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!
I Piccoli Italiani
Lezione#7
Posso avere il menu, per favore?
(POHS-soh ah-VEH-rey ell MEH-noo? May I have a menu please?)
La frase italiana della settimana
Ho fame, vorrei mangiare.
(OH FAH-meh, vohr-RAY-ee mahn-gee-AHR-eh.,
I'm hungary, I would like to eat.)
NOTATE: Remember, "h" is never pronounced in Italian
`E l'ora di colazione, pranzo o cena?
(EH LOH-rah dee coh-lah-tsee-OH-neh, PRAHN-zoh o CHAY-nah,
Is it time for breakfast, lunch or dinner?)
NOTATE: The word "ora" is used for "time" in phrases like
"It's time to go", "It's time to eat", etc. It literally means "hour"
vocaboli nuovi
arance (ah-RAHN-cheh, oranges)
bistecca (bee-STEHK-cah, steak)
burro (BOOR-roh, butter)
carne (CAR-neh, meat)
cipolle (chee-POHL-leh, onion)
dolce (DOHL-cheh, dessert)
fagioli (fah-gee-OH-lee, beans)
formaggio (for-MAH-joh, cheese)
frutta (FROOT-tah, fruit)
gelato (jeh-LAH-toh, ice cream)
insalata (in-sah-LAH-tah, salad)
manzo (MAHN-tzoh, beef)
pane (PAH-neh, bread)
patate (pah-TAH-teh, potate)
pepe (PEH-peh, pepper)
pesce (PEH-sheh, fish)
pollo (POHL-loh, chicken)
proscuitto (proh-SCHOOT-toh, ham)
riso (REE-soh, rice)
sale (SAHL-eh, salt)
uova (OH-vah, eggs)
verdura (vehr-DOO-rah, vegetables)
zucchero (ZOOK-keh-roh, sugar)
zuppa (ZOOP-pah, soup)
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 cosa vuole? di colazione?, di paranzo? di cena?
(KEH COH-sah voo-OH-le?, dee coh-lah-see-OH-neh?, dee PRAHN-soh?,
dee CHAY-nah?, What do you want? for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner)
(risposte) Voglio della frutta.
(voh-l'yoh DEHL-lah FROOT-tah, I want some fruit.)
(risposte) Voglio del pollo.
(voh-l'yoh dehl POHL-loh., I want some chicken)
(risposte) Vorrei del pane.
(vohr-REH-ee dehl PAH-neh., I would like some bread.)
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.
