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eyewitness travel 15-minute ITALIAN eyewitness travel 15-minute ITALIAN LEARN ITALIAN in just 15 minutes A DAY FRANCESCA LOGI Contents London, New York, Munich, Melbourne, and Delhi How to use thisbook 6 Dorling Kindersley Limited Senior EditorAngeles Gavira Project Art EditorVanessa Marr DTP DesignerJohn Goldsmid Week1 Production ControllerLuca Frassinetti Introductions Publishing ManagerLiz Wheeler Managing Art EditorPhilip Ormerod Hello 8 Publishing DirectorJonathan Metcalf Art DirectorBryn Walls Relatives 10 Myfamily 12 Language content for Dorling Kindersley by To be and to have 14 g-and-w publishing Review and repeat 16 Produced for Dorling Kindersley by Schermuly Design Co. Week2 Art EditorHugh Schermuly Project EditorCathy Meeus Eating and drinking Special photographyMike Good In the café 18 First American Edition, 2005 In the restaurant 20 Published in the United States by To want 22 DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, Dishes 24 New York, New York 10014 Review and repeat 26 05 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright © 2005 Dorling Kindersley Limited Week3 Making arrangements All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part Daysand months 28 of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any Time and numbers 30 form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, Appointments 32 photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright On the telephone 34 owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Review and repeat 36 Kindersley Limited. A Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book Week4 is available from the Library of Congress. Travel ISBN 0-7566-0924-0 Atthe ticketoffice 38 15-Minute Italianis also available in a pack To go and to take 40 with two CDs (ISBN 0-7566-0929-1) Taxi, bus, and metro 42 Color reproduction by Colourscan, Singapore On the road 44 Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Limited Review and repeat 46 Discover more at www.dk.com Week5 Atthe hospital 94 Getting around Review and repeat 96 Around town 48 Week10 Finding your way 50 Athome Sightseeing 52 Atthe airport 54 Athome 98 Review and repeat 56 In the house 100 The backyard 102 Week6 Pets 104 Accommodation Review and repeat 106 Booking a room 58 Week11 In the hotel 60 Services Atthe campground 62 Descriptions 64 Mailand bank 108 Review and repeat 66 Services 110 To come 112 Week7 Police and crime 114 Shopping Review and repeat 116 Shops 68 Week12 Atthe market 70 Leisure and socializing Atthe supermarket 72 Clothesand shoes 74 Leisure time 118 Review and repeat 76 Sportsand hobbies 120 Socializing 122 Week8 Review and repeat 124 Workand study Jobs 78 Reinforce and progress 126 The office 80 Menu guide 128 Academicworld 82 In business 84 Review and repeat 86 English–Italian dictionary 134 Week9 Italian–English dictionary 146 Health Atthe pharmacy 88 Acknowledgments 160 The body 90 Atthe doctor 92 6 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK How to use this book This 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 you will have completed the course. A concluding reference section contains a menu guide and English-to- Italian and Italian-to-English dictionaries. Warm up and clock 18 WEEK 2 1Warm up Albar Each daystartswith a one-minute warm-up that C(popu.n10t–up11 t)o ten. In the café eyoonfuctho heua rhvaeega eldesainyrognu eb dtao rp rirenecdvaiiocllauvtseolysc.a tAbh uec llaaomrcykooturon p tthhorefa rtsiiegmshet Rt“Aa(opg esc pokmse.oa1l“ildyn4dpb–d“ohy h1 yyeo5eoo.n)l”ulueo r( ?s”hp”e apalv.fn8ehd– o9w) Iswmvsnttaaaio rtnnahire dde tt wy ayearp xatdoi ipct ftcha eesolnreo f csfsfcaieteov feroéeuv r-i.nis bcYa taeaelorc,nru o w yo ehcorhsoau pisnlc iircch teh a sadncastrav oiaenne, i kttaabhas eb.se mlrTehaell, you are expected to spend on each exercise. bplaasctkri ecso, fsfeaen.d Ywoiuch ceasn, aanlsdo ootrhdeerr snacks. 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Use itto In Italy a firm handshake usually reinforce whatyou accompanies an introduction or have alreadylearned and to prepare meeting in a formal situation. Italians yourselffor moving greet relatives and friends with a kiss ahead with the new on each cheek but only when they subject. haven’t met, or are not going to see each other, for a while. Men often greet each other with a hug. 2 Wordsto remember Ciao! chow Say these polite expressions aloud. Hide the Hi! 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 meet you. peeahcheray Come si chiama? What’s your name? komaysee keeamah Buonasera/Buonanotte. Good evening/ bwonasayrah/ Good night. bwonanottay Conversationaltip Italianstend to use “sir” (signore), “madam” (signora), and “miss” (signorina) more than English- speakerswould. These titlesare also used with lastnames. 3 In conversation: formal Buongiorno. Mi Buongiorno. Marco Piacere. chiamo Suzi Lee. Paoletti, piacere. peeahcheray bwonjornoh. mee bwonjornoh. markoh keeamoh soozee lee pa-olettee, peeahcheray Pleased to meet you. Hello. My name is Suzi Hello. Marco Paoletti, Lee. pleased to meet you.