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 be 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#6 Che tempo fa oggi?
(KEH TEMP-oh fah AWE-gee,? What's the weather today?)
La frase italiana della settimana
Ho Sete.
(OH SEH-teh, I'm thirsty.)
Vorresti bere del caffe' o....?
(voh-REHS-tee BEH-reh del cah-FFEY oh...?,
Would you like to drink some coffee or.....?)
dell'acqua (del LAHK-wah, some water)
della birra (dehl-LAH BEER-rah, some beer
del latte (dehl LAH-teh, some milk)
della soda (DEHL-lah SOH-dah), soda pop)
del vino (dehl VEE-noh, wine)
vocaboli nuovi
nord (nohrd north)
sud (sood, south)
est (ehst, east)
ovest (oh-VEHST, west)
mattina (maht-TEE-nah, morning)
mezzogiorno (mehs-soh-JORH-noh, noon)
pomeriggio (poh-meh-REE-gee-oh, afternoon)
sera (SEHR-rah, evening)
notte (NOH-teh, night)
oggi (OG-gee, today)
ieri (ee-YEH-ree, yesterday)
domani (doe-MAH-nee, tomorrow)
C'e' il sole (CHEH eel SOH-leh, It's sunny. Lit. There is sun.)
bello (BEHL-loh, nice)
freddo (FREH-doh, cool)
fresco (FRES-coh, cold)
caldo (CAHL-doh, hot)
la pioggia (LAH pee-OH-jah, rain)
piove (pee-OH-veh, It is raining)
la neve (LAH NEH-veh, snow)
nevica (NEH-vee-cah, It is snowing.)
nuvoloso (noo-voh-LOH-zoh, cloudy)
terribile (tehr-REE-bee-leh,terrible)
ventoso (vehn-TOH-soh, windy)
Conversazione semplice-domande e risposte: Use these simple questions
and combine it with various words from this and other lessons, then
answer the question.
1. (domande) Che tempo fa oggi?
(KEH KEH TEMP-oh fah AWE-gee?, How is the weather today?)
(risposte) Il tempo fa caldo.
(ell TEMP-oh fah CALH-doh. The weather is hot, or simply you can
say Fa caldo, which means "it is hot".)
2. (domande) Dove fa freddo?
(DOH-veh fah FREH-doh, Where is it cold? )
(risposte) Fa freddo al nord.
(FAH FREH-doh ahl nohrd, It is cold in the north.0
STUDENTI: Practice this for a few days, with a partner if possible. Use
words you know from this and other lessons to expand on these sample
questions and answers for further practice.
