15-Minute Italian

163 Pages·2018·60.73 MB·English

15MINUTE
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FRANCESCA LOGI
CONTENTS
How to use this book 4
Senior Editors Angeles Gavira, Christine Stroyan
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Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT
Jacket Designer Juhi Sheth INTRODUCTIONS
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Senior Producer Ana Vallarino
Relatives 10
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To be and to have 14
Language content for Dorling Kindersley by Review and repeat 16
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Produced for Dorling Kindersley by
Schermuly Design Co. WEEK 2
EATING AND DRINKING
First American Edition, 2005
This revised edition published in the United States in 2018 In the café 18
by DK Publishing, 345 Hudson Street, In the restaurant 20
New York, New York 10014
To want 22
18 19 20 21 22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Dishes 24
001—187955—Jan/2018
Review and repeat 26
Copyright © 2005, 2012, 2013, 2018
Dorling Kindersley Limited
DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC WEEK 3
All rights reserved. MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved Days and months 28
above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, Time and numbers 30
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Appointments 32
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without the prior written permission of Review and repeat 36
the copyright owner.
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. WEEK 4
A catalog record for this book is available from the TRAVEL
Library of Congress. At the ticket office 38
ISBN 978-1-4654-6296-1
To go and to take 40
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WEEK 5 WEEK 10
GETTING ABOUT AT HOME
Around town 48 At home 98
Finding your way 50 In the house 100
Sightseeing 52 The backyard 102
At the airport 54 Pets 104
Review and repeat 56 Review and repeat 106
WEEK 6 WEEK 11
ACCOMMODATION SERVICES
Booking a room 58 Post office and bank 108
In the hotel 60 Repairs 110
At the campground 62 To come 112
Descriptions 64 Police and crime 114
Review and repeat 66 Review and repeat 116
WEEK 7 WEEK 12
SHOPPING LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING
Shops 68 Leisure time 118
At the market 70 Sport and hobbies 120
At the supermarket 72 Socializing 122
Clothes and shoes 74 Review and repeat 124
Review and repeat 76 Reinforce and progress 126
WEEK 8 MENU GUIDE 128
WORK AND STUDY
Jobs 78 ENGLISH–ITALIAN DICTIONARY 132
The office 80
Academic world 82 ITALIAN–ENGLISH DICTIONARY 146
In business 84
Review and repeat 86 Acknowledgments 160
WEEK 9
HEALTH
At the pharmacy 88
The body 90
At the doctor 92
At the hospital 94
Review and repeat 96
444 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
How to use this book
The main part of the book is devoted to
12 themed chapters, broken down into five
15-minute daily lessons, the last of which
is a revision lesson. So, in just 12 weeks 18 WEEK 2
you will have completed the course. A AL BAR
Warm up (1minute)
concluding reference section contains In the café
Count up to ten.
a menu guide and English-to-Italian and (pp.10–11) In a typical café-bar you can either stand at the counter
Remind yourself how to or sit at a table with waiter service, which can be more
Italian-to-English dictionaries. say “hello” and “goodbye.” expensive. You can have a variety of soft or alcoholic
(pp.8–9) drinks. The standard coffee is an espresso, a small,
Ask “Do you have a cell black coffee. You can also order pastries, sandwiches,
phone?” (pp.14–15) and other snacks.
Each day starts with a warmW aurpm t huapt Words to remember (5 minutes) llooh z tuscocohkekreoroh
sugar
encourages you to recall vocabulary Look at the words below and say them
out loud a few times. Conceal the Italian
or phrases you have learned previously. with the cover flap and try to remember
To the right of the heading bar you will see each one in turn. Practice the words on
the right also.
how long you need to spend on each exercise.
il caffè macchiato espresso with
eel kaffay makeeatoh a little milk
la tisana herbal tea
Instructions lah teezanah
Each exercise is numbered and eeli tl atyè kcoonn l alatttatey tea with milk iele cl akafffèfa (ye s(epsrpersessoso)h)
introduced by instructions that il panino sandwich small, black coffee
explain what to do. In some cases eel paneenoh
additional information is given about
the language point being covered.
Cultural tip Italians are not big tea-drinkers and when
they do have tea, they add some lemon rather than milk. So
if you want milk in your tea, you may have to ask for a little
Cultural/Conversational tip cold milk (un po’ di latte freddo).
These panels provide additional
insights into life in Italy and In conversation (4 minutes)
language usage.
Vorrei un cappuccino, Altro, signore? Ha delle brioche?
per favore. altroh, seennyoray ah dellay breeosh
vorray oon kappoocheenoh,
per favoray Anything else, sir? Do you have
any croissants?
36 WEEK 3 MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Risposte RIPASSA E RIPETI Risposte
Answers (Cover with flap) Review and repeat Answers (Cover with flap)
Sums Sums (4 minutes) Telephones (3 minutes) Telephones
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reinforce your knowledge. ❹❹ ❺❺ ❻❻
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 555
EATING AND DRINKING 19
Useful phrases (5 minutes) Useful phrases
Selected phrases
In a typical café-bar you can either stand at the counter llaah b brrioeecohseh Lpeicatrunr eths easned p sharya tshees. pRheraads et hine IEtnalgialinsh a us nsdheorw tnh eo n relevant to the topic
or sit at a table with waiter service, which can be more croissant the right. Then cover up the answers on the right help you speak and
expensive. You can have a variety of soft or alcoholic la crema and test yourself. understand.
, a small, lah kremah Un caffè, per favore.
black coffee. You can also order pastries, sandwiches, custard cream oon kaffay, per favoray
A coffee, please.
Altro?
altroh
Anything else?
Anche una brioche,
per favore.
il caffè (espresso) ankay oonah breeosh,
eel kaffay (espressoh) per favoray
small, black coffee
A croissant, too, please.
il cappuccino
eel kappoocheenoh Quant’è?
coffee with frothy milk kwantay
How much is that?
Ha delle brioche? Sì, certo. Allora, prendo una Quattro euro, per favore.
see, chertoh brioche. Quant’è? kwattroh ayooroh, Text styles
allorah, prendoh oonah per favoray
Yes, certainly. breeosh. kwantay Distinctive text styles
Four euros, please.
I’ll have a croissant, then. differentiate Italian
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS 37 How much is that? and English, and the
(Cover with flap) pronunciation guide.
Telephones
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vocabulary and
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apply what you
train station?
have learned using
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l’una e un quarto
oon kwartoh When’s the next coach
le due meno dieci
menoh deeaychee to Rome?
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Dictionary 132 DICTIONARY
A mini-dictionary provides ready DICTIONARY
reference from English to Italian and English to Italian
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are abbreviated to l’ in front of a vowel or h, then the gender is indicated by the
abbreviations (m) or (f). Italian adjectives (adj) vary according to the gender and
number of the word they describe, and the masculine form is shown here. In general,
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in -e usually stay the same. Plural endings are -i for masculine and -e for feminine.
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Pronunciation guide
Many Italian sounds will already be familiar to you, but a few require special
attention. Take note of how these letters are pronounced:
c an Italian c is pronounced ch before i or e but k before other vowels:
cappuccinokappoocheenoh
ch pronounced k as in keep
ggg pronounced j as in jjam before i or e but g as in gget before other vowels
gh p ronounced g as in ggo
gn p ronounced nnnyyy lliikkee tthhee ssoouunndd iinn tthhee mmiiddddllee ooff onion
gli pronounced lllyyy lliikkee tthhee ssoouunndd iinn tthhee mmiiddddllee ooff million
h h is always silent: ho oh (III hhhaaavvveee))
rrr an Italian rrr iiss ttrriilllleedd lliikkee aa SSccoottttiisshh r
s a n Italian s can be pronounced either s as in see or zzz aass iinn zoo
sc pronounced sh as in ship before i or e but sk as in skip before other vowels
zzz an Italian zzz iiss pprroonnoouunncceedd ts as in pets
Italian vowels tend to be pronounced longer than their English equivalents,
especially:
e as the English laayy
i as the English keep
u as the English boot
After each word or phrase you will find a pronunciation transcription. Read this,
bearing in mind the tips above, and you will achieve a comprehensible result.
But remember that the transcription can only ever be an approximation and
that there is no real substitute for listening to and mimicking native speakers.
HOW TO USE THE AUDIO APP 777
How to use the audio app
All the numbered exercises in each your 15-minute lessons using the book
lesson, apart from the Warm-ups at only, and then go back and work with
the beginning and the Say it exercises the audio and the book together,
at the end, have recorded audio, available repeating the text in the gaps provided
via a free app. The app also includes a and then recording yourself. Or you can
function to record yourself and listen combine the book and the audio right
to yourself alongside native speakers. from the beginning, pausing the app to
To start using the audio with the read the instructions on the page as you
book, first download the DK 15 Minute need to. Try to say the words aloud, and
Language Course app on your smart– practice enunciating properly. Detailed
phone or tablet from the App Store or instructions on how to use the app are
Google Play. Open the app and scan the available from the menu bar in the app.
QR code on the back of this book to add Remember that repetition is vital
it to your Library. As soon as the QR code to language learning. The more
is recognized, the audio will download. often you listen to a conversation or
There are two ways in which you can repeat an oral exercise, the more the
use the audio. The first is to read through language will sink in.
Menu, Help/How
to Use, Your Library
ITALIAN 1 Getting started ITALIAN 2 Lessons week
The list of weeks by week
will open when L’ora e i numeri Each numbered
Time and Numbers
the audio has been exercise in a lesson
downloaded. From is listed in the app
here you can tap into as it appears in the
each week’s lessons. book. Tap on an
exercise to start.
When all the lessons A check mark
in a week have been indicates when
completed, the week an exercise has been
button will be filled completed.
with color and
show a check mark,
so you can track
your progress.
Audio for Record yourself
3 ITALIAN 4 ITALIAN
exercises When you are in
Tap the play button L’ora e i numeri the Your recordings L’ora e i numeri
Time and Numbers Time and Numbers
to hear instructions, screen, you can
then the exercise. record yourself
You can pause the reading the words or
audio at any point, lo’nuen ao’clock participating in the lo’nuen ao’clock
and return to it. l’una e cinque conversations with l’una e cinque
five past one five past one
native speakers, then
l’una e un quarto l’una e un quarto
quarter past one listen back (and quarter past one
l’una e venti rerecord if desired). l’una e venti
twenty past one twenty past one
You can tap any l’una e mezzo l’una e mezzo
part of the exercise half past one half past one
le due meno un quarto Add recording le due meno un quarto
to play the audio quarter to two quarter to two
from that point. le due meno dieci Play recording le due meno dieci
ten to two ten to two
8 WEEK 1
BUONGIORNO
Warm up (1minute)
Hello
The Warm Up panel
appears at the beginning
In Italy a firm handshake usually accompanies
of each topic. Use it to
an introduction or meeting in a formal situation.
reinforce what you have
Italians greet relatives and friends with a kiss on
already learned and to
each cheek but only when they haven’t met, or are
prepare yourself for
moving ahead with not going to see each other, for a while. Men often
the new subject. greet each other with a hug.
Ciao!
Words to remember (2 minutes) chow
Hi!
Say these polite expressions aloud. Hide the
text on the left with the cover flap and try to
remember the Italian for each. Check your
answers and repeat, if necessary.
Buongiorno. Hello/Good day.
bwonjornoh
Piacere. Pleased to
peeahcheray meet you.
Come si chiama? What’s your
komay see keeamah name?
Buonasera/Buonanotte. Good evening/
bwonasayrah/ Good night.
bwonanottay
Conversational tip Italians tend to
use sssiiirrr ((signore), madam (signora), and miss
(signorina) more than English-speakers would.
These titles are also used with last names.
In conversation: formal (3 minutes)
Buongiorno. Mi BBBuuuooonnngggiiiooorrrnnnooo... MMMaaarrrcccooo Piacere.
chiamo Suzi Lee. PPaaoolleettttii,, ppiiaacceerree.. peeahcheray
bwonjornoh. mee bwonjornoh. markoh
keeamoh soozee lee pa-olettee, peeahcheray Pleased to meet you.
Hello. My name is Hello. Marco Paoletti,
Suzi Lee. pleased to meet you.