I Piccoli Italiani 
(E Pee-COHL-lee ee-tah-lee-AH-nee, The Little Italians)

The club is open to anyone who would like to begin to learn the basics of 
the Italian language.  These lessons will very simple, hence the name "I 
Piccoli Italiani" (The Little Italians).  We will pick up the basics, as we 
would have as a if we were babies in the family.  The disadvantage is that
we really have no "master" or parents to listen to imitate, nor do we have 
them to make corrections.  The goal would be to become familiar with some 
basic Italian words, phrases and expressions, that we could carry out some 
limited communication.  The secondary goal would be to give us enough 
background to allow us to tackle a real live Italian course some day. 
HAVE FUN!

Lezione#2   essere gentile 
(Leh-see-OH-neh DO-eh es-SEE-reh Jen-TALH-leh, being polite)

vocaboli nuovi (voo-cah-BOH-lee noo-OH-vee, new words)

ciao (chow, can be both hello and goodbye in a familiar sense)
salve (Sahl-veh, formal hello)
addio (ah-DEE-oh, formal goodbye)
arrivederci (ah-ree-vah-DEHR-chee, still another goodbye)
Signora (seen-YOH-rah, Mrs. or madame)
Signore (seen-YOH-reh Mr. or sir)
Signorina (seen-yoh-REE-nah, Miss)
una signora (a lady)
un signore (a gentleman)
una signorina (a young lady)
per favore (pehr fah-VOH-reh, please)
grazie (GRAHT-see, thank you)
prego (PREH-goh, you're welcome)
scusa (SCOO-sah, excuse me)
Bene (BEN-neh, well)
Buon giorno (bohn JORH-noh, good morning)
Buona sera (BOH-nah SEH-rah good evening)
Buona notte (BOH-nah NOHT-teh, good night)

NOTE: Both "sera" and "notte" are feminine words, so the adjective has to 
be 
feminine too.

Conversazione semplice:

1. (domande) Come stai? 
(COH-meh sty, How are you?)

(risposte)  Sto bene, grazie.
(Sto BEN-neh GRAHT-see, I am well, thank you.)

NOTATE: (noh-TAH-teh, please note) Concerns about use of "familiar" 
address vs. 
"polite" address.  (This has to do with the ending of verbs.)  Be careful how 
you 
use them.  Americans are very informal but the Italians would probably 
take 
offense if addressed in an improper manner.  You can talk to close friends 
or 
family in the "familiar" but not strangers or business people.  So to say 
"Come stai?" is the "familiar" usage.  "Come sta?"  which is the 'polite' 
usage. 

2. (domande) Chi e'?
(Kee EH, Who is it?)  

(risposte)   E mia cugina Rosa.
(E MEE-ah coo-GEE-nah ROE-sah, It is my cousin Rose)

3. (domande) Chi e' questo signore? ()
(Kee EH KWES-toh seen-YOH-reh, Who is this gentleman?) 

(risposte)  E' mio padre ___________  
(EH ME-oh PAH-dreh, It is my father ____________)

Use the above to ask questions similar questions about others such as 
mother, 
father, brother, aunt from lesson 1 and to mix greetings and answers.  
Practice 
this for a week and another lesson will be ready by then.

NOTATE: When you are talking about relatives in the singular, you don't 
need 
to include "il" or "la" before "mio" or "mia".  But in all other cases  with 
objects
you do. Examples:

Mio padre --- my father, but Il mio libro -- my book 

Mio nonno -- my grandfather, but i miei nonni -- my grandparents

Now practice this by asking the name of all of your relatives above and 
answering with the correct names. Practice this for five days then try 
the next lesson.