Si dice “ciao”: you say “x” 

Come si dice “x” in Inglese: how do you say “it” in English 

Si dice hello 

Come si scrive in Italiano: how do you write 

Si scrive E R I C K A

Che cosa e’ ? what is it? 

In italiano e’ una penna: in italian it’s a pen 

Review the alphabet and record yourself for page 16 once you have added the online version of the book

You can also play this game: 

The alphabet: https://wordwall.net/it/resource/12016682/

• Numbers from 0 to 20 on page 17

  
  

Please complete: e 1,2 3 on page 34

Papa: the pope

Papa': dad

Capelli: hair

Cappelli: hats

e: and

e': is

a- a'= mamma vs citta'

e-e' = and-is

i-i'= domani , cosi'

o-o' =pero , pero'

u-u'= emu piu'

Come (tu) ti chiami? What is your name?

(Io) Mi Chiamo: my name is

Io sono: i am

Piacere mio: my pleasure as well

Come scusa? what sorry?

COME= HOW

Mosca

Stoccolma

Cosa: what/ thing

Cuore: heart

Cena (piacere): dinner

ciao: hello

cosa= k- thing

cuore = k- heart =parco = pac-co

ciao = ts - hello= mancino

cena =ts- dinner

subj+ verb + object = italian and english

io sono americano

tu sei americano = you are american

NEGATIVE

not= NON= always in front of the conjugated verbs

subj+ non + verb

io NON sono americano

QUESTIONS

subj+ verb + object ?

tu sei americano?

These usually end in -o and have four forms:

• -o (masculine singular)

• -a (feminine singular)

• -i (masculine plural)

• -e (feminine plural)

Examples:

• libro rosso

• libri rossi

• tazza rossa (cup)

• tazze rosse

  
  

🔹 2-Way Adjectives

These usually end in -e in the singular form and have only two endings:

• -e for both masculine and feminine singular

• -i for both masculine and feminine plural

Examples:

• libro verde

• libri verdi

• tazza verde

• tazze verdi

  
  

• Informal ("tu") is used with:

  • Friends

  • Family

  • People your age or younger

  • Children

👉 You use "tu" and verbs are conjugated in the second person singular (es. Come stai? / How are you?).

• Formal ("Lei") is used with:

  • Strangers

  • Older people

  • In professional settings

  • To show respect

👉 You use "Lei" (even though it means she, it’s used for you) and verbs are conjugated in the third person singular(es. Come sta? / How are you?).

📝 Tip: Formal speech is a sign of politeness, especially in Italy where age and social roles matter more than in English-speaking cultures.

COGNOME: Last name

RESIDENZA: city you live in

PRENOTAZIONE: reservation

Per Favore: please

Grazie: thank you

Prego: you are welcome

Unita 2a pagina 38

COGNOME: last name

PROFESSIONE: professione

PAESE: This means both town and country

NAZIONALITA': nationality

PROFESSIONE: Profession

INDIRIZZO: address

QUESTO: this

punto: period, dot

chiocciola: @

ABITARE

ABIT= ROOT OF THE VERB

STUDIARE

STUDI= ROOT OF THE VERB

PARLARE

PARL= ROOT OF THE VERB

A= citta'

Io abito A Nashville

Io abito IN America

Io studio italiano a Roma

Io studio italiano in Italia

azienda: company

famosa: famous

Exercise 4,5,6,7, page 191

Professore/professoressa: teach middle and high school, college

Direttore/direttrice: manager

you can also listen to: coffee break Italian on Spotify. Look for old episodes. The one from 2015

Review the verb fare page 30

Review profession page 162

Review verbs -avere, essere, -are

Page 32-33 Unita' 2C

Grammatica: page 143 nr. 3,4,5,6,

Vocabolario page 163, nr. 5, 6

La moda: fashion

meno: less

talento: skilled

ora: now

segreto: secreto

Review profession page 162

Complete exercise page 33

Grammatica page 143 nr. 1,2,3,4,5,6

Vocabolario: page 163 4,5,6

And all exercises on 192 (8,9,10,11,11,12,13)

Che: what

Come: how

Di Dove: where from

Qual e': which is

Che cosa: what

Dove:where

Perche: why

Quanti/e: how many

Quando: when

A + citta'

IN + paese (movement)

Io abito A Nashville

BUT

Io abito IN Davidson County

Io abito IN Tennessee

Io abito IN America

Io abito a Firenze

Io abito IN Toscana

Io abito IN Italia

Io abito IN Europa

. punto

Biglietto da visita: business card

iscrizione: registration

insegnare: to teach

imparare: to learn

Page 163: 7,8

Moda: fashion

Carino: cute

Fiume: river

Lago: lake

fisso: landline

IVANO FA L'ATTORE

Zanzara: mosquito

Bacio: kiss

Ho una domanda: i have a question 

Domande? Questions? 

Pagina: page

Formal:

Buon Giorno: good day (good morning)

Buon Pomerggio: good afternoon

Buona sera: good evening

Arriverderci: goodbye

buon notte: good night

Informal:

Ciao: hello goodbye

Signora: Ms. Mrs.

Signorina: Miss

Come si scrive? How is it spelled? - Literally how do you write it?

Mattina: morning

Pomeriggio: afternoon

Sera: evening

Buon giorno: literally good day!

Giorno = day

Let’s repeat the numbers together.

Let’s review: ex 1 on page 29

Please complete: e 1,2 3 on page 34

Let’ s do together exercise 1,2,3,4 on page 216

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Berlin: berlino

Moscow: mosca

Madrid: madrid

Tunisi: tunisi

brasilia: barsilia

london: londra

Audio page 32 - countries

• Affermative

Subject + verb + object= io sono di Milano

• Negative

io+ non + verb+ object= io non sono di Milano

• Question:

Subject + verb + object= Tu sei di Milano?

ATTENZIONE!!:

If there is a key question word to start a question (who, where, when, how, why, which), the verb and subject position is invenrted

Key question word + verb + (subject- often omitted)

Dove e' Ericka? Dove e'?

• Affermative

Subject + verb + object= io sono di Milano

• Negative

sub+ non + verb+ object= io non sono di Milano

• Question:

Subject + verb + object= Tu sei di Milano?

ATTENZIONE!!:

If there is a key question word to start a question (who, where, when, how, why, which), the verb and subject position is invenrted

Key question word + verb + (subject- often omitted)

Dove e' Ericka? Dove e'?

1. uno studente

2. una Studentessa

3. una mappa

4. una lavagna

5. un libro

6. una sedia

7. un' amica

8. un amico

porta: door

astuccio: pencil case

foglio: sheet

finestra: window

tavolo: table

gomma: eraser

Cognome: last name

Residenza: City where you live

Vocabolario page 34 number 6

Vocabolario page 34 number 6

• Informal ("tu") is used with:

  • Friends

  • Family

  • People your age or younger

  • Children

👉 You use "tu" and verbs are conjugated in the second person singular (es. Come stai? / How are you?).

• Formal ("Lei") is used with:

  • Strangers

  • Older people

  • In professional settings

  • To show respect

👉 You use "Lei" (even though it means she, it’s used for you) and verbs are conjugated in the third person singular(es. Come sta? / How are you?).

📝 Tip: Formal speech is a sign of politeness, especially in Italy where age and social roles matter more than in English-speaking cultures.

archietto: architect

romana: from Rome

falso: false

https://wordwall.net/resource/6425833/english/numbers-from-20-to-100

https://wordwall.net/resource/91777063/numeri-italiani-da-20-fino-a-100

papera: goose

uovo di papera: goose egg