesso participate, to partecipare
nowadays oggigiorno *participation, a/the una/la partecipazione
nuclear nucleare party, a/the una/la festa
*number, a/the un/il numero pass, to passare
patience, the la pazienza
objective, an/the un/lobiettivo patient, to be avere pazienza
obsession, an/the un/lossessione patriotic patriottico
occasion, an/the un/loccasione pay, to pagare
oclock, its sono le pay attention to, to prestare/fare
*October ottobre attenzione a
of di *peace, the la pace
Of course! Certamente! penetrate, to penetrare
of it, of them ne penetrating penetrante
offer, to offrire per hour allora
office, an/the un/lufficio perhaps forse
OK daccordo period of time, a/the un/il periodo di tempo
old vecchio/a permanent permanente
old, to be years avere anni permit, to permettere
older (brother, etc.) pi vecchio; maggiore person, a/the una/la persona
*omission, an/the un/lomissione personal personale
omit, to omettere personally personalmente
on su (place); (omitted in dates) pet, a/the un/lanimale (da compagnia)
on time in tempo philosophy, the la filosofia
*once in a while una volta ogni tanto phone, to telefonare; chiamare
one uno/una; si (impersonal) *pink rosa
only solo, solamente pizza, a/the una/la pizza
open aperto/a place, a/the un/il posto
open, to aprire place, to mettere
opinion, an/the un/lopinione plate, a/the un/il piatto
opportunity, an/the un/lopportunit play, to (music) suonare
play, to (sport) giocare (a) psychologist psicologo/a
48 please per favore publication, a/the una/la pubblicazione
*Pleased to meet you. Piacere. *purple viola
pleasing, to be piacere punish punire
poet, a/the un/il poeta punishable punibile
political politico/a put, to mettere
poor povero/a put up with, to sopportare
positive positivo/a
possibility, a/the una/la possibilit quarter, a un quarto
possible possibile quarter past (hour) e un quarto
practical pratico/a quarter to (hour) meno un quarto
*practice, a/the una/la pratica question, a/the una/la domanda
practise, to praticare
precision, the la precisione *rain, the la pioggia
prefer, to preferire rain, to piovere
preference, a/the una/la preferenza raining, its piove
*preparation, a/the una/la preparazione rapid rapido/a
prepare, to preparare rapidly rapidamente
prepared preparato/a *rare raro/a
present presente rarely raramente
present (gift), a/the un/il regalo rather (good) abbastanza (buono)
present, at attualmente rather, Id preferirei
*present, to presentare rather than piuttosto di
president, a/the un/il presidente read, to leggere
pretty carino/a *ready pronto/a
pretty (good) abbastanza (buono) realize, to rendersi conto di/che
*price, a/the un/il prezzo Really? Davvero?; Sul serio?
primary primario/a reason, a/the una/la ragione
*prince, a/the un/il principe receive, to ricevere
*prize, a/the un/il premio reception, a/the una/la ricezione
probable probabile recognize, to riconoscere
probably probabilmente recommend, to raccomandare
problem, a/the un/il *recommendation, a/the una/la
problema raccomandazione
produce, to produrre recyclable riciclabile
*production, the la produzione *red rosso/a
professor, a/the un/il professore, una/la *relatives, the i parenti
professoressa rely on, to contare su
progress, the il progresso *remain, to stare; restare; rimanere
progress, to fare progressi remedy, a/the un/il rimedio
progress, to make fare progressi remember, to ricordare,
prohibit, to proibire ricordarsi di
*prohibition, a/the una/la proibizione *repeat, to ripetere
promise, to promettere reservation, a/the una/la prenotazione
pronounce, to pronunciare reserve, to prenotare
pronunciation, the la pronuncia respond, to rispondere
propose, to proporre restaurant, a/the un/il ristorante
protect, to proteggere result, a/the un/il risultato
protect oneself, to proteggersi (da) retired in pensione
*protection, the la protezione return, to tornare, ritornare
return ticket un/il biglietto di andata e she lei, ella
ritorno short (length) corto/a 49
return to doing, to tornare a fare short (stature) basso/a
reunion, a/the una/la riunione *short time ago, a poco tempo fa
rich ricco/a *shortly (time) fra poco
ridiculous ridicolo/a should (ought to) dovere (+ to form of
Right? Vero? verb)
right, to be avere ragione shout, to gridare
right now in questo momento, adesso sick malato/a
rise (get up), to alzarsi Sicily la Sicilia
rite, a/the un/il rito sing, to cantare
rite of spring, the la sagra della primavera sister, a/the una/la sorella
river, a/the un/il fiume *sister-in-law, a/the una/la cognata
Rome Roma sit, to sedere
run, to correre sit down, to sedersi
situation, a/the una/la situazione
*sad triste six sei
*safe sicuro/a *sixteen sedici
salary, a/the uno/lo stipendio *sixty sessanta
saleable vendibile sleep, the il sonno
same, the lo stesso, la stessa, gli stessi, le sleep, to dormire
stesse sleepy insonnolito/a
satisfaction, the la soddisfazione sleepy, to be avere sonno
Saturday sabato slow lento/a
say, to dire small piccolo/a
school, a/the una/la scuola *snow, the la neve
season, a/the una/la stagione *snowing, its nevica
second secondo/a so cos
second, a/the (time) un/il secondo solution, a/the una/la soluzione
secret, a/the un/il segreto some un po di; qualche; alcuni/e
segment, a/the un/il segmento somebody qualcuno
see, to vedere something qualcosa
*See you later. A pi tardi. something to do qualcosa da fare
*See you soon. A presto. something special qualcosa di speciale
*See you tomorrow. Arrivederci a domani. sometimes qualche volta
seem, to sembrare son, a/the un/il figlio
sell, to vendere *son-in-law, a/the un/il genero
send, to mandare soon presto
sense, a/the un/il senso sorry!, Im Mi dispiace!
sense, to make avere senso space, a/the uno/lo spazio
*September settembre speak, to parlare
serious serio/a special speciale
Seriously? Sul serio? *spend, to spendere (money), passare
session, a/the una/la sessione (time)
seven sette spring (season of year), the la primavera
*seventeen diciassette start, to cominciare (a)
*seventy settanta still ancora
Shame! Peccato! *stop, to fermarsi
shame!, Its a un peccato! stop doing, to smettere di (+ to form of
shame!, What a Che peccato! the verb)
story, a/the una/la storia them li, le
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studentessa there l, l
study, to studiare there is, there are c, ci sono
suffer, to soffrire there was, there were cera, cerano
sugar, the lo zucchero therefore perci
suit, to stare bene a these questi, queste
summer, the lestate they loro, essi, esse
summer school, a/the una/la *thin magro; sottile
scuola estiva thing, a/the una/la cosa
sun, the il sole think, to pensare; credere
Sunday domenica thirst, a/the una/la sete
sunny, its c (il) sole thirsty assetato/a
sure sicuro/a thirsty, to be avere sete
*sweet dolce *thirteen tredici
sweet, a/the una/la caramella *thirty trenta
sweet (wine) amabile this questo/a
system, a/the un/il sistema this one questo/a
this way cos
take, to prendere those quei, quegli, quelli, quelle
take a trip, to fare un viaggio *thousand; two thousand mille; duemila
take advantage of, to approfittare di three tre
take place, to aver luogo Thursday gioved
take somebody (to), to portare qualcuno a ticket, a/the un/il biglietto
takes an hour, it ci vuole unora time, a/the un/il tempo; una/la volta
takes two hours, it ci vogliono time, for a long da molto tempo; per molto
due ore tempo
talent, a/the un/il talento time, the (epoch) lepoca
tall alto/a time, the last lultima volta
*teach, to insegnare *time ago, a long molto tempo fa
telegram, a/the un/il telegramma time is it?, What Che ora ? Che ore sono?
telephone, to telefonare; chiamare tired stanco
television, a/the una/la televisione tired, to get stancarsi
tell, to dire; raccontare title, a/the un/il titolo
*tell a story, to raccontare una storia to a; in
tell the truth, to dire la verit today oggi
temperature, a/the una/la temperatura todays di oggi
*tempt, to tentare tolerable sopportabile; tollerabile
temptation, a/the una/la tentazione tolerant tollerante
ten dieci tolerate, to sopportare; tollerare
terrible terribile tomorrow domani
thank you, thanks grazie tomorrow afternoon domani pomeriggio
thanks to grazie a tomorrow evening domani sera
that che (+ a sentence) tomorrow morning domani mattina
that (one) quel, quello, quella, quell too anche
that (thing) ci *top of, on in cima a
that way cos totally totalmente
the il, lo, la, l, i, gli, le touch, to toccare
theatre, a/the un/il teatro tourist, a/the un/il turista, una/la turista
their il/la/i/le loro traffic, the il traffico
train, a/the un/il treno un/il vocabolario
*train, to formare; allenare voluntary volontario/a 51
transform, to trasformare vote, to votare
transformation, a/the una/la trasformazione
translate, to tradurre wait (for), to aspettare
translation, a/the una/la traduzione wake (someone), to svegliare
travel, to viaggiare wake up, to svegliarsi
trip, a/the un/il viaggio walk, to andare (a piedi); camminare
trousers, the i pantaloni want, to volere; desiderare
true vero/a want to do something, to aver voglia di
truth, the la verit fare qualcosa
*Tuesday marted warm, to be avere caldo
*twelve dodici wash, to lavare
twenty venti wash oneself, to lavarsi
twice due volte washable lavabile
two due Watch out! Attenzione!
*water, the lacqua
ugly brutto/a *we noi
unacceptable inaccettabile weather il tempo
unauthorized abusivo *Wednesday mercoled
unavoidable inevitabile week, a/the una/la settimana
unbearable insopportabile week (last) la settimana scorsa
*uncle, an/the uno/lo zio week (next) la settimana prossima
uncover, to scoprire week (this) questa settimana
under, underneath sotto well bene
understand, to capire well, to be (healthy) stare bene
universe, a/the un/luniverso what? che cosa?, che?, cosa?
*until fino a; finch what (that which) ci che
unwell, to be stare male when quando
up, to get alzarsi when? quando?
urgent urgente where dove
us ci, noi where? dove?
use, to usare Where are you from? Da dove viene/vieni?
use of, the luso di which che
useful utile which one? quale?
while mentre
value, a/the un/il valore *while, in a little fra poco
verb, a/the un/il verbo *white bianco/a
very molto why? perch?
very well benissimo *wife, a/the una/la moglie
*Very well, thank you. Benissimo, grazie. win, to vincere
violence, the la violenza wind, the il vento
violet, a/the una/la violetta window, a/the una/la finestra
virtue, a/the una/la virt windy, its c (il) vento
*visibility, the la visibilit wine, a/the un/il vino
*visible visibile winter, the linverno
vision, a/the una/la visione winter climate, the il clima invernale
visit, to visitare (town); venire/andare a with con
trovare (people) within (a time frame) fra
vocabulary, a/the without senza
woman, a/the una/la donna *yellow giallo/a
52 word, a/the una/la parola yes s
work, a/the un/il lavoro yesterday ieri
work, to lavorare; funzionare yesterday afternoon ieri pomeriggio
world, a/the un/il mondo yesterday evening ieri sera
worry, to preoccuparsi yesterday morning ieri mattina
worse peggiore you (formal) Lei, le
worst il peggio, il/la peggiore, i/le peggiori you (informal) tu, ti, te
worth, to be valere you (plural) voi, vi
worth it!, Its Vale la pena! young giovane
worthwhile, to be valere la pena younger pi giovane; minore
write, to scrivere your, yours (formal) il suo, la sua,
*writer, a/the uno/lo scrittore, una/la i suoi, le sue
scrittrice your, yours (informal) il tuo, la tua,
wrong, to be avere torto i tuoi, le tue
your, yours (plural) il vostro,
year, a/the un/lanno la vostra, i vostri, le vostre
year, every tutti gli anni; ogni anno
yell, to gridare *zero zero
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