Post by Girlsandboys on Jun 22, 2007 14:14:36 GMT -5
Italian lessons will be posted here:
Ok guys, welcome to your first italian lesson. Remember to take notes.
Salutes=Saluti
Hi, Hello=Ciao
Good Morning=Buon Giorno
Good Afternoon=Buon Pomeriggio
Good Evening=Buona Sera
Good Night=Buona Notte
See you soon=Arrivederci
Lesson #2One of the beauties of the Italian language is that it is entirely phonetic...once you learn what are the sounds that vowels and combinations of consonants make, they are quite consistently used. Hence, whatever you can read, you can know how it is pronounced.. very few sounds are difficult for native English speakers, the exceptions being gli, gn, and perhaps the roll of the R-which increases and decreases depending on where it is found in a word. ( some Italians too have difficulties rolling Rs, and have what is called R Moscia= Rs that sound a bit swallowed or like L's.) For ears, it might be a bit difficult to distinguish between the sound of a single p and a double (pp). All of these are small worries however. Mostly it is important to apply the correct vowel sounds which will be your next lesson. Generally speaking, Italians are quite kind about listening to foreigners speak their language, though they do poke fun at accents sometimes ( irresistable). Italians have a lot of experience not being able to understand each other's many various dialects! Perhaps this explains why gesturing is an often used cultural phenomenon.
Lesson #3
And now, take notes about Presentations=Presentazioni:
What's your name?=Quale è il tuo nome?, *very italian*: Come ti chiami?
//answer: My name is ...= Il mio nome è..., *v. i.*: Mi chiamo...
Italian vowels (le vocali) are short, clear–cut, and are never drawn out. The "glide" with which English vowels frequently end should be avoided. It should be noted that a, i, u, are always pronounced the same way; e and o, on the other hand, have an open and a closed sound that may vary from one part of Italy to the other.
The approximate English equivalents are as follows:
a is like a in the English word ah!
Italian English
casa house
antipasto appetizer
ama loves
banana banana
sala hall
Papa Pope
fama fame
pasta pasta; dough; pastry
e is sometimes like e in the English word they (without the final i glide).
e and
beve drinks
me me
fede faith
vede sees
mele apples
sete thirst
pepe pepper
e is sometimes like e in the word met. This is the open e.
è is
lento slow
bene well
festa party; holiday
sedia chair
presto soon
vento wind
tè tea
i is like i in machine.
libri books
bimbi children
vini wines
violini violins
pini pines
o is sometimes like o in the English word oh!.
o or
dono gift
nome name
solo alone
posto place
tondo round
volo flight
mondo world
o is sometimes like o in or. This is the open o.
moda fashion
toga toga
no no
oro gold
posta mail
brodo broth
cosa thing
trono throne
rosa rose
olio oil
u is like u in rule.
luna moon
fungo mushroom
uno one
lungo long
mulo mule
uso use
tubo tube
northbelka said:
Lesson #1Ok guys, welcome to your first italian lesson. Remember to take notes.
Salutes=Saluti
Hi, Hello=Ciao
Good Morning=Buon Giorno
Good Afternoon=Buon Pomeriggio
Good Evening=Buona Sera
Good Night=Buona Notte
See you soon=Arrivederci
girlsandboys said:
Lesson #2One of the beauties of the Italian language is that it is entirely phonetic...once you learn what are the sounds that vowels and combinations of consonants make, they are quite consistently used. Hence, whatever you can read, you can know how it is pronounced.. very few sounds are difficult for native English speakers, the exceptions being gli, gn, and perhaps the roll of the R-which increases and decreases depending on where it is found in a word. ( some Italians too have difficulties rolling Rs, and have what is called R Moscia= Rs that sound a bit swallowed or like L's.) For ears, it might be a bit difficult to distinguish between the sound of a single p and a double (pp). All of these are small worries however. Mostly it is important to apply the correct vowel sounds which will be your next lesson. Generally speaking, Italians are quite kind about listening to foreigners speak their language, though they do poke fun at accents sometimes ( irresistable). Italians have a lot of experience not being able to understand each other's many various dialects! Perhaps this explains why gesturing is an often used cultural phenomenon.
northbelka said:
Lesson #3
And now, take notes about Presentations=Presentazioni:
What's your name?=Quale è il tuo nome?, *very italian*: Come ti chiami?
//answer: My name is ...= Il mio nome è..., *v. i.*: Mi chiamo...
girlsandboys said:
Lesson #4Italian VowelsItalian vowels (le vocali) are short, clear–cut, and are never drawn out. The "glide" with which English vowels frequently end should be avoided. It should be noted that a, i, u, are always pronounced the same way; e and o, on the other hand, have an open and a closed sound that may vary from one part of Italy to the other.
The approximate English equivalents are as follows:
a is like a in the English word ah!
Italian English
casa house
antipasto appetizer
ama loves
banana banana
sala hall
Papa Pope
fama fame
pasta pasta; dough; pastry
e is sometimes like e in the English word they (without the final i glide).
e and
beve drinks
me me
fede faith
vede sees
mele apples
sete thirst
pepe pepper
e is sometimes like e in the word met. This is the open e.
è is
lento slow
bene well
festa party; holiday
sedia chair
presto soon
vento wind
tè tea
i is like i in machine.
libri books
bimbi children
vini wines
violini violins
pini pines
o is sometimes like o in the English word oh!.
o or
dono gift
nome name
solo alone
posto place
tondo round
volo flight
mondo world
o is sometimes like o in or. This is the open o.
moda fashion
toga toga
no no
oro gold
posta mail
brodo broth
cosa thing
trono throne
rosa rose
olio oil
u is like u in rule.
luna moon
fungo mushroom
uno one
lungo long
mulo mule
uso use
tubo tube
